# Talk:Up (2009 film)

Is Russell's surname, Jang, actually confirmed or is this one of those acts of vandalism? 2603:6010:8B45:FA00:3870:BC1D:53AE:E404 (talk) 01:20, 2 November 2023 (UTC)

Remove euphemisms in the Plot section; Change "before passing away" to "before she dies" or "before her death". MOS:EUPHEMISM. 2603:6081:893D:13AC:DC9B:F3BE:7E8C:6646 (talk) 06:32, 21 December 2023 (UTC)

 Done – DreamRimmer (talk) 15:18, 26 December 2023 (UTC)

Much is made of whether the house could fly... but could the airship actually fly? It appears to be filled with breatheable air. Apart from its shape, it doesn't even seem to be an airship at all.  -- AnotherBunDance (talk) 06:43, 15 July 2024 (UTC)

Not air, but helium, most likely. However, this article estimates it would take around 4000 helium-filled balloons just to lift a 100 lb. person, so the house could not fly with the number shown in the film. Clarityfiend (talk) 10:49, 15 July 2024 (UTC)

I want to create a themes section for this article to Up. There are themes in this film. 
The main theme in Up is the ability to move on in life after a personal tragedy. The antagonist, Charles Muntz, is a mirror equivalence to the main protagonist, Carl Fedricksen. Both of whom are struggling with the same issue. Unlike Carl, who managed to let go of the past, Muntz never got over the tunnel vision from his obsession. Beyond moving on from the past, another main theme of the film is the notion that satisfaction in life can be found intrinsically even in the simple and mundane activities. This is the character arc that Carl reaches at the end, when he realizes that the journey was just as important as the destination. When he does reach Paradise Falls, he looks back on his life with Ellie and realizes that they're whole life was already an adventure. 2600:6C40:5900:29C6:4C2B:AD4A:A585:4EB2 (talk) 23:56, 28 June 2025 (UTC)

That sounds good, but I don't think you can include any of that if it's not sourced (per WP:OR) - OpalYosutebito 『talk』 『articles I want to eat』 00:21, 29 June 2025 (UTC)

This used to be brought up a lot but I see no mention of it in the wiki. 
See: https://www.slashfilm.com/509656/did-the-french-short-film-above-then-beyond-inspire-pixars-up/
For movie still comparisons see: https://plasticdrizzle.wordpress.com/2011/02/03/031-above-the-beyond-x-up-just-a-coincidence/
The film itself on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LLyheo3ZZU Kcoutu (talk) 16:07, 20 July 2025 (UTC)

Wordpress and YouTube are not reliable sources. (CC) Tbhotch™ 17:11, 20 July 2025 (UTC)
Understood, what about slashfilm.com? Kcoutu (talk) 18:37, 22 July 2025 (UTC)
Only if trusted news/film critics bring up and discuss the topic geniunely, otherwise it might not be notable enough to warrant a mention. 海盐沙冰 (talk) 07:13, 22 July 2025 (UTC)
Is slashfilm.com reputable enough or no? Kcoutu (talk) 18:35, 22 July 2025 (UTC)
Yes, but it never says the film was plagiarized, a term with legal repercussions. Further says that "While the short film was completed in 2006, the footage was uploaded to Daily Motion in August 2007", and Up was conceived in 2004, so I don't know where the "plagiarism accusations" come from. (CC) Tbhotch™ 23:44, 22 July 2025 (UTC)