@@jkhooveryou realize if you click on a profile you can see other comments on this channel, and 2 of yours starts the same exact way about diff movies. This all took me 25 secs including typin this btw.
24:17 It tugs at the heartstrings even MORE when you look back at the scene where an elderly Ellie was in her hospital bed, right before her funeral. Just before she gives the Adventure Book to Carl, you can see that she has craft supplies on the nightstand next to her. She wrote this last note to Carl ON her deathbed, because she knew it was the most important final thing she had to say to him.
I know the first 10 minutes of the movie is what makes everyone tear up…..if you have a soul lol. But the part that gets me is him looking through her adventure book and seeing all the memories they had together and the end she wrote..”thanks for the adventure. Now go have a new one”. EVERY DAMN TIME! 😭
Before I was born, my parents used to friendly argue over who would get to die first. They ended up playing a card game to decide it. My Mom won the the game. At her funeral, my Dad told me the story and said that he had been unlucky at cards, but lucky in love. Made me realize what a romantic my Dad is.
The wind blowing in her hair when she finds out she is unable to have kids is single handedly the most beautiful, yet heartbreaking moments in animation.
I always saw it as her sitting under the sun because sometimes feeling the warmth of the sun on your skin helps you feel a little better when you're depressed.
My wife and I did fertility treatments for a year, then decided to try adoption instead of IVF because if we are going to spend that money we want to know we will be successful. It has been a hard two years. We've had several moments like Ellie, but this comment is the first time I realized that. Thank you, internet stranger, I think I need to go cry now.
It's the one scene that hits me hard. Me and my girlfriend found out she can't get pregnant quite early in our relationship, and later found out that because of her degenerative disease combined with mental issues meant that adoption was also not in the cards for us. We really had to find our new direction in life without kids, and that scene really reminds me of that.
30:27 ...and notice how all the "new adventure" photos are appropriately representative for the credits they're displaying. (sound design: Mr. Fredricksen and Russell talking on tin can telephones, technical director: Mr. Fredricksen learning to use a computer, etc.)
This is the first time I really realized the significance of Russell's story about counting cars with his dad. I always just saw it as foreshadowing for the final scene with Carl, but I never really heard the line "I think the boring stuff is the stuff I remember the most". We spend 5-ish minutes watching "the boring stuff" of Carl and Ellie's marriage and it's the most endearing, sweet, beautiful, heart-wrenching story in the whole movie. Thanks, Russell, for reminding us to appreciate the simple beauty of living.
I'm an old man now, and this movie, and you reacting to this movie rip my guts out and make me cry my eyes out too. Having lost the love of my life already it hits extra hard.
I'm so sorry for your loss. I'm not sure if I can say anything that can help take the pain away, but I will say that as long as you remember who they were and what they meant to you, they will never really be gone. Just keep remembering the love they gave you and pay it forward to others. At least, that's my two cents. I hope you have a good rest of your day. ❤
@@TheBreadMan25 It's been almost 10 years now, and while it gets easier with time, I still think it's something I will never get over or fully recover from. Thank you for your kind words though. I hope you too have a great day :)
I know your pain and grief very much. My soulmate passed 2 years ago and the opening is really tough for me watch. At least,I was able to take care of her up to the end as she was in hospice at home.
I am always exhausted by the time Ellie is in the hospital about to die. I feel like I have already watched an entire movie, and I should just go do something else.
everyone always talks about the opening montage but the part that always gets me is the "thanks for the adventure- now go have a new one" 😭 i bawl every time
Beautiful reaction… I showed this movie to my mom 15 years ago right after my dad passed without knowing what I was getting into. My mom was deeply impacted by the movie, I always remember that moment. Only 5 years later my wife passed away with breast cancer at 36 … and yes we also used to joked about who was going to leave first! 😢
"I have just met you and I LOVE you!" "We are friends temporarily." All those dog lines are SO pure & funny! Also, did you NOTICE that when the dog "fighter planes" were identifying themselves (like the Rebel starfighters from Star Wars approaching the Death Star), they ALL identified themselves as "GRAY "? Wonderfully subtle joke referencing how dogs are color blind!
I also love the contrast of Carl against the bad guy: Charles Muntz renounced all his life for chasing the thing he couldn't acomplish, and he's willing to kill a kid to get it, so at the end he gets dragged down by the memories of the past (literally, by being dragged down by the house) while Carl is letting them go in order to save Russell.
My wife and I used to discuss who would die first.. we both finally agreed that I had to, because I was already disabled, and she would finally get to travel... Last June cancer took her from me. Life does not always work out as we plan. They say that if you want to make God laugh, tell Him YOUR plans.
This movie has a special place in my heart. When it came out, my girlfriend and I had just gotten the news that she can't get pregnant, and that it's because of a degenerate disease that will eventually be lethal. So when we sat together and watched Ellie and Carl getting that terrible news hit us hard. But the rest of the movie of them being together, AND Carl being there for kids that aren't his, gave us new goals in live, in terms of being there for other people's kids. We are now proud aunt and uncle to a whole bunch of neices and nephews.
The shot of the house floating away, vanishing into the clouds, is enough to make me tear up. But the shot of the house sitting on top of the falls at the very end is like sunshine that makes my tears grow flowers
The first minutes of this movie will always be DEVASTATING no matter how many times one watches it. I still have the memory of watching this with my mom at the cinema engraved in my brain, I tried to keep the tears in and then I saw my mom straight up sobbing next to me.
I think it's because it's something we can ALL understand. prety much everyone can imagine what it would be like to feel that situation no matter your relationship status. this movie is so god damn beautiful.
My mom just turned 80 recently, and lost my stepdad two years ago today. This movie gave her a tremendous amount of hope while she was grieving & mourning, especially the last page of Ellie's adventure book. Pixar is the best for stories with heart!
I'll never forget watching this movie in the theater. My wife's really good friend from several states over came to visit and they were having a girls night out. Her husband, who I had only met once, was looking to have a guys night out. So the husband and I go eat pizza at the Mellow Mushroom and he goes, man let's go see a movie. I'm all like, hell yeah, there's Terminator Salvation, or the new Star Trek movie. He goes, well the new Pixar movie is out, and both of us being graphic designers thought this would be a good one to catch. Fast forward a bit to the the first 15 minutes of this movie and you have two grown ass men who barely know each other with tears streaming down their faces. Great memory of this movie.
She went first. The big C. Most of my friends are gone as well as family. My kitty died last week. Hit on the road. Medical problems are growing. So yeah, very thankful for this film and especially your awesome reaction. Thank you.
I’m very sorry for ur loss, I hope u r doing okay. I wish u the best with everything and always remember even if u have lost a lot of joy in ur life u still have the ability to be the joy in others life :)
Top scenes that make me cry by animated movies .. Up - first scene Toy Story 2 - “when she loved me” scene Dumbo - “baby mine” scene King fu Panda 2 - Mama Panda hiding Po Grave of the Fireflies - “Whole Movie”
This is the best use of animation: not just to show silly pictures, but to create images more powerful and emotional than you can get filming actors on sets.
21:50 CinemaTherapy helped me realize the true lesson of the movie, and it's this- The "boring stuff" you do in life with those you love is what you'll remember and treasure more than any grand adventure or huge plan you could do with them. Carl had planned to take Ellie to Paradise Falls their whole lives, and she sadly didn't get to live to go with him. But the whole montage in the first 10 minutes of the movie WERE Ellie's greatest adventure: her life happily and lovingly married to Carl. They worked together at the zoo; Carl was the balloon artist and Ellie was the tropical/exotic bird specialist (which was also a clever setup for the house flying and for Kevin.) They were never particularly wealthy, but they made each other happy and they grew old comfortably together. They never had their own kid, but their jobs at the zoo made the children who visited very happy. Russel (with his round, colorful shape language and chatty nature both just like Ellie's) made him the son Carl and Ellie never had. Carl was resistant to all that because he was going to take the house to the top of Paradise Falls and just... wait to die. He knew he was old and had given up on life. He set out on what he thought was his last mission in life, to bring Ellie/the house to Paradise Falls, and just wait out the rest of his days there. But Russel's crash-landing into Carl's life caused him to let it all go and continue his life. And by the way, Russel says "Well, I gotta help you cross *something*." And he did. He helped Carl "cross his heart" with Ellie, because the house still ended up at the top of the Falls in the end. The Elderly Assistance Badge Russel wanted would be on the empty space in his sash, and the empty spot was right over his heart. And he wanted to earn the badge because of the pinning ceremony, where "all the dads come." He wanted his dad's attention and affection, but his dad's new partner Willis wouldn't let it happen for whatever reason. Being a child of divorce is really tough (I'm speaking from experience) and you still love your parent(s) even if they're not together anymore. Russel finally got that father figure and Carl got fulfillment, both from their time together.
_"Well, I gotta help you cross _*_something"_* That _"something",_ put in another perspective, is passing. _"UP"._ Russel helped him cross the afterlife.
@@ultimaxkom8728 Yes, I've seen the theory that after Carl went home to pack for Shady Oaks Retirement Home, that he didn't actually wake up the next morning. The theory says he actually passed away in his sleep and that Russel, Kevin, and Dug were all an out-of-body experience or vision/dream of some sort to help him make peace with himself on his final night. Russel especially represents the child he and Ellie were never able to have, and the theory says he lived out that experience in his mind because he didn't get to before dying. As dark and sad as this sounds, this really does happen in real life. Also, RIP Ed Asner, the voice actor who portrayed Carl. He passed away not too long before the short "Carl's Date" released alongside "Elemental." That was his last voice performance and the short is dedicated to him.
Natalie, I would like to thank you for what you do. I'm a 52 year old man with no children and never married. I live alone and rarely do social things. As such, I've never been one to be outwardly emotional. However, cinema is the one place where my emotions will overcome me. Getting to watch you experience some of these films that have affected me so deeply lets me feel all of those things again. Watching you break down over Up, Serenity, Infinity War, etc. makes me feel more human because I break down all over again with you. So thank you for being an emotional guide. You might think that you're just watching movies and talking about them. But for me, at least, it's much much more.
The opening with their lives together is such an amazing and beautiful bit of visual story telling. You get everything that happens, and don't need any dialogue to help you understand it. One of the best "show, don't tell" pieces of film making I have ever laid eyes on.
My girlfriend and I attended a Pixar in Concert show in NY years ago. Basically an orchestra playing along to the movie with just music, no dialogue. They did UP and after the first section, there wasn't a dry eye in the house. Just shows you how much the music and score matter in movies.
so jealous. I went to a movie in concert and I expected it to be just music but sadly they kept the sound effects and dialogue which was very disappointing.
The way the animators used the color pink towards the end of The Beautifully Sad Montage™ is so genius (and heartbreaking). In the hospital you can see the pink is very soft, very pale; meaning that she's near the end of her life. She's very frail and weakened. Then at the funeral the pink is super saturated; he's saying goodbye. It's the last time they'll be together. The last time he'll feel her presence. And finally when he walks back to his house; the pink is fading away and upwards. She's gone to a better place. The hint of the pink of the side of house like she's caressing her love's cheek one last time. And now i'm crying again :')
26:37 Natalie's face! This is simultaneously adorable and DEVIOUS! (I still feel guilty when I pretend to throw the ball for my doggo when I really didn't. Don't worry, I still throw it for him and praise him for being a good boy when he brings it back!)
As someone who lost his childhood home to a bank I can tell you most people say "it's just a house" but it still hurts because your memories are in it in some weird way. No house ever felt like a home like that house did.
I've never had that experience with a house or place I've lived, but I've had it with cars. They've always played a huge part in my life, and the memories that I had centered around them can really mess me up when the car finally goes.
We sold our family home and initially thought it's just a house and a good investment. But when the time came to hand over the keys, it is more gut-wrenching than I anticipated. Even now I get a little pinch in my heart every time I see the house. And it takes an extra convincing every time I remember it that we've made the right choice. Still, we're moving on and making good memories of the proceeds. I know some of us benefit and some of us take a hit when we lose something. Regardless, hope on hope that better things will come in the future.
My childhood home is planned to remain in the family, but it's already such a different place from the one I grew up in as needs and technology and even abilities have changed. We traded the entertainment center for a table because my Aunt got us a new TV that was too big for it. We got rid of shelving because it was breaking down and we had other places to put those things. Plants that were thriving in my childhood have been cut down or died due to insufficient care as my Grandparents aged and I didn't think to care for them... or didn't want to. (They raised me) I don't know if the plumcot trees in the front yard are even capable of fruiting anymore... and half of the grapevines are gone... All of the juniper trees have been cut down because they were overgrown and causing issues... and it feels so weird visiting and seeing that they've moved that piece of furniture, or repainted that room into a wildly different color. I'll always have my memories, but it can hurt a little seeing the reminders wiped away.
years ago, i heard someone describe this movie as "somehow, a movie not at all about dogs has perfectly captured the spirit of dogs" and it has stuck with me ever since for some reason😂
A lot of reaction videos I usually skip the intro but your catchphrase “grab a drink grab a snack and let’s get into the movie” just sounds so friendly and wholesome so I make a point to watch your intros as well as the reaction itself. It’s so wholesome and comforting.
I was going to watch it anywho and I didn't need the thumbnail to know this was going to hit her in the feels. It hits me in the feels every time and I've watched it many times.
"Why did Charles Muntz still alive?" in the prologue of the movie, Charles was about 23 years old when Carl and Ellie were 8 years old, and the movie took scene about 70 years after, so Charles was about 93 years old and Carl was 78 years old
There are a couple of interesting 'foreshadows' and 'throwbacks' related to this movie. When Charles Muntz tells his dog chef to 'surprise me', it's a throwback to the Pixar movie right before this one, "Ratatouille" (Anton Ego says this to Remy at the very end of the movie). Speaking of Ratatouille, during the sequence when Remy is trying to get out of the sewer and finds himself in Paris near Gusteau's restaurant, there's a shadow of a dog that barks at him...some say the dog looks an awful lot like Dug, but you'll have to decide that for yourself. In any case, great, heartfelt review!
@@TheNoiseySpectator I don't think it was a repurpose like Mowgli and Christopher Robin's walks through the woods (a classic, easy to spot recycle). The dog barking in Ratatouille was literally only shown in shadow for all of 2 seconds, but the shadow outline strongly resembles Dug...
The first 10 minutes adds so much emotional ballast for this movie that it stops the lighthearted whimsy of the rest of the film from getting carried away. Yeah... I did it. Seriously, the prelude could stand as a perfect little short film on the diffence between adventure as an aspiration and as a lived life.
I wasn't old enough to drive myself to the theater when this came out, so my dad drove my friend and I to see it. He decided to stay and watch it (Dad loves animated movies) but not wanting to encroach on our space, he sat several rows back behind us. When we got home, my mom asked how the movie was and I said, "it was good, I cried." She asked why. My dad answered, "the adventure book" and his face got red as he turned away trying to hide his misty eyes. I always think of my dad when I watch this movie. :)
That first ten minutes is a gut punch to the emotions. i remember me and my dad going with my younger sister. He was a gruff blue-collar guy who used to be part of the blue angels and always kept up this air of stoic "machismo" so it was crazy seeing him struggle to keep it together like me and my sister. he probably felt more anchored to it than us given he was still married to my mum at the time. now I've got a pretty serious relationship of my own, imagining me and her the same situation is rough, even filtered through another person's reaction!
First time I watched this movie was a couple years after I lost my wife. We were together since we were 13. Lost her at 24 . She was definitely the extrovert in the relationship so Ellie reminded me so much of her. I think this movie had already been out a few years by the time we decided to watch it once for a family movie night. My poor sister was horrified during the intro because no one in our family knew what this movie was as about, we just thought it would be something light-hearted and fun for my nieces and nephews to watch 😂 I was both laughing at the situation and bawling my eyes out during the entire time. But it was beautiful and I love how they symbolized grief in this movie and learning to let go. Watched it at least a dozen times because it was so healing an gave me this spark of hope that my life didn’t also end. And it’s okay to continue living on. Even though she’s not here, I feel her spirit is still in my heart and I do what I can to keep her memory alive while also still living my life how she would’ve wanted me to 😊 Thank you Natalie for putting yourself through the wringer for us 😅 Loved this reaction!!
The rooster thing with the compass is called a weather vane. A lot of houses had them in the old days, especially farm houses, and they of course point the direction of the wind.
Natalie, I've been watching you channel for years. I appreciate your genuine reactions. I am very surprised to realize that you haven't reacted to Demonslayer yet. I saw you genuinely enjoyed ATLA and Kora and while Demonslayer is very different in tone and animation style, the story telling and characters are great and I believe you will genuinely love it as well!
For me, I don't get teary eyed by the opening scene, but by the later scene when he finds she filled her book with pictures of their married life and the caption, "Thanks for the adventure. Now go have a new one. Love Ellie."
@@lyricmezzosoprano5357 I assume it's referencing the last animated Spider-Man movie (Across the Spider-verse) There a canon event is that tragic moment that must happen to the superhero to make him what he has to become. Or in this case, an important experience that defines the path of life from then on.
@@lyricmezzosoprano5357it’s a canon event / trauma bond we all share over Disney and Pixar movies. Like simba telling his dad to wake up, Sully saying goodbye to Boo, Bing Bong’s sacrifice, etc 😭
it really is amazing how the opening sequence of this movie gets you so emotionally attached to Carl after watching him grow up, fall in love, and lose the love of his life
If you haven't seen SOUL I'd definitely recommend that as your next animated watch. It's from the same director as UP, Pete Docter, who also directed Monsters Inc. and Inside Out
It's funny, everyone talks about how emotional the opening of Up is, but the bit that had me tearing up was where he finally finds the pictures in Ellie's book. The opening was all about him looking for the adventure he never had and missing the one he was already on. Ellie got that and the way it was done was beautiful
When this movie first came out on DVD, I was so impressed, I purchased copies for me and my wife, my brother-in-law and my mother- and father-in-law. We watched it together Christmas evening, and it ended up being the last movie we all saw together before my mother-in-law passed away a few months later.
This movie means so much to me. My soulmate and I really enjoyed this movie and touched us deeply. It hits me even more emotionally since the passing of my wife 2 years ago.
The Dogs Playing Poker, by Cassius Marcellus Coolidge, refers collectively to an 1894 painting. It's so good that they gave little Easter eggs in this movie.
My fave pixar film ever. Makes me cry everytime and im in my 30s. The bit that ALWAYS makes me cry, apart from the opening, is that final shot of the house on the cliff, he never knew that the house landed exactly where they always planned, and it will be there forever....oh no, here i go again...
I've watched this one several times and watched several reactions to it too, still it manages to make me cry every single time. It's so beautiful, so bittersweet. And it teaches such an incredible lesson I unfortunately can not learn. It breaks my heart.
Greatest Love Story Of All Times. Being with my now wife since I was 16 and I am now 65 gives you a real special feeling when watching this movie. We went through every stage of our lives together. Having someone at your side that long is rare and extremely special. We are now going through the Mid to Minor Health scare stage . Every mammogram that you get a call saying hey we saw something freaks you out then meeting the Doctor and finding out it was nothing is a joyous moment. A lifetime with someone is rare and spectacular and the privilege you have growing and loving each other is just a wonderful way to spend a lifetime!!!!
Heya, Natalie. I have a suggestion for a series that will completely blow you away. Have you ever heard of _Bluey?_ It's an Australian animated "children's show" that is more for adults than it is for the kids. It's about a family of blue heeler dogs (named the Heelers, of course; Chilli [mother], Bandit [father], Bluey [sister, 6], and Bingo [sister, 4]) and their daily adventures. It's hilarious and smart and (at times) surprisingly deep, and even heartbreaking. It's extremely good from the get-go, but it just keeps getting better as it goes along. It shows how the parents play with their kids (as well as how to deal with quite a few very serious issues during childhood through adulthood and into old age), but that is underselling just how phenomenal the show is. "Play" is an incredibly important part of childhood, and _Bluey_ showcases how children use it to learn about the world around them and to interact with friends and loved ones (including parents), and it uses the situations in the show to teach lessons in ways that adults and kids alike can learn from. It's not like the hokey lessons from the old 90s cartoons, but more "here're a number of situations that often happen, why they often occur, and some ways on how to deal with them." I'm a huge fan of _Avatar: The Last Airbender,_ and this show shares a LOT of the reasons why A:TLA was so fantastic, including some very heavy subject matter, such as losing loved ones, helping survivors of broken families, dealing with disabilities, and teaching children about loss, all the while hitting just the right notes with situational humor. It also shares the thought and care that go into each episode, along with some spectacular artwork and an absolutely thumping soundtrack. Each episode is only about 7 minutes, which is just mind-blowing. The fact that they can cram so much plot and action and humor into 7 minute segments without anything feeling rushed or slapdash still surprises me to this day. I hope you give it a try. I'd love to hear your thoughts on it.
My wife of 30 years has stage 4 Pancreatic cancer. The thing is that she is doing pretty well even after 16 months. We are both going on 73 so we have the "who will die first " talk all the time.
I wish I knew what to say. To be doing well with pancreatic cancer after 16 mos. is a miracle itself. She's probably still here because of her love for you.
@@michaeldavidfigures9842 That is part of it because we are, and have been a very happy couple. I have to say though that we also have excellent doctors that are part of a cancer center that is 5 minutes from our house.
Fun little detail about this movie: Doug, as a golden retriever, is usually good for hunting. The rest of the breeds there are better suited for being guard dogs.
20:00 "but he really is doing that" and that's the point. They were *all* really doing what they said. Muntz was so paranoid that one by one he convinced himself each of them must actually be there for the bird, but most likely few or even none of them actually were lying about their reasons for passing through.
It just goes to show you that being fixated on a "big dream" sometimes isn't worth it, if you've already had the greatest adventure by living a happy life with those you love. Carl learned that lesson and saved Russel instead of just spending the rest of his days alone in his house on top of Paradise Falls. Muntz was fixated on finding the bird his whole life, and killed other people in the process, and died without proving to the rest of the world that Kevin exists.
True in a technical sense @user-re8fc8yk8n,this is a Disney Pixar film cos Disney now owns Pixar...but...Pixar Animation Studios are the sole creative geniuses behind Up...and the Toy Story movies,and Inside Out,and Monsters Inc. and Coco and Wall-E and Brave...and so many other movies and shorts that so many people still think Disney actually made.Sorry,nope.
I know people always talk about the montage and the music that plays but I can never get over how they tell a whole life story in a few minutes without any talking and still make you feel so many emotions, it’s incredible.
To be honest, as a kid I didn't understand this movie at all because I was too young to understand love. But now as a almost married man, I now understand it also sobbing my eyes out
"I really thought I could hold myself together, I don't know myself at all". Im sorry I laughed/cried with you in the beginning. It's totally alright, a beautiful movie.
I'm sorry, but I just couldn't stop laughing as I watched you cry. It's more because I saw where it was going, and had been through the same rollercoaster you just went through. UP is an absolute masterpiece in storytelling.
There are a lot of contenders for the top of that list. Could I talk you down to "Among the most brilliantly written" if I propose that no one animated work could hold the top spot?
@@TheNoiseySpectatorI don't know. I mean, the only other animated films I can think of who could compete are Spirited Away, Inside Out and The Secret of NIMH.
One of the most underrated jokes that fly by (pun not intended) is when the dogs are flying and doing their "check-in". They are mimicing the Star Wars "red leader checking in, yellow leader checking in" lines but they all say "grey leader" etc. because the dogs are all color blind.
My wife and I talk about who is gonna die first. I am 7 years her senior, so it's more likely be me, but she wants to go first. She doesn't want to be the widow.
The opening of this movie absolutely destroys me every time. All it takes is the slowed down piano theme from when the camera cuts to her in hospital and I break down 😂
The opening of UP is one of the hardest hitting emotional impacts because we have all been there at one point or another. Those "snap-shot moments" with that sound track is just a gut punch. HOWEVER, the way it opens also completely explains where Karl's "mind-set" is at when the main story kicks off. Why he is so determined to do ONE thing, no matter what... but why he is also somewhat "closed off" to other people around him. And yet, the character arc of Karl is amazing, and to see him showing up and passing on the "Ellie Badge" is so heartwarming that you can't help but feel both uplifted and emotionally impacted at the same time.
This is the best Pixar film. I'm really happy you've found someone that makes you feel this way Natalie, and that you can relate in such an appropriate way.
Definitely one of Pixars best films, but the beginning has to be one of the most emotional montages ever put in an animated film
In a film imo.
Never been one of my favorites. It's a fairly mundane story once he takes off, IMO.
@@jkhoover yet you make this remark on EVERY REACTION.
@@chrismoule7242 I really don't. I have no idea what you're talking about.
@@jkhooveryou realize if you click on a profile you can see other comments on this channel, and 2 of yours starts the same exact way about diff movies. This all took me 25 secs including typin this btw.
24:17 It tugs at the heartstrings even MORE when you look back at the scene where an elderly Ellie was in her hospital bed, right before her funeral. Just before she gives the Adventure Book to Carl, you can see that she has craft supplies on the nightstand next to her. She wrote this last note to Carl ON her deathbed, because she knew it was the most important final thing she had to say to him.
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I know the first 10 minutes of the movie is what makes everyone tear up…..if you have a soul lol. But the part that gets me is him looking through her adventure book and seeing all the memories they had together and the end she wrote..”thanks for the adventure. Now go have a new one”. EVERY DAMN TIME! 😭
And then the same tune which has been a tune of sadness the whole movie swells into a song of hope and adventure.
Exactly. That part for me is infinitely more emotional, especially after being married.
The Ellie Badge destroys me.
😭😭😭 is my only response as I remember the scene you’re talking about
That had me fuckin losing it when I saw it
Before I was born, my parents used to friendly argue over who would get to die first. They ended up playing a card game to decide it. My Mom won the the game. At her funeral, my Dad told me the story and said that he had been unlucky at cards, but lucky in love. Made me realize what a romantic my Dad is.
Sorry for your loss, that escalated quickly though
You made me cry a lot
That's tragically beautiful
I’m crying oh no
keep that same mindset as your dad. Never stop seeing life through rose tinted glasses. romanticize everything
The wind blowing in her hair when she finds out she is unable to have kids is single handedly the most beautiful, yet heartbreaking moments in animation.
I always saw it as her sitting under the sun because sometimes feeling the warmth of the sun on your skin helps you feel a little better when you're depressed.
@@sassylittleprophet As a chronic depressed sad boi. I can confirm the sunlight makes you feel just a little bit warmer inside
My wife and I did fertility treatments for a year, then decided to try adoption instead of IVF because if we are going to spend that money we want to know we will be successful. It has been a hard two years. We've had several moments like Ellie, but this comment is the first time I realized that. Thank you, internet stranger, I think I need to go cry now.
@vordt4139 I initially wrote my comment in a more general sense, but yeah same, it makes me feel a little bit better too when I'm depressed
It's the one scene that hits me hard. Me and my girlfriend found out she can't get pregnant quite early in our relationship, and later found out that because of her degenerative disease combined with mental issues meant that adoption was also not in the cards for us. We really had to find our new direction in life without kids, and that scene really reminds me of that.
UP and WALL-E are my 2 favorite Pixar movies, emotional for very different reasons, but great life lessons.
Disney and Pixar
WALL-E is a beast of a movie iMO
If you haven’t seen it already, I highly recommend the movie Soul. Easily up there with Wall-e and Up in my opinion 🥺
I'm surprised Coco isn't mentioned in this thread.
Yeaah Also the Lovely COCO@@SubinGeorge26
We are experiencing a canon event
It’s like the Red Wedding. If you’re reactor, you have to watch this
Your likes are at a perfect number related to what you said.
30:27 ...and notice how all the "new adventure" photos are appropriately representative for the credits they're displaying. (sound design: Mr. Fredricksen and Russell talking on tin can telephones, technical director: Mr. Fredricksen learning to use a computer, etc.)
This is the first time I really realized the significance of Russell's story about counting cars with his dad. I always just saw it as foreshadowing for the final scene with Carl, but I never really heard the line "I think the boring stuff is the stuff I remember the most". We spend 5-ish minutes watching "the boring stuff" of Carl and Ellie's marriage and it's the most endearing, sweet, beautiful, heart-wrenching story in the whole movie. Thanks, Russell, for reminding us to appreciate the simple beauty of living.
Clearly it's an idea that Pete Docter really likes, since he comes back to this again in both Inside Out and Soul
Facts
Up is the definition of “It’s not about the destination it’s about the journey.”
I'm an old man now, and this movie, and you reacting to this movie rip my guts out and make me cry my eyes out too. Having lost the love of my life already it hits extra hard.
I'm so sorry for your loss. I'm not sure if I can say anything that can help take the pain away, but I will say that as long as you remember who they were and what they meant to you, they will never really be gone. Just keep remembering the love they gave you and pay it forward to others. At least, that's my two cents.
I hope you have a good rest of your day. ❤
@@TheBreadMan25 It's been almost 10 years now, and while it gets easier with time, I still think it's something I will never get over or fully recover from.
Thank you for your kind words though. I hope you too have a great day :)
@@robinhood5627 I cry for your pain, but do not despair for you will see your love again. Believe it!
So true , like riding a wave.
I know your pain and grief very much. My soulmate passed 2 years ago and the opening is really tough for me watch. At least,I was able to take care of her up to the end as she was in hospice at home.
The opening of this movie is a better love story than 99% of movies out there.
I am always exhausted by the time Ellie is in the hospital about to die. I feel like I have already watched an entire movie, and I should just go do something else.
everyone always talks about the opening montage but the part that always gets me is the "thanks for the adventure- now go have a new one" 😭 i bawl every time
Same
yup, that part always break me
this is the part that gets me the most…. like way more than the intro 😭😭
every part the play that music I'm crying my eyes out, such a beautiful sad happy movie
That fact that someone is loving you even when they said goodbye. That is......no I am going to cry again...
Beautiful reaction… I showed this movie to my mom 15 years ago right after my dad passed without knowing what I was getting into. My mom was deeply impacted by the movie, I always remember that moment. Only 5 years later my wife passed away with breast cancer at 36 … and yes we also used to joked about who was going to leave first! 😢
Wow, that is what they used to call "heavy stuff"! 😢
Did your mother go before your wife?
Natale: "He didn't deserve to get hit like that." Also Natale, one minute earlier: "Anyone breaks that mailbox, and I'm gonna kill em'!"
2 minutes later: *Breaks mailbox*
It's giving Harry towards Serius in Prisoner of Azkaban lmfaoo
Those 2 statements can still both be true and exist at the same time
"I have just met you and I LOVE you!" "We are friends temporarily."
All those dog lines are SO pure & funny!
Also, did you NOTICE that when the dog "fighter planes" were identifying themselves (like the Rebel starfighters from Star Wars approaching the Death Star), they ALL identified themselves as "GRAY "?
Wonderfully subtle joke referencing how dogs are color blind!
I also love the contrast of Carl against the bad guy: Charles Muntz renounced all his life for chasing the thing he couldn't acomplish, and he's willing to kill a kid to get it, so at the end he gets dragged down by the memories of the past (literally, by being dragged down by the house) while Carl is letting them go in order to save Russell.
I never noticed that before
Amazing observations. Thanks.
My wife and I used to discuss who would die first.. we both finally agreed that I had to, because I was already disabled, and she would finally get to travel... Last June cancer took her from me. Life does not always work out as we plan. They say that if you want to make God laugh, tell Him YOUR plans.
We lost my mother the same way around the same time. Since then I've noticed death in movies just hits different. Even movies I've seen before.
This movie has a special place in my heart. When it came out, my girlfriend and I had just gotten the news that she can't get pregnant, and that it's because of a degenerate disease that will eventually be lethal. So when we sat together and watched Ellie and Carl getting that terrible news hit us hard. But the rest of the movie of them being together, AND Carl being there for kids that aren't his, gave us new goals in live, in terms of being there for other people's kids. We are now proud aunt and uncle to a whole bunch of neices and nephews.
Applaud to you amazing couple.
The shot of the house floating away, vanishing into the clouds, is enough to make me tear up. But the shot of the house sitting on top of the falls at the very end is like sunshine that makes my tears grow flowers
The first minutes of this movie will always be DEVASTATING no matter how many times one watches it. I still have the memory of watching this with my mom at the cinema engraved in my brain, I tried to keep the tears in and then I saw my mom straight up sobbing next to me.
I think it's because it's something we can ALL understand. prety much everyone can imagine what it would be like to feel that situation no matter your relationship status. this movie is so god damn beautiful.
@@Fleato Agreed. Loss is universal, as is grief. It's part of what makes us human.
My mom just turned 80 recently, and lost my stepdad two years ago today. This movie gave her a tremendous amount of hope while she was grieving & mourning, especially the last page of Ellie's adventure book. Pixar is the best for stories with heart!
I'll never forget watching this movie in the theater. My wife's really good friend from several states over came to visit and they were having a girls night out. Her husband, who I had only met once, was looking to have a guys night out. So the husband and I go eat pizza at the Mellow Mushroom and he goes, man let's go see a movie. I'm all like, hell yeah, there's Terminator Salvation, or the new Star Trek movie. He goes, well the new Pixar movie is out, and both of us being graphic designers thought this would be a good one to catch. Fast forward a bit to the the first 15 minutes of this movie and you have two grown ass men who barely know each other with tears streaming down their faces. Great memory of this movie.
She went first. The big C. Most of my friends are gone as well as family. My kitty died last week. Hit on the road. Medical problems are growing. So yeah, very thankful for this film and especially your awesome reaction. Thank you.
I’m very sorry for ur loss, I hope u r doing okay. I wish u the best with everything and always remember even if u have lost a lot of joy in ur life u still have the ability to be the joy in others life :)
Maybe dont let your cat stray outside like an irresponsible prick
Top scenes that make me cry by animated movies ..
Up - first scene
Toy Story 2 - “when she loved me” scene
Dumbo - “baby mine” scene
King fu Panda 2 - Mama Panda hiding Po
Grave of the Fireflies - “Whole Movie”
"When She Loved Me" may as well rip my heart out. It's as bad as "When Love is Gone" from the Muppet Christmas Carol.
May I also suggest "Superman" from The Iron Giant
Here’s a good one, when Ray died and became a star next to he’s love Angelina in princess and the frog
I'll also suggest watching inside out - bing bong scene
this scene does a number to me for some reason.
@@wreckitraf8765 Every time, every damn time, i see that scene it evokes the same reaction.
Kevin mimicking Carl is one of my favorite animated moments of any film; I laugh at that every time.
This is the best use of animation: not just to show silly pictures, but to create images more powerful and emotional than you can get filming actors on sets.
21:50 CinemaTherapy helped me realize the true lesson of the movie, and it's this- The "boring stuff" you do in life with those you love is what you'll remember and treasure more than any grand adventure or huge plan you could do with them. Carl had planned to take Ellie to Paradise Falls their whole lives, and she sadly didn't get to live to go with him. But the whole montage in the first 10 minutes of the movie WERE Ellie's greatest adventure: her life happily and lovingly married to Carl.
They worked together at the zoo; Carl was the balloon artist and Ellie was the tropical/exotic bird specialist (which was also a clever setup for the house flying and for Kevin.) They were never particularly wealthy, but they made each other happy and they grew old comfortably together. They never had their own kid, but their jobs at the zoo made the children who visited very happy. Russel (with his round, colorful shape language and chatty nature both just like Ellie's) made him the son Carl and Ellie never had. Carl was resistant to all that because he was going to take the house to the top of Paradise Falls and just... wait to die. He knew he was old and had given up on life. He set out on what he thought was his last mission in life, to bring Ellie/the house to Paradise Falls, and just wait out the rest of his days there. But Russel's crash-landing into Carl's life caused him to let it all go and continue his life.
And by the way, Russel says "Well, I gotta help you cross *something*." And he did. He helped Carl "cross his heart" with Ellie, because the house still ended up at the top of the Falls in the end. The Elderly Assistance Badge Russel wanted would be on the empty space in his sash, and the empty spot was right over his heart. And he wanted to earn the badge because of the pinning ceremony, where "all the dads come." He wanted his dad's attention and affection, but his dad's new partner Willis wouldn't let it happen for whatever reason. Being a child of divorce is really tough (I'm speaking from experience) and you still love your parent(s) even if they're not together anymore. Russel finally got that father figure and Carl got fulfillment, both from their time together.
This is such a lovely and well explained comment on the overall story of the movie 🥹😭
_"Well, I gotta help you cross _*_something"_* That _"something",_ put in another perspective, is passing. _"UP"._ Russel helped him cross the afterlife.
@@ultimaxkom8728 Yes, I've seen the theory that after Carl went home to pack for Shady Oaks Retirement Home, that he didn't actually wake up the next morning. The theory says he actually passed away in his sleep and that Russel, Kevin, and Dug were all an out-of-body experience or vision/dream of some sort to help him make peace with himself on his final night. Russel especially represents the child he and Ellie were never able to have, and the theory says he lived out that experience in his mind because he didn't get to before dying. As dark and sad as this sounds, this really does happen in real life.
Also, RIP Ed Asner, the voice actor who portrayed Carl. He passed away not too long before the short "Carl's Date" released alongside "Elemental." That was his last voice performance and the short is dedicated to him.
Natalie, I would like to thank you for what you do. I'm a 52 year old man with no children and never married. I live alone and rarely do social things. As such, I've never been one to be outwardly emotional. However, cinema is the one place where my emotions will overcome me.
Getting to watch you experience some of these films that have affected me so deeply lets me feel all of those things again. Watching you break down over Up, Serenity, Infinity War, etc. makes me feel more human because I break down all over again with you.
So thank you for being an emotional guide. You might think that you're just watching movies and talking about them. But for me, at least, it's much much more.
Welcome to this community
Hope that you're doing alright. I send you a hug, be good man.
Love this comment, thank you for being vulnerable, this made me smile after a shitty day. Hope yours goes good too!
The opening with their lives together is such an amazing and beautiful bit of visual story telling. You get everything that happens, and don't need any dialogue to help you understand it. One of the best "show, don't tell" pieces of film making I have ever laid eyes on.
My girlfriend and I attended a Pixar in Concert show in NY years ago. Basically an orchestra playing along to the movie with just music, no dialogue. They did UP and after the first section, there wasn't a dry eye in the house. Just shows you how much the music and score matter in movies.
so jealous. I went to a movie in concert and I expected it to be just music but sadly they kept the sound effects and dialogue which was very disappointing.
The way the animators used the color pink towards the end of The Beautifully Sad Montage™ is so genius (and heartbreaking). In the hospital you can see the pink is very soft, very pale; meaning that she's near the end of her life. She's very frail and weakened. Then at the funeral the pink is super saturated; he's saying goodbye. It's the last time they'll be together. The last time he'll feel her presence. And finally when he walks back to his house; the pink is fading away and upwards. She's gone to a better place. The hint of the pink of the side of house like she's caressing her love's cheek one last time. And now i'm crying again :')
Fun fact: UP is one of three animated films to ever be nominated for best picture in the Oscars, along with The Beauty and the Beast and Toy Story 3
26:37 Natalie's face! This is simultaneously adorable and DEVIOUS! (I still feel guilty when I pretend to throw the ball for my doggo when I really didn't. Don't worry, I still throw it for him and praise him for being a good boy when he brings it back!)
I love that Karl courageously sacrifices 1/4 of his walking stick to trick the dogs like this ❤️
As someone who lost his childhood home to a bank I can tell you most people say "it's just a house" but it still hurts because your memories are in it in some weird way. No house ever felt like a home like that house did.
I've never had that experience with a house or place I've lived, but I've had it with cars. They've always played a huge part in my life, and the memories that I had centered around them can really mess me up when the car finally goes.
We sold our family home and initially thought it's just a house and a good investment. But when the time came to hand over the keys, it is more gut-wrenching than I anticipated. Even now I get a little pinch in my heart every time I see the house. And it takes an extra convincing every time I remember it that we've made the right choice. Still, we're moving on and making good memories of the proceeds. I know some of us benefit and some of us take a hit when we lose something. Regardless, hope on hope that better things will come in the future.
My childhood home is planned to remain in the family, but it's already such a different place from the one I grew up in as needs and technology and even abilities have changed. We traded the entertainment center for a table because my Aunt got us a new TV that was too big for it. We got rid of shelving because it was breaking down and we had other places to put those things. Plants that were thriving in my childhood have been cut down or died due to insufficient care as my Grandparents aged and I didn't think to care for them... or didn't want to. (They raised me)
I don't know if the plumcot trees in the front yard are even capable of fruiting anymore... and half of the grapevines are gone... All of the juniper trees have been cut down because they were overgrown and causing issues... and it feels so weird visiting and seeing that they've moved that piece of furniture, or repainted that room into a wildly different color. I'll always have my memories, but it can hurt a little seeing the reminders wiped away.
The Ellie part DESTROYED me in the movie theatre. I sobbed and sobbed. I was not prepared.
I'm of the opinion that the scene where he sees the scrapbook filled up with the events of their marriage is more cry inducing than the opening.
Both more extremely heartfelt moments....
And both are equally important in life....
years ago, i heard someone describe this movie as "somehow, a movie not at all about dogs has perfectly captured the spirit of dogs" and it has stuck with me ever since for some reason😂
No one:
Absolutely no one:
Pixar: *gut punch* "OH WERE YOU HAVING A GOOD DAY, I DIDN'T GET THE MEMO"
A lot of reaction videos I usually skip the intro but your catchphrase “grab a drink grab a snack and let’s get into the movie” just sounds so friendly and wholesome so I make a point to watch your intros as well as the reaction itself. It’s so wholesome and comforting.
Anyone else click immediately to see Nat cry from the intro? 😂💀
I was going to watch it anywho and I didn't need the thumbnail to know this was going to hit her in the feels. It hits me in the feels every time and I've watched it many times.
I mean, yeah! That's why I subscribed to her. Her tears sustain me!
P.S. I know, I'm messed up ;)
@@austinharris9077 yeah get help bro bro
I can tear up from any heartfelt movie… the first time I watch it. After that I’m good.
Not for UP. I sob every time.
@austinharris9077 @Tamberlaine02 Shut up you goddamn posers, I need this!
"Why did Charles Muntz still alive?"
in the prologue of the movie, Charles was about 23 years old when Carl and Ellie were 8 years old, and the movie took scene about 70 years after, so Charles was about 93 years old and Carl was 78 years old
"oh hey, a new Nat video" (cheerful piano music plays)
"oh...It's Up" (a sad, emotional version of the same tune plays)
gotta love how the end credits again highlight life's little moments that really make up what life is about.
I love that your shirt said, "Go to therapy" and then the movie was like a therapy session!
There are a couple of interesting 'foreshadows' and 'throwbacks' related to this movie. When Charles Muntz tells his dog chef to 'surprise me', it's a throwback to the Pixar movie right before this one, "Ratatouille" (Anton Ego says this to Remy at the very end of the movie). Speaking of Ratatouille, during the sequence when Remy is trying to get out of the sewer and finds himself in Paris near Gusteau's restaurant, there's a shadow of a dog that barks at him...some say the dog looks an awful lot like Dug, but you'll have to decide that for yourself. In any case, great, heartfelt review!
Are you sure that wasn't just Disney recycling elements from one movie to another?
.... It happens a lot more than people realize. 😒
Speaking of foreshadowing, what about the shape of the real estate Developer's face matching the shape of the face of the dog "Alpha". 🐺
@@TheNoiseySpectator I don't think it was a repurpose like Mowgli and Christopher Robin's walks through the woods (a classic, easy to spot recycle). The dog barking in Ratatouille was literally only shown in shadow for all of 2 seconds, but the shadow outline strongly resembles Dug...
@@TheNoiseySpectatorPixar is famous for its Easter eggs.
I'm disabled, and I rely heavily on my mom. We have the "who will go first" conversations. Neither of us can imagine a life without each other.
The first 10 minutes adds so much emotional ballast for this movie that it stops the lighthearted whimsy of the rest of the film from getting carried away.
Yeah... I did it.
Seriously, the prelude could stand as a perfect little short film on the diffence between adventure as an aspiration and as a lived life.
Please say you're going to watch Inside Out, that is amazing! Up is a lot of fun, the opening sequence is wonderful storytelling
Wait, she hasn't seen that? One of the best movies ever! A must to watch!!!
@@suvijii841 She might have, I just think that one is probably the most provocative of PIXAR's films so just makes for great reaction content.
First 10 minutes of UP are a masterclass in Film and Music storytelling
I wasn't old enough to drive myself to the theater when this came out, so my dad drove my friend and I to see it. He decided to stay and watch it (Dad loves animated movies) but not wanting to encroach on our space, he sat several rows back behind us. When we got home, my mom asked how the movie was and I said, "it was good, I cried." She asked why. My dad answered, "the adventure book" and his face got red as he turned away trying to hide his misty eyes. I always think of my dad when I watch this movie. :)
That first ten minutes is a gut punch to the emotions. i remember me and my dad going with my younger sister. He was a gruff blue-collar guy who used to be part of the blue angels and always kept up this air of stoic "machismo" so it was crazy seeing him struggle to keep it together like me and my sister. he probably felt more anchored to it than us given he was still married to my mum at the time. now I've got a pretty serious relationship of my own, imagining me and her the same situation is rough, even filtered through another person's reaction!
Can I just say it's refreshing to know that I'm not alone in how emotional I get when watching movies. I'm sobbing right there with you, Natalie.
At 56 years old, the first 10 minutes of this movie still make me tear up. This is one of my beloved films to date.
First time I watched this movie was a couple years after I lost my wife. We were together since we were 13. Lost her at 24 . She was definitely the extrovert in the relationship so Ellie reminded me so much of her. I think this movie had already been out a few years by the time we decided to watch it once for a family movie night.
My poor sister was horrified during the intro because no one in our family knew what this movie was as about, we just thought it would be something light-hearted and fun for my nieces and nephews to watch 😂 I was both laughing at the situation and bawling my eyes out during the entire time. But it was beautiful and I love how they symbolized grief in this movie and learning to let go. Watched it at least a dozen times because it was so healing an gave me this spark of hope that my life didn’t also end. And it’s okay to continue living on.
Even though she’s not here, I feel her spirit is still in my heart and I do what I can to keep her memory alive while also still living my life how she would’ve wanted me to 😊 Thank you Natalie for putting yourself through the wringer for us 😅 Loved this reaction!!
(gentle hugs)
The rooster thing with the compass is called a weather vane. A lot of houses had them in the old days, especially farm houses, and they of course point the direction of the wind.
UP is one of those movies that stays with you for years. It's okay if it brings a tear every once in a while. It makes you think.
Natalie, I've been watching you channel for years. I appreciate your genuine reactions. I am very surprised to realize that you haven't reacted to Demonslayer yet. I saw you genuinely enjoyed ATLA and Kora and while Demonslayer is very different in tone and animation style, the story telling and characters are great and I believe you will genuinely love it as well!
Ed Asner was such perfect casting for this movie.
For me, I don't get teary eyed by the opening scene, but by the later scene when he finds she filled her book with pictures of their married life and the caption, "Thanks for the adventure. Now go have a new one. Love Ellie."
This is one of those certified Disney cannon event movies for all
What does this mean? (No snark, I don’t understand what the phrase is supposed to mean in this context.)
@@lyricmezzosoprano5357 I assume it's referencing the last animated Spider-Man movie (Across the Spider-verse)
There a canon event is that tragic moment that must happen to the superhero to make him what he has to become.
Or in this case, an important experience that defines the path of life from then on.
@@Cau_No hey thank you for the explanation!
@@lyricmezzosoprano5357it’s a canon event / trauma bond we all share over Disney and Pixar movies. Like simba telling his dad to wake up, Sully saying goodbye to Boo, Bing Bong’s sacrifice, etc 😭
@@maggiepb4 Shit you made me just remember Bing Bong.
it really is amazing how the opening sequence of this movie gets you so emotionally attached to Carl after watching him grow up, fall in love, and lose the love of his life
If you haven't seen SOUL I'd definitely recommend that as your next animated watch. It's from the same director as UP, Pete Docter, who also directed Monsters Inc. and Inside Out
It's funny, everyone talks about how emotional the opening of Up is, but the bit that had me tearing up was where he finally finds the pictures in Ellie's book. The opening was all about him looking for the adventure he never had and missing the one he was already on. Ellie got that and the way it was done was beautiful
Up is literally a perfect movie. A masterpiece from start to finish.
When this movie first came out on DVD, I was so impressed, I purchased copies for me and my wife, my brother-in-law and my mother- and father-in-law. We watched it together Christmas evening, and it ended up being the last movie we all saw together before my mother-in-law passed away a few months later.
This movie means so much to me. My soulmate and I really enjoyed this movie and touched us deeply. It hits me even more emotionally since the passing of my wife 2 years ago.
The Dogs Playing Poker, by Cassius Marcellus Coolidge, refers collectively to an 1894 painting.
It's so good that they gave little Easter eggs in this movie.
That first 10 minutes hits you like a brick wall when you’re traveling in a car at 100 mph with no seatbelt or airbags.
My fave pixar film ever. Makes me cry everytime and im in my 30s. The bit that ALWAYS makes me cry, apart from the opening, is that final shot of the house on the cliff, he never knew that the house landed exactly where they always planned, and it will be there forever....oh no, here i go again...
Everyone always talks about the first 10 minutes but also don't remember how great the ending of Carl going through the adventure book is aswell
27:00 _"They're flying planes!_ _Oh_ my god!"
Yeah. A development that brings new meaning to the word "dogfight."
this movie came out right after my mom died. I still can't watch this without crying. My dad missed her so much.
I've watched this one several times and watched several reactions to it too, still it manages to make me cry every single time. It's so beautiful, so bittersweet. And it teaches such an incredible lesson I unfortunately can not learn. It breaks my heart.
Greatest Love Story Of All Times. Being with my now wife since I was 16 and I am now 65 gives you a real special feeling when watching this movie. We went through every stage of our lives together. Having someone at your side that long is rare and extremely special. We are now going through the Mid to Minor Health scare stage . Every mammogram that you get a call saying hey we saw something freaks you out then meeting the Doctor and finding out it was nothing is a joyous moment. A lifetime with someone is rare and spectacular and the privilege you have growing and loving each other is just a wonderful way to spend a lifetime!!!!
Heya, Natalie. I have a suggestion for a series that will completely blow you away.
Have you ever heard of _Bluey?_ It's an Australian animated "children's show" that is more for adults than it is for the kids. It's about a family of blue heeler dogs (named the Heelers, of course; Chilli [mother], Bandit [father], Bluey [sister, 6], and Bingo [sister, 4]) and their daily adventures. It's hilarious and smart and (at times) surprisingly deep, and even heartbreaking.
It's extremely good from the get-go, but it just keeps getting better as it goes along. It shows how the parents play with their kids (as well as how to deal with quite a few very serious issues during childhood through adulthood and into old age), but that is underselling just how phenomenal the show is. "Play" is an incredibly important part of childhood, and _Bluey_ showcases how children use it to learn about the world around them and to interact with friends and loved ones (including parents), and it uses the situations in the show to teach lessons in ways that adults and kids alike can learn from. It's not like the hokey lessons from the old 90s cartoons, but more "here're a number of situations that often happen, why they often occur, and some ways on how to deal with them."
I'm a huge fan of _Avatar: The Last Airbender,_ and this show shares a LOT of the reasons why A:TLA was so fantastic, including some very heavy subject matter, such as losing loved ones, helping survivors of broken families, dealing with disabilities, and teaching children about loss, all the while hitting just the right notes with situational humor. It also shares the thought and care that go into each episode, along with some spectacular artwork and an absolutely thumping soundtrack. Each episode is only about 7 minutes, which is just mind-blowing. The fact that they can cram so much plot and action and humor into 7 minute segments without anything feeling rushed or slapdash still surprises me to this day.
I hope you give it a try. I'd love to hear your thoughts on it.
My wife of 30 years has stage 4 Pancreatic cancer. The thing is that she is doing pretty well even after 16 months. We are both going on 73 so we have the "who will die first " talk all the time.
I wish I knew what to say. To be doing well with pancreatic cancer after 16 mos. is a miracle itself. She's probably still here because of her love for you.
@@michaeldavidfigures9842 That is part of it because we are, and have been a very happy couple. I have to say though that we also have excellent doctors that are part of a cancer center that is 5 minutes from our house.
Fun little detail about this movie: Doug, as a golden retriever, is usually good for hunting. The rest of the breeds there are better suited for being guard dogs.
20:00 "but he really is doing that"
and that's the point. They were *all* really doing what they said. Muntz was so paranoid that one by one he convinced himself each of them must actually be there for the bird, but most likely few or even none of them actually were lying about their reasons for passing through.
It just goes to show you that being fixated on a "big dream" sometimes isn't worth it, if you've already had the greatest adventure by living a happy life with those you love. Carl learned that lesson and saved Russel instead of just spending the rest of his days alone in his house on top of Paradise Falls. Muntz was fixated on finding the bird his whole life, and killed other people in the process, and died without proving to the rest of the world that Kevin exists.
Thank you for reacting to Up. One of my favorite reactors and one of the best movies ever. Made me smile following a busy day.
Pixar started off hot wit the sadness in this one🤣
Disney Pixar
True in a technical sense @user-re8fc8yk8n,this is a Disney Pixar film cos Disney now owns Pixar...but...Pixar Animation Studios are the sole creative geniuses behind Up...and the Toy Story movies,and Inside Out,and Monsters Inc. and Coco and Wall-E and Brave...and so many other movies and shorts that so many people still think Disney actually made.Sorry,nope.
UP & Wall-E is my favourite animated films of all time.
Ngl this movie brought tears every time i see it😩
23:49 -- THIS part broke me, when I saw it Up in theaters, on opening weekend. Seeing you cry is making me cry again!
It’s okay Natalie, no matter how many times I watch this, I can’t control myself either. This film always gets me! 😭
I know people always talk about the montage and the music that plays but I can never get over how they tell a whole life story in a few minutes without any talking and still make you feel so many emotions, it’s incredible.
That first montage always has me screaming “IM IN A GLASS CASE OF EMOTIONNNNNN😭😭😭”
To be honest, as a kid I didn't understand this movie at all because I was too young to understand love. But now as a almost married man, I now understand it also sobbing my eyes out
The first few minutes of UP is one the best love stories ever told. With hardly any words spoken.
"I really thought I could hold myself together, I don't know myself at all". Im sorry I laughed/cried with you in the beginning. It's totally alright, a beautiful movie.
I was just gonna pop in for the feels but ended up staying for your whole reaction!
I'm sorry, but I just couldn't stop laughing as I watched you cry.
It's more because I saw where it was going, and had been through the same rollercoaster you just went through.
UP is an absolute masterpiece in storytelling.
This just might be the most brilliantly written animated film in history.
There are a lot of contenders for the top of that list.
Could I talk you down to "Among the most brilliantly written" if I propose that no one animated work could hold the top spot?
@@TheNoiseySpectatorI don't know. I mean, the only other animated films I can think of who could compete are Spirited Away, Inside Out and The Secret of NIMH.
One of the most underrated jokes that fly by (pun not intended) is when the dogs are flying and doing their "check-in". They are mimicing the Star Wars "red leader checking in, yellow leader checking in" lines but they all say "grey leader" etc. because the dogs are all color blind.
23:50 When he opens the book, that broke me in tears, the intro too but that scene....just brought memories
"What did I say!?" was a literal LOL moment
My wife and I talk about who is gonna die first. I am 7 years her senior, so it's more likely be me, but she wants to go first. She doesn't want to be the widow.
The opening of this movie absolutely destroys me every time. All it takes is the slowed down piano theme from when the camera cuts to her in hospital and I break down 😂
The opening of UP is one of the hardest hitting emotional impacts because we have all been there at one point or another. Those "snap-shot moments" with that sound track is just a gut punch.
HOWEVER, the way it opens also completely explains where Karl's "mind-set" is at when the main story kicks off. Why he is so determined to do ONE thing, no matter what... but why he is also somewhat "closed off" to other people around him.
And yet, the character arc of Karl is amazing, and to see him showing up and passing on the "Ellie Badge" is so heartwarming that you can't help but feel both uplifted and emotionally impacted at the same time.
This is the best Pixar film. I'm really happy you've found someone that makes you feel this way Natalie, and that you can relate in such an appropriate way.