First, let me preface this opinion by writing that this is my favorite animated pictures of all time. I never thought that I would say that after Wall*E. Pixar has brought to us a perfect film as well as a gift. This film has everything, including tenderness, laughs, and the message we sometimes forget: always follow your dreams.
The ten minute, wordless sequence within the first 15 minutes is one of the most tender, sad and beautiful ever memorialized, in its simplicity, wordlessness, background music, and its universality. My wife, my son, most of the theater, and I'm not embarassed to say, me, were in tears.
The rest of the film is filled with outright laughs, your archetypal villain, a rare bird named Kevin, talking dogs reminiscent of the Wicked Witch's Monkey Battalion in Oz,and an eight year old scout, Russell, that is attemping to obtain his helpng the elderly badge who eventually takes the nominal place of Carl's wife in the adventure that Carl's wife was never able to realize, but who is always present in spirit.
Ellie's ever-present spirit is always a counterpoint to the great action in the film, and the underlying sadness and devotion never leaves the viewer.
The ending brings us full circle in the relationship between Carl and Russell, which is reminiscent of Carl and Ellie's relationship. especially when Carl gives his most prized possession to Russell. I must state that the film trailers do not do justice to the finished product, similar to the Adam Sandler vehicle "Click", which was completely mismarketed and which was similar to the themes in "Up".
No one's description of this film can do justice to its excellence.
I give it the highest rating.
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