Never give up on love and follow your dreams!

Rating: 8/10 (16 September 2011)

Carl Fredrickson, voice of Edward Asner, was a silent young boy who meets a lively tomboy named Ellie, played by Elie Docter in the movie Up. The two end up getting married and living together as they grow older. Carl and Ellie make a promise that when they have enough money they will go to Paradise Falls located in South America. They work very hard and finally save up enough money to take their trip, and Ellie ends up dying because she grows old. Carl ends up living in their house alone and misses his wife dearly. Eventually Carl receives a notice that he is to move into Shady Oaks Retirement Home. Instead of moving into Shady Oaks Retirement Home, Carl decides to follow his lifelong dream and begin his trip to Paradise Falls. To take off on his trip, Carl ties thousands of helium-filled balloons to his house and it lifts up to the sky. The angle that the camera has on the house is awesome, because you can clearly see the house floating up into the sky with all of the balloons attached. However, what Carl doesn't realize is that there is a little wilderness explorer named Russell attached to this porch. Carl and Russell eventually become very close as they enjoy their journey to Paradise Falls. Carl shows Russell about how to survive in the wilderness, and Russell shows Carl how to have some patience. As the movie moves along, the house eventually lands on Paradise Falls. In the process Carl loses Russell. Carl finds an old scrapbook of Ellie's that had her final wish; and that was for Carl to make it on his own. As soon as he reads the note, he goes out to find Russell. In this scene, Carl has to get rid of some of the things in his house to make his load lighter. In other words, Carl is finding out what matters the most in life. He realizes that getting his house to Paradise Falls is much more important than all of the material things in life. Finally, Carl and Russell end up together again and remain close with each other. In the end, you can see that Carl and Ellie's house now sits on Paradise Falls. This movie reminds me of the movie Facing the Giants, because it is about being positive and going forward you're your dreams. Overall, the main point of the movie is to never give up on love and continue to follow your dreams no matter what obstacles may come your way in life.