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The Pixar Perspective on the Pixar Moment in ‘Up’

October 29, 2013 by Josh Spiegel 5 Comments

The Pixar Perspective on the Pixar Moment in ‘Up’

Though it isn’t the first of Pixar’s films to inspire audiences to reach for as many tissues as possible, Up may be the most universally successful at getting grown men and women to do some good old-fashioned ugly crying. Up, released in May of 2009, was the first of Pixar’s films to be presented in both 2D and digital 3D; that latter format allowed many to use their 3D glasses as a shield, to make sure no one around them saw the tears streaming down their cheeks. However, just as it’s a predictable response that the majority of people who saw Up were viscerally impacted by the first 10 minutes, the reaction to the film as a whole has also become slightly stereotypical, summed up as follows: the so-called “Married Life” montage, in which we watch the lead character, Carl Fredricksen, and his wife, Ellie, as they live their lives over multiple decades, culminating in her death at an old age, is excellent. It’s amazing! It’s emotional! And the rest of the film can’t even begin to compete with its devastating, heartbreaking finality.

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Filed Under: Pixar Perspective Tagged With: 2D, 3D, Bob Peterson, Carl, Disney, Ed Asner, Michael Giacchino, Pete Docter, Pixar, Russell, Up

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