MR:01 UP

This movie seems to be called Up in the USA, so I was very surprised by this. Also, it was produced by Pixar and the animated movie was shown in 2009. And this is the movie got many prizes, so it was very famous in Japan, too.

 

Next, I will talk about characters and story of this movie. The chief character is Carl Fredricksen. He is 78 years old that he is taciturn. Ellie is the wife of Carl. She met Carl when they were children and invited him to "the adventure club". She handed Carl her “adventure book" one day.

 

Russell of the Wilderness Explorer is 8 years old and full of curiosity. He follows Carl to accomplish a duty of the Boy Scout and joins air travel of Carl by a strange chance. Dug is a dog put wearing a dog word interpreter invented by Muntz. He is one of dog corps of Muntz, but he is treated like a dropout from other dogs and always acts by himself. However, he comes to love Carl as his master because he shared an action with Carl.

 

Kevin is the legendary bird which Muntz looks for all his life. And he is 12 feet tall and has colorful feathers. He met Russell and took to them. Charles F. Muntz is an adventurer who played an active part in the 1930s, and his existence was what Carl and Ellie longed for in their childhood. But Muntz misunderstood and thought they came to South America to obtain Kevin, so he conspires to take care of them.

 

Carl met Ellie in their childhood. And they were joined in marriage after that and they got a new home in the unoccupied house where they came across each other for the first time. They were not blessed with a child, but enjoyed their time as a couple and lived happily. And then Ellie fell ill and died. Carl was very sad and everyday was a hardship for him, so he decided to travel by him house and 10297 balloons.

 

My favorite scene is the last scene. I like the scene they were eating ice cream on the street, too. I was impressed by the scene where Carl gave the Ellie’s badge to Russell. They had loneliness towards each of their families, but this adventure was a chance for them and I think that they think of each other like a true family. Also, I think this adventure would give hope to be alive to them. And Dug could feel happy with Carl, too. There were able to change by having met each other. Moreover, there are many thrilling scenes in this film.  I watched it for the first time, it was a great movie!!

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