Take Your Cartoon with Kleenex

 

July 02, 2009

An old man, an endearing little boy, a talking dog and a house that flies under balloon power… UP: It will steal your heart and make you fall in love with love again and again.

Be prepared to laugh and cry and believe that adventures can happen even in your own heart and home. This gem of a Disney/Pixar film is a blend of sweetness and cuteness but not too much so. The director brilliantly captures the boldness of color that only a child can see in his innocence and imagination.

A sweet story, UP begins with childhood sweethearts who marry and grow old together. The story focuses on the life of 78-year-old Mr. Fredricksen after his wife, Ellie dies. The world is moving on without him as he shuts himself off from others. His home is a memorial to the love of his life and then one day he just packs up the house, takes it with him, and flies off to fulfill a dream/and adventure of his wife to live in Paradise Falls. He is accompanied by a stowaway Wilderness Explorer Scout, Russell, who is just trying to earn his last, prestigious patch for helping the elderly!

This is the movie of which dreams are made and the places where they do come true.