Comments on: UP Movie Review

By: Van

Van — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:44:34 +0000

Lynne,

While I would agree with those who commend the emotional depth of the story, this movie was advertised as a “comedy” and clearly marketed to a young audience. I brought my young son, and had to explain to him why my husband and I were crying through almost the entire movie. The adventure and comic moments weren’t enough to lift the sadness. After “Marley,”"Bridge to Terabithia,” “Toy Story,” “Tale of Despereaux,” and the like, I am very leery of anything that’s billed as a “family” film. I don’t like being blindsided.

By: Lynne

Lynne — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 02:18:24 +0000

Easy there, Brian. lol You don’t sound terribly sensitive to such things, so for you it might not have been too much.

It’s purely subjective and personal preference whether it’s too sad, and clearly for some it is. It’s all about entertainment, and everybody has different tastes.

Sometimes people (like me) seek out movies for an easy, pleasant pick-me-up to share with the kids, and Pixar has provided that reliably in the past. If I wanted deep or moving, I probably would have looked elsewhere, and certainly wouldn’t have expected it from Up based on the trailers — they don’t really suggest how deep it is at all.

Another example — I took my little niece to see Marley and Me. I thought it looked so cute. Boy was I wrong!

By: Brian

Brian — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 01:54:30 +0000

Oh, cry me a river. It was good character development, and made the movie great.

Heather, when I was that age I knew all about that. Don’t even worry about your kids seeing that.

By: Heather

Heather — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 18:49:55 +0000

I agree with you, Lisa! I took my 6 and 8 year old boys, thinking it was a G movie….duh. Very touching movie, amazed how teary it got me, too. Not appropriate themes for young kids. As usual, the trailer makes it seem funny and uplifiting, but then the childhood hero turns nasty, loud thunderstorms, death and running for your lives takes over–yikes! Too sad and deep is right for an animated movie.

By: Tom

Tom — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 07:31:34 +0000

UP was a beautiful film. The whimsy of a flying house soars all the more for the pathos of the passing of time and lives and of promises not kept. Without the sadness, this would be just another Pixar buddy comedy. Instead it floats well above the rest.
Honestly, I think Toy Story is sadder and potentially more damaging to children. Jesse’s song in Toy Story 2 spells out the fate of playthings: they all get abandoned. Hope lies in Andy, but for how long? I’d rather my children be saddened by Carl’s loss than feel guilt for eventual abandoning of inanimate objects.
I hope UP inspires children to ask questions about Carl and Ellie and that parents rise to the occasion to teach their kids that promises should be kept, that great things can spring from tragedy and most importantly that adventure is out there!

By: Virginia

Virginia — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 16:03:56 +0000

Lisa, I couldn’t disagree more. I would have thought it was a good movie without the character background– but that was precisely what lifted it from a simply funny movie to one that was tremendously profound. I never would have thought that an animated movie would be able to speak so clearly about our hopes and dreams. Yes, it made me cry. But it also made me laugh. And I was smiling at the end. Isn’t that what life is all about?

By: lisa

lisa — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 00:28:15 +0000

Movie was too deep EXTREMELY sad. So many parts could have been left out….they were so unnecessary. How about the part when they were in the doctors office crying because they werent able to have a baby? Yes characters were extremely believable thats what made everyone cry in the theater. I cried almost through the WHOLE movie. I am not a movie cryer. I was pissed trying to compose myself through out movie. THe happy parts still didnt let you get over the sad parts. Could have been an awesome movie really. Way too sad and deep.