The Spirit Of Another Moving Pixar Masterpiece

Rating: 10/10 (22 July 2012)

My chances of seeing this film were so slim until one day before I graduated from middle school at the time, I saw this movie with my younger sibling along with some friends of his from elementary school, hoping that we would have a great time. Then, after the movie ended, we had such a great time. Never, and I mean, never have I seen another masterpiece from Pixar and this is in the same depth as the Toy Story trilogy, The Incredibles, Monsters INC and Finding Nemo.
The characters are very likable. Carl Fredricksen is a charming old man and I liked his attempts to reach Paradise Falls to make his deceased wife's dreams come true. Russell is also likable and the scene where he explains that his parents are divorced made me felt sorry for him. Dug, a dog with a device that can allow him to speak, is hilarious as is the humorous moments with him and a prehistoric bird named Kevin is also great and I liked the way he runs so fast which makes his speed much more incredible than you would expect from other animals. I also like the dogs, but I like the villain Charles F. Muntz as the best character in this film. The reason why I like him is because you think that he might by a good protagonist, but when he explains his evil ways of capturing the bird, you know that's the reason why you'll have a great villain to love. The voice cast, including Edward Asner, Christopher Plummer, Jordan Nagai and Bob Peterson (the screenwriter for the film) voiced the characters pretty well.
The story is very original. It had some heart-wrenching moments including the beginning part where Carl's wife dies after so many attempts of getting some money to go to Paradise Falls and it's so sad that it would always make you feel sorry for Carl. It also has some witty and hilarious dialog including the moments with the dog leader's voice which sounded like a chipmunk along with Dug, but not only that. It has some intense action moments with the characters which is also a good thing throughout the whole film. The music from Michael Giacchino is also pretty good too. It has a great mixture of light-hearted moments and some intense moments.
What stands out the most is the animation. It is so beautiful you can see that every detail is unique and realistic, but the strongest aspect of the animation is the look of Paradise Falls because it really wows you to see that it can take your very breath away in about a few seconds. The character animation/design is also beautiful and I like the way some of the human characters and animal characters are supposed to feel like actual people in every ordinary lives.
Overall, Up is Pixar's another masterpiece in the history of animation and it's great to see that a year later, Dreamworks Animation made their masterpiece "How To Train Your Dragon" and it's also a great film to watch just like this one.