Lights, Camera, Action!

Directed by: Pete Doctor

Starring: Edward Asner, Christopher Plummer, and Jordan Nagai

Disney/Pixar are very well known for the amazing animated movies that they make. Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, WALL-E and others that they’ve made have all been examples of the great movies that they make. Up, their latest film, is not an exception to the amazement that is the films they make!

This animated movie tells the story of Carl Fredricksen, a 78-year old man (voiced by Ed Asner) who’s dream was to travel to South America with his wife. After his wife dies (in the first 10 minutes of the movie), he decides to travel to South America on his own to fulfill his wife’s dream. Except, he does so in his house. To which he attaches hundreds of helium balloons. No, I’m not making this up, that’s what happens! Along the ride with him comes boy scout Russell (voiced by Jordan Nagai), who will do anything to achieve his “assisting the elderly” badge.

On the outside, the movie has a very child-friendly plot. You know, a guy flying his house with giant balloons. But, there are many ideas of this film that young kids may not really be able to grasp, like death, letting go of those you’ve lost, divorce, and more… But, don’t worry, the movie is by far a complete downer… It’s a movie that I think both kids and adults alike would be able to enjoy (though, kids younger than 10 might not be able to truly appreciate some aspects of it).

As is normal with Pixar movies, while the voice acting is great, as is the plot, the star of the film is the animation. The animation in the film is spectacular, and, even though some of the things are larger than life, it’s almost possible to believe that it could happen, because of how realistic some of the animation is. From showing the characters’ emotions to the smallest detail, to making us believe that the impossible could be possible, the animation is amazing! The movie was shown in theatres in both 3-D and 2-D formats, but, I saw it in 2-D, and I can tell you that, while I haven’t seen it in 3-D, it didn’t take away from the overall experience.

This is a movie that I’d recommend to anybody, parents and children alike!

Rating: 9/10

Keep on watching!

R.S.

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