MYST post #6: UP

UP is a classic in my book. I wanted to watch the movie with some friends on the way to a fishing trip to pass some time. I love this movie, it always touches a sweet spot in my heart. This movie has a great combination of all different kinds of genres to appeal to their target audience. In this case, children, but not in mine, I could watch it over and over. So, lets get into this, out of the ordinary Disney and Pixar movie.
The movie opens up with a child  exploring around and a voice is narrating what seems to be going on in his head as he runs around the neighborhood with his balloon. At first it seems like this movie may be like any other cartoon, Disney movie, an adventure of a young boy on his quest to explore his surroundings. But this is not the case as he meets his new best friend, Ellie, at an abandoned house. This is where all their fun begins. Ellie allows Carl, the young boy, to join her adventure club. One quite cliche aspect to note here is that as in most Disney movies, there are very few characters in this movie. But this works out perfectly in the end. So, as Ellie and Carl are shown growing up together, getting married, it makes the audience get attached to their relationship in just a few minutes. And then, the unexpected happens, one of the main characters dies, leaving Carl alone. After that scene, it shows Carl living alone, in his old house, in the middle of a growing metropolis. This scene shows Carl aggravated with the building company interrupting his used-to-be silence. This is the scene that I will go further in depth with. When Carl finally comes out of his house, filled with a bunch of locks, the audio of the movie is amplified. It increases the volume of all the building equipment and gives a close up of Carl's face, and how bothered he looks because of all the ruckus. Next, it shows his walking to his mailbox, which he made with Ellie. The mailbox appears to be covered in work dust. What happens next is probably a daily occurrence which shows Mr. Frederickson pulling a leaf blower out of nowhere to blow off all of the dust. Then he gets his mail and is approached by a friendly worker. The worker says that his boss wants to offer him to buy the house twice that of his last offer. Then Carl asks for the workers megaphone and yells at the boss, which is in an all black suit and sunglasses. This shows his superiority over the rest of his characters. This also shows the audience that he is a mean guy, which he is.
Finally, when Carl is having to be moved to "Shady Oaks" a retirement community for a mishap that he caused, he pulls of the extraordinary. His house lifts off into the sky from tons of balloons that he acquired from his job of selling balloons at the zoo. His next journey is to fulfill his lifelong dream of living next to paradise falls in South America. Trouble ensues as Russell, a boy scout accidentally went along with Carl. Now their real adventure begins as they encounter many problems to have to put his floating house next to the waterfall that he has been longing to do all of his life. He also does this to fulfill Ellie's dying wish. In the end, as all Disney movies do, Carl was able to bring his house, with the help of Russell, to the edge of paradise falls.

This movie is a must-see for people of all ages. Teaches kids and adults to be more tolerable of others. And shows a great story of what persevering though tough times can achieve.
 I have to give this movie a 4.5/5 stars.

 Love this movie!