Another excellent film by Pixar

Rating: 9/10 (11 June 2009)

Some years ago,when the animation studio Pixar announced the increment on its volume of production,many of us had the fear that the effort of making one movie per-year (instead of making one every two or three years) would reduce the quality of the screenplays.The results partially confirmed that.Cars and Wall-E were solid films,no doubt,but by my humble point of view,they were not as polished as the other films from Pixar,but Ratatouille was great,and it's my second favourite movie from this studio (the first one is The Incredibles).So,I did not know what to exactly expect from Up.The result was another excellent film by Pixar.This movie is funny,very satisfactory and owner of a remarkable dramatic deepness.The main character is among the best ones from the history of Pixar,because he is very rich on the psychological detail.The visual aesthetic from Up helps to conciliate the fantastic and realistic elements from the story very much.The design of the characters complements their personalities and makes them as expressive as any human being.The moment from the movie in which the house is floating with the help of thousands of balloons is truly extraordinary.What I mostly appreciated from this movie is that its authentic beauty is on the story and its message.The title from this movie is very appropriate...I lead to the conclusion that it does not only refer about the house going "up",but also to the emotional evolution from the main character.The action scenes from this movie are very exciting and funny,because they put an old man and make him a hero,who results much more interesting than many heroes from blockbuster action films.The fail I found on this movie is one : near the ending,the screenplay has a forced element; I think that should have been done on a more natural way.But,that is not a too important fail,and the only reason I noted it is because the movie establishes a very high standard of narrative quality.Up is an excellent movie which is highly recommendable for people of any age.