A boyhood hero...a flying house...a taste for adventure...an over-excited little boy. These things create a delightful, ninety-minute animated adventure for the whole family!
SUMMARY
The wonderful cartoon UP was released to DVD in 2009. It tells the adventures of elderly Carl Fredricksen (voiced by Ed Asner) as he tries to fulfill the dream of himself and his deceased wife: travel to South America and see the magnificent Paradise Falls. As children, Carl and his wife Ellie were fans of explorer Charles Muntz (voiced by Christopher Plummer, of The Sound of Music), who inspired them to find adventure.
After Ellie's death, the beautiful area in which they lived was turned into a mega-city construction zone. Carl's house (which the foreman wants to buy) sits right in the middle of cranes, bulldozers, and the like. After Carl harms a construction worker, he is told he must live in a retirement community. The night before he must leave, he plans a way to reach Paradise Falls, South America. Using thousands of balloons, he floats away. One problem, though: an 8-year-old boy named Russell was on his front porch! The two reach South America and undergo an adventure through forests, canyons, and even a zeppelin. In the end, Carl learns that people are more important than objects...and that the g
reatest adventure might be right under your nose. The film is a great favorite of me and my family and could for you, too!
CONTENT
As a Disney cartoon, the violence in UP is quite minor. There are a few things that might possibly frighten younger viewers, though. Ellie Fredricksen dies towards the beginning of the movie and produces a sad scene. Carl strikes a construction worker, who refuses to back off from Carl's damaged mailbox (both men are wrong in this scene), with his cane. Charles Muntz owns many dogs, all of them vicious (except for Dug). There is a scene where Carl's house catches fire, although it is not too violent. At the end of the movie, Charles Muntz fires a gun at Carl's house and then later falls to his death, off of the zeppelin. As a PG movie, though, the violence does not include gore.
There is no language at all, unlike many movies in today's culture, which makes it all the better.
So, if your family is looking for an enjoyable cartoon adventure, UP is definitely the way to go! The movie made me laugh and cry, as I'm sure you will as well. The characters are memorable, from grumpy Carl Muntz to the hilarious dog Dug.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Length: 96 minutes
Rating: PG (for some peril and action)
Director: Pete Docter
Executive Producers: John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton
Music: Michael Glacchino
Year of release: 2009
Audience: Children, Family
It makes me cry! :)
ReplyDeleteI do suggest it though. I loved it and it shows great sacrifice of a old man.
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