Up (2009)
We continue Pixar week with one of Pixar's most critically acclaimed films, Up. The Movie: Up is Pixar's 10th movie, and the third and final of its prestigious experimental films that were planned as potential post-Disney projects had the two companies parted ways. It was the second animated film ever nominated for the Oscar for best picture, albeit part of an expanded field of nominees. It did win Best Animated Feature at the Oscars. Up tells the story of Carl Fredrickson, an elderly widower who, along with his wife Ellie, always dreamed of traveling to Paradise Falls in South America. Determined to fulfill their dream, Carl lifts his entire house using balloons to travel. However, he inadvertently brings along Russell, a young Wilderness Explorer who was just trying to earn his badge for assisting the elderly. Ok, first off, the opening of this movie may just be the sadness opening to an animated film ever, if not any film. In fact, the montage...