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Pixar's 10th offering is a charming, wonderful creation
Up is the 10th offering from Pixar and instead of using some fantastical new creature, or a talking animal as is the norm for animated films, we are taken on an amazing adventure with an old man and a young boy.
As with all Disney films, there is a heart wrenching sequence right at the start which, although incredibly sad, is the most poignant sequence Pixar have created. In a beautiful unspoken montage we are shown the life of Carl Friedersikson with his wife Ellie up until her death, which is where the story starts. Remaining dry cheeked through this part of the film is a struggle let me tell you.
Carl wants to fulfil a promise he made with his wife to move to South America, and with the threat of being removed from the house he lived with Ellie he does the only thing he can. He takes the house with him.
Of course nothing goes exactly to plan and possibly the cutest character Pixar have created, eight-year-old Russell, gets roped into the adventure whilst trying to get his ‘Assisting The Elderly Badge'.
The constant struggle between a grumbling yet endearing old man and a bumbling, loveable child navigating a house is a fantastic combination. But the story takes an unexpected turn when they get to their destination. They meet an endangered flightless bird that is being hunted by a pack of talking dog (well dogs that have thought verbalising collars) and Carl is torn between his wife's life long dream of living on top of a waterfall, or helping his new found friends.
This film is everything we have come to expect from Pixar. Fantastic graphics that make you forget it's an animation, characters you love, characters you can't stand and above all jokes that have you giggling like you're ten years old (unless you are ten years old, then it's pretty much a given you will). It mixes the heart felt emotion we saw last year with Wall-E and the loveable humour from Toy Story to make something truly unforgettable that works for all ages.
For such a charming film it is hard not to put a little pun here so here we go, I found this adorable film totally Uplifting. Oh dear I'm so, so sorry for that.
8/10
See the trailer here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USpI6Jzl3No
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