Up - A movie for the young and the old

My friend Kartik and I, after a lot of background research, chose to watch The Ugly Truth. We researched this time round, coz when it comes to watching a movie together, we believe our company is kind of jinxed. The last two movies we watched together were Watchmen (please, DoNotWatch it men!) and Yuvvraaj (Need I say more?). So this time, we kind of confidently arrived at the theatre (and as usual, we were late... :D).

Now what? We asked each other..


Kartik: Up?
Me: What's up? Where?
Kartik: It's a 3D animated movie
Me: Ohh... *surprised*
Kartik: Let's give it a try.. Heard it's good..
Me: Let's go for it... We've seen worse :D

Up tells the story of an old man, Carl Fredericksen, who wishes to fulfill the dream of his (late) beloved wife Ellie... and in an attempt to defy his helpless senior citizen status ... ties thousands of balloons to his house and floats to South America... and on this journey.. he finds a stowaway ... an 8 year old Wilderness Explorer called Russell (:D)

Well I wont make this post a spoiler for you... but honestly, one thing that I liked about this movie... and what makes it special is, even though Ellie isn't physically present in the storyline, and the entertainment industry as a whole has a bit of a bad record with the deaths of female characters (:D) ... I’m glad to inform you that I was pleasantly surprised. She's everywhere in the movie! She's the mover and the shaker... She introduced the 'cross your heart', the house that is shown is her's, the grape soda badge, the Adventure Book, her dream of going to Paradise Falls, everything... almost everything... even Carl... the way he talks to her.. even when she's not there with him anymore... a typical grandpa type character... his conviction and determination to fulfill Ellie's dream... and Russell (:D) adds a bit of innocence to this really touching story.. :) Not to mention the adventure... My goodness... The old man's really strong! :D

Go for it.. If u find time... Don't miss it.. One of Pixar's finest movies I must say :)