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Carl Fredricksen (voiced by Ed Asner) decides to stay at home and travel at the same time in Disney/Pixar’s animated “Up.” |
The first 10 minutes of Pixar’s fantastical 3-D animated adventure “Up” are a sublime testimonial to the purity and magic of the cinema. I know because I was a sobbing basket case by Minute 11.
We are introduced to Carl and Ellie, who meet as little kids and fervid fans of controversial world explorer Charles Munz. They grow up and marry each other in the blink of a few scenes. Ellie becomes pregnant, then, as the film’s rosy hues cool and Michael Giacchino’s music turns melancholy, Ellie’s dreams of motherhood vanish, leaving nothing but the empty baby stroller that a sad Carl had purchased. (Read more…)