Oh damn you, Pixar!!! I was not expecting to love this movie as much as I did (it's personal, y'all) and I was not expecting to be trying to be all covert with the tear-wiping and sniffling beneath my 3-D glasses.
This movie was just so, lovable.
You know, the last time I reviewed a Pixar movie, it was WALL - e, I believe. I mentioned what I thought was the secret to the company's consistent success.
...with Cars being the only semi-stumble (Doc Hollywood re-told with CGI cars and STILL better than most Hollywood movies). That was that they patiently tell a story, devoid of the hip gimmicks and the latest pop culture references, so the tale remains timeless.
As much as Shrek is a fun flick, watch it even now and you can already tell from exactly what time that movie came.
I'm adding to that theory, now. It's like Frank Capra's ghost is blessing this studio. Their movies have the flavor of old-school Hollywood in the best possible way. When folks talk about movies and say they just don't make 'em like that anymore?
They are NOT talking about Pixar.
It's the little things. It's the kaleidoscopic colors, balloons make across a little girl's room and how she reacts. It's the meticulous work that went into rendering a carabiner that I swear looked freaking real, and the Pixar's wonderfully done montage of "Cry bitches! Cry!". *damn you, Pixar! *shakeyfist!*
You'll notice I didn't talk much about the particulars of this movie. That was on purpose. You know, if I love it, I'm not spoiling it. Yes, I'm late as all get out, but if you STILL haven't seen Up, get your butt to the movies and see it already!
It's Pixar, so it has to be good.
I did think the climax was a little "meh". Otherwise, Up would have my highest rating, folks.
P.S. I have to add that one of the best aspects of this movie is that a very wrong notion that Hollywood (and too much of society) hold so firmly too is squashed. That is that once people pass the age of fifty, they become irrelevant, invisible, ignored.
Our elders are the other n*&*^rs, in our society y'all and that's jacked up.
Simply praising the wisdom of the elderly seems patronizing to me, because beyond and more important than that, what they impart on other people is what they do for themselves.
They are still alive and human. They can still make mistakes, have adventures, be strong, live out dreams, and just plain be interesting people, not past-tense.
Grandma Moses, people! *stepping off the soap-box*
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The funny thing about UP is I went in fully expecting to see Pixar's first "meh" inspiring movie. I just couldn't see how they could make that trailer a watchable movie.
Then, when I finished recovering from the hand print on the mail box, I sat back and experienced movie magic. I went to a late showing, so it was a completely adult audience in the theatre. There was universal laughter, clapping and yes, when the sob racked voice behind me said, "that's so sad" I knew I had communal permission to openly weep. I also love how Pixar continues to tell the story during the closing credits. It's a great way for the company to say, "Hey, these folks here, they are important and valuable, don't blow off their contribution." And it's been a long time since the audience broke out into applause at the end of a movie. It was deserved!
EPIC THIS!!!
And I'm not gonna lie, the first Pixar short had me in tears too.
Pixar's mantra is that "Story Is King" and that's why they continuously set the standard in films.
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