Great, except for placement of house

Rating: 8/10 (11 February 2010)

I rank this Pixar film second only to Wall-E, but part of it bugged me.
Sticking a house on top of such spectacular scenery was desecration, especially when the old man tossed out the furniture and junk as ballast.
The house might be OK in the forest where it didn't stick out, but a place like that should be left undeveloped. It mimics the real life location of Angel Falls, which is fortunately in a park, protected from construction.
At the end we are left with the impression that the house stayed there indefinitely, with the pile of junk next to it. It seemed incongruous with saving the rare bird, etc. It's forgivable considering the spectacle of the movie as a whole, but not trivial.