A little late, but why not
I know what you're thinking. I'm busy as can be, super behind on work...why on earth would I not only take precious time away from my schedule to SEE a movie during the week, but write about it, too?? Well, clearly procrastination has a factor, but there is a point...which I will eventually make.
Alright, so on to the movie. This is only the second movie I've seen (recently, anyway) done in 3D...the other being Monsters vs. Aliens back in March/April (whenever I saw it, lol). I really don't think it was necessary in Up, especially considering how little 3D was actually there. Basically, if you haven't seen it yet, I'd say don't bother to shell out the extra few bucks for the 3D. Not worth it.
Other than that...man oh man. Where do I begin? First of all, it's totally adorable (duh, Disney/Pixar has that magic)...even the cartoon before the movie (which I initially thought was part of the movie). It has the same kind of appeal Wall-E had, but without the obvious underlying environmentalism message. [Don't get me wrong, I'm a huge tree-hugger...it was kinda odd (though also cool) how they did that for Wall-E.]
Anyway...back to Up. I've probably never cried so much during any other movie I've been to (I don't know how this trend started in recent years, but yes...now I cry at movies, lol). Why was it such a tear-jerker? 1) South America is the driving force for the entire movie, and I was THERE at this time last year (plus I absolutely *love* it and want to move there - not quite how the movie depicts it, but that was an eerie similarity). 2) One of the main characters reminded me of a weird mix between me and (this is important) grandma. That's pretty much what took me over the edge...I usually try not to think about it too much, but there was no avoiding it while watching the movie. It's not exactly like watching Mufasa die when you're 7...but watching something that is way more realistic/similar, and the TIMING of it...yeah. I think it was harder to sit through this at 22 than Lion King when I was one-third of my current age.
So there it is. I love it and hate it for the same reasons...which are both extremely personal, but I can't review this movie from a non-biased perspective. It tugged at my most vulnerable spots...my love of traveling and South America in particular (and how much I miss it), and how much I love and miss grandma. It's sad and funny and scary and hopeful all rolled into a short little cartoon movie. But hearing this is the last dual-Disney/Pixar project ever makes it all the more...hard to deal with, I suppose. *sigh*
Alright, so on to the movie. This is only the second movie I've seen (recently, anyway) done in 3D...the other being Monsters vs. Aliens back in March/April (whenever I saw it, lol). I really don't think it was necessary in Up, especially considering how little 3D was actually there. Basically, if you haven't seen it yet, I'd say don't bother to shell out the extra few bucks for the 3D. Not worth it.
Other than that...man oh man. Where do I begin? First of all, it's totally adorable (duh, Disney/Pixar has that magic)...even the cartoon before the movie (which I initially thought was part of the movie). It has the same kind of appeal Wall-E had, but without the obvious underlying environmentalism message. [Don't get me wrong, I'm a huge tree-hugger...it was kinda odd (though also cool) how they did that for Wall-E.]
Anyway...back to Up. I've probably never cried so much during any other movie I've been to (I don't know how this trend started in recent years, but yes...now I cry at movies, lol). Why was it such a tear-jerker? 1) South America is the driving force for the entire movie, and I was THERE at this time last year (plus I absolutely *love* it and want to move there - not quite how the movie depicts it, but that was an eerie similarity). 2) One of the main characters reminded me of a weird mix between me and (this is important) grandma. That's pretty much what took me over the edge...I usually try not to think about it too much, but there was no avoiding it while watching the movie. It's not exactly like watching Mufasa die when you're 7...but watching something that is way more realistic/similar, and the TIMING of it...yeah. I think it was harder to sit through this at 22 than Lion King when I was one-third of my current age.
So there it is. I love it and hate it for the same reasons...which are both extremely personal, but I can't review this movie from a non-biased perspective. It tugged at my most vulnerable spots...my love of traveling and South America in particular (and how much I miss it), and how much I love and miss grandma. It's sad and funny and scary and hopeful all rolled into a short little cartoon movie. But hearing this is the last dual-Disney/Pixar project ever makes it all the more...hard to deal with, I suppose. *sigh*