Up is a film that will make you laugh but at the same time bring a tear to your eye.

Rating: 9/10 (4 December 2010)

Another job well done by Disney and Pixar Animations in choosing a talented cast that did the characters justice. Ed Asner as Carl, Jordan Nagai who played Russell and Bob Peters as Dug had me watching their scenes repeatedly. Up is a film that will make you laugh but at the same time bring a tear to your eye. The music supported the movie perfectly, setting the ideal rhythm for adventure, laughter, suspense and melancholy.
The film begins with young Carl and his meeting of wife as they are joined together by their love of adventure. With no children Carl is left alone after his wife passing. Carl tries to copes with losing his wife while contractors try to get him to sell his land. Unfavorable circumstance pushes Carl to up and leave to pursue his long time dream of finding paradise falls. He soon finds out that it won't be smooth sailing. He is soon joined by Russell who has is goal of obtaining is wilderness badge of assisting the elderly. Try as Carl may to get rid of Russell he is stuck with him. Two other unwanted company joins Carl on his journey to paradise falls.
It's a film that the entire family can enjoy. Whether it is in the theater or just at home it is worth the entire 96 min. As young adult I am fan of Disney Movies and Up has been added to my list of favorite movies. At times we live our lives but we do not take time to stop and smell the roses. We chase dreams but we don't appreciate the journey. For Carl meeting Russell took him on a detour that taught him how to appreciate the small everyday things in life. Life is a journey that is full of adventure and at times the path we are on are not quite what we had planned. We need to have the spirit of adventure to fully experience each path we travel on the journey.
We all have a dream of being on the mountain top with our own little house on top of paradise falls. We might set out to pursue one dream like Carl did but along the way we find something of more value that we would have never thought of. In watching this film I was reminded of another animation that Disney and Pixar collaborated on together, Walle a film about perseverance despite all odds.