Up
Pixar’s latest film, Up, isn’t the studio’s greatest, but it was a heartwarming odd-couple adventure… especially for dog lovers. Definitely worth seeing in 3D, which added a lot to the peril of some of the high-flying adventure. The film was something a little different from Pixar; a bit more understated with more of a tug at the ol’ heartstrings than anything else we’ve seen from them… and are we starting to see some Miyazaki influence? Worth seeing, though may not end up as re-watchable as their other films.
Starting with the old man’s backstory was an interesting decision; I kept thinking it might have played better if we didn’t know him at all at first, with his backstory coming out as flashbacks later in the film…
I certainly cried more in the theater at this Pixar more than any of the others. “Thanks for the adventure.”
Totally agree about the back story. It might have been a better ride for the kids without the long introduction. I loved it all the same though and really appreciate the reminder, in our aging population, that the elderly are just like the rest of us: not to be forgotten big bags of emotional needy goo.
My only beef is that I am so very tired of absent and/or divorced parents being a motivational tool for characterizations of children. Children chase dreams just to chase dreams, you know!
June 2009