![]() ![]() The journey is interrupted by a large bird who befriends Russell, who names him Kevin. ![]() The house lands miles away from the Falls, and the duo begins working their way towards their destination. He is Russell, a wilderness explorer, who previously requested Frederickson’s help in earning a merit badge. His daring escape however has one flaw, a young boy is trapped with him. He attaches thousands of balloons to his house and he and his home fly away towards Paradise Falls. Facing the prospect of eviction from his house, Carl decides to flee. Carl is devastated and becomes a loner and a recluse. However, Ellie dies and the trip is cancelled. Their ultimate goal is to travel to a tropical waterfall in South America called Paradise Falls. They two get married and are very happy living through the ups and downs of every day life into old age. He meets a fellow young adventurer Ellie, and they eventually fall in love. We are introduced to a young boy named Carl Frederickson who yearns to be a world famous explorer. However, Pixar had a few tricks up their sleeves and would ultimately surprise everyone, including this reviewer in making a classic. If that doesn’t sound too exciting than you’ll understand how I felt seeing the trailer for the first time. So what does Pixar do to respond to this oversight? Make the star of “Up” an old curmudgeon who uses a walker and is living alone in an old worn down house. The only example that I can come up that had an important older character was in “The Sword In the Stone” where Merlin the wizard provides protection and guidance to the young King Arthur. Most of the lead characters generally range from children to young adults to parents. Looking back at the history of Disney animation there has not been much of a place for characters above the age of 40. 20/20 Movie Review: Disney/Pixar’s Up – 2009 ![]()
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