A Truly Transcendent Animated Film

Rating: 10/10 (30 May 2009)

As an avid fan of all Pixar movies, I had very high hopes for the release of Up, a movie which I believed would continue the Pixar tradition of presenting a message for all age groups within a medium that appealed to younger viewers. What I received surpassed that expectation and so much more, soaring to a new level of film within the animated realm and proving, I believe, that animated films such as this can compete with any potential best picture release.
Up is based in adventure, yet the depth of the characters and the emotional texture that is woven throughout its presentation exceeds any sort of single genre. I laughed, I sighed, I even cried at the range of human emotion which this remarkable film manages to elicit from viewers. See this movie with a friend, child, girlfriend, or wife, just see the movie and I promise you will not be disappointed.