Hey, so, Pixar is gold. We all knew it. Last night, Sam and I were going to see “Star Trek,” which I seriously want to see again on the big screen, and we couldn’t so we saw “Up.” I wasn’t sure if I wanted to. Pixar movies amaze me. They take fairly simple (yet awesome) premises, premises I wouldn’t think would be rounded out, and make amazing epic stories from them. “Up” is great.
It has been a long time since a movie connected with me on such an emotional level like “Up” did. The ups and downs are way up and way down. It’s the best sort of kid’s movie – unafraid to show certain things that can happen to people. Carl (the old guy) really has a solid life with a woman he loves, and they still show the downs of this time with her. Ellie she’s called.
And Ellie is a behind the scenes hero here. Carl would do none of this if not for Ellie. Her book of “Adventure” is very fun – though I had it’s little secret figured out far before it’s revealed.
Anyway, I loved it. Pixar delivers once more. Now if I can only get them to buy my “Whales vs. Squids” movie.
