Movie Review-UP

Sometimes, cartoons are not just about making fun with the kids, but instead, it also teaches a lot of things. They’d just made it in other way or in a creative manner for them to become more interesting to watch.

 I just watched SpongeBob square pants in Nickelodeon before making this review. I just then realized that sponge Bob and Patrick are best friends in its true meaning. Why? Even though most of the time, they’re having a quarrel, in the end, they will end up with solving the problems they had encountered.

Now, let us go to the 2009 American 3D computer-animated comedy-adventure film “UP”.  The film was directed by Pete Docter and was produced by Pixar Animation Studios. It was co-directed by Bob Peterson with music composed by Michael Giacchino.

“Up was released on May 29, 2009 and opened the 2009 Cannes Film Festival, becoming the first animated and 3D film to do so. The film became a great financial success, accumulating over $731 million in its theatrical release. Up received critical acclaim, with most reviewers commending the humor and heart of the film. Edward Asner was praised for his portrayal of Carl, and a montage of Carl and his wife Ellie aging together was widely lauded. The film received five Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, making it the second animated film in history to receive such a nomination, followingBeauty and the Beast (1991).”-Wikipedia

Just to share, I find it more interesting to watch this movie when I saw the trailer. Russell, the little fat boy is look like my younger brother. And also, because of the curiosity, on how the old man got closed by the annoying kid.  

"The movie centers on an elderly 78 year-old widower named Carl Fredricksen which was voiced by Edward Asner and an earnest young Wilderness Explorer named Russell which was voiced by Jordan Nagai.

Carl Fredricksen is the husband of Ellie. When Carl was just 8 years old, he was a child who is very shy and quiet. He met a young girl named Ellie and they had a same interest in the famed explorer named Charles F. Muntz."

Just as Carl and Ellie (who are both now old people) finally seem to be able to take their trip, Ellie got sick and died of old age, leaving Carl living by himself, becoming bitter and cranky and missing his wife terribly. Through Russell, Dug and Kevin, his life became nicer and they helped him fulfilled his and his wife's dream.

For me, it is sweet and touching to hear stories about lovers which are about staying their relationship stronger until the end of their lives. That time when they had met at their early age and remain their love fresh even if there’s a lot of difficulties that they had faced. I feel so happy whenever I am riding in a jeepney and encountering old couples which sweetness is like teenage couples. I admit that my tears fell down while watching the scene where Carl was reminiscing about his life with Ellie.

I like the part when the house flies away, then Carl was shocked when there’s someone knocks the door along the ride. When he had opened the door, he saw Russell. At first, he doesn't want him to go inside his house but the second time he opened the door, Russell run through his house.

"Russell is an overweight, 8-year old Wilderness Explorer. He was missing the "Assisting the Elderly" Wilderness Patch, the last one to put him in the rank of Senior Wilderness Explorer."

He makes friends with animals. The first one is the exotic bird which he names Kevin. This bird likes to eat chocolates. Russell then realized that Kevin is a girl when this bird was searching for her eggs. The next one is “Dug,” a dog who can literally speak his mind, using a collar owned by his old master, Charles F. Muntz.

At the end of the film, Russell gets his "Assisting the Elderly" Wilderness merit badge, presented by Carl. Then, he and Carl go and have some ice cream, just like he and his dad used to do. Muntz's airship, the Spirit of Adventure, is hovering above both of them, and it seems that they have kept Dug, since he appeared at the Wilderness Explorer ceremony with Russell's mother.”

I better love watching cartoons than action movies. I'm enjoying watching this film even though I had watched it a lot of times.

Source: http://pixar.wikia.com/Russell