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That intro is a hydrogen bomb of emotional impact which only grows stronger the older you get watching it. I was 38 when it came out with a wife and two small kids, it hit me then. I am 54 with my kids out of the house and married 28 years and it is an even larger ton of bricks hitting me now. In 2022 my wife and I took our dream vacation to Italy. Last year we went together to Switzerland for 10 days at the end of the time I spent there for work (I have gone a couple times a year for work but never vacation with her before). Next year we are taking our kids to Italy. Have the adventure if there is any way you can do so, time passes quick and the opportunity may be gone before you know it. and the death of Nemo's mom has nothing on this. It was just another Disney parent getting offed. I cannot relate to a clown fish having it's mother eaten off screen by a barracuda. Watching Carl and Ellie live their whole lives, mostly without words, the emotional ups and downs of real life, up to Ellie's death and having never been able to have the adventure they planned... THAT SHIT WAS REAL.
It utterly destroyed me. The woman I thought was my Ellie came out as gay and left me not long before this movie was released. So I was just gutted watching this knowing I would never have the experience of growing old with the love of my life. For those of you who still have that chance, God Bless You.
I read somewhere that originally Pixar placed the montage at the 3/4th mark, after Russell says something about "You just left Kevin". The idea being to reveal to the audience the deep emotional drive that Carl had. But test audiences just thought Carl was being a jerk most of the way through the movie and didn't like him. So they moved it to the front of the movie. And so was born one of the most heartbreaking openings of any movie.
I took my wife to see this when it first came out. She really needed cheering up, as her best childhood friend had just passed away from breast cancer. I figured "hey, a nice happy Disney movie will cheer her up!". Of course, within 10 minutes I knew that had been a mistake!
Cheer up - i took a clinically depressed woman to see Inside Out ( also didn't know what the story was about but it's Disney) 😉 We both loved the movie though and it didn't affect her the way i feared given one of the central themes is sadness.
Every single aspiring filmmaker should study that opening sequence. In just a few minutes an animated film, with very little dialogue, makes you completely fall in love with two characters and cry when one is lost. Heartbreaking but absolutely perfect cinema.
It's really smart of them to put in a whole little montage of his morning routine after that, to give the audience enough time to get over the emotional devastation they just delivered before continuing with the movie.
Oh sure, when Dug says "I was hiding under your porch because I love you" it's adorable, but whenever I say it it's all "stalking" this and "restraining order" that...
'Sharing a shower is a great and fun way of saving water and good for the planet. You should be thankful instead of screaming 'Who are you?' and 'How did you get in my house?'.
I never thought this would be the story of my life 😢 I had my own Ellie for 34 years. We were going to retire to Ecuador but she got sick and left me alone. I miss her still.
In four minutes and eleven seconds, and without a single word being uttered, Up provides a more moving and memorable love story than all 607 minutes of the Twilight series combined.
At the time of this movie's release, there was a terminally ill little girl receiving end of life care in a children's hospital. She was asked if there was anything she wished for, and as this movie was so widely talked about by everyone, she said that she'd really like to watch it. Staff arranged a screening in her hospital room, and she passed away about three quarters of the way into watching the movie, seemingly content. It's hard to rewatch this - or even a reaction to it - and not think of that story.
The opening montage of Carl and Ellie growing older always makes me emotional. So much is conveyed without any dialogue, and the scene where he's left alone with a single balloon just breaks my heart. It makes you appreciate the simple, daily pleasures of life.
@trinaq Agreed the opening montage alone would deserve a reward it definitely pulls at the heartstrings , i will have to go and watch the full reaction later knowing how Jen reacted i know it will tug at mine again !! 🙏
That opening montage is devastating, but I also love the way it's resolved with the scarpbook being full of pictures of theme together. Carl got a new lease on life and that's beautiful.
For the animated Justice League animated series, they got him to do the voice for Granny Goodness (one of Darkseid's evil minions). A lot of respect for him taking such an absurd role (and doing a great job).
Jen, the nature of this movie really drew your heart out a bit. Your comments were even more from-the-heart than is normal for you. It was beautiful to see it, even when you cried. Wonderful video!
First time I saw this movie I was on a flight to Iceland, and it was on one of the movie channels. 10 mins in, and im trying SO hard not to break down in tears surrounded by all these random passengers, avoiding eye contact with the stewardess cuz I'm barely holding it together. Then I look over and I see another guy across the aisle with tears rolling down his face watching the same movie. An amazing film that generates such emotions in people!
Up broke me as well. I first saw it not long after I lost my partner about a decade ago, and while the rest of the movie is a lot of fun, that intro scene gets me everytime.
Isn't it interesting how emotional and sad the beginning feels, but when you look at it, it's a great love story? Two people who loved each other lived a long life together. Really nothing to be sad about - except for the moment of the lost baby.
Believe me when i tell you..the years go by soo fast after 35.. it seems like yesterday the world was my oyster and now im old and broken...watching this.. enjoy life and take advantage of every minute you have Mrs Jen..the last thing you want to do is regret not seizing the day.❤my biggest regret.. great reaction Mrs Jen 🖐️
The opening montage always gets me. To see them constantly work towards their goals only for life to constantly give them setbacks. They never got to live the dream they wanted, but they lived a different adventure together.
There is something wonderful about this movie. The first 2-4 minute montage hits me hard. It feels like that’s how fast life goes by. My son was 2 when this came out and now he’s 19. It happens in a blink.
Great reaction Jen. I confess that seeing you react to the opening montage made my throat a little tight. I don't know anyone who can resist the emotional impact of that opening.
I can't remember who said it or what the exact words were, but I recall someone saying something to the effect that the key to making a good kids film is to make something that the adult making it would also want to watch (I mean to be fair that's true of all art in the end, but it's especially significant for a subset of cinema that tends to get unfairly dismissed as slop that parents put on to distract their kids)
@@christianwise637 That would be Walt Disney himself, who said that animated films should be "for the child in all of us whether they be six or sixty" His idea was to focus on personality and character and stories that had emotional depth. Walt understood that the possibility for storytelling in the art form of animation was only limited by an artist's imagination.
It hits hard when he goes back to the house alone after the funeral. Almost all my close family were older than me: I watched them all go through that, and now they're all gone. The cruel thing is that you have to be alone when that "ton-of-bricks" moment comes. If people are there, trying to help you through it, they mean well, but they're not taking the sting out of it: they're just putting off the moment when it happens for later.
Yeah, those first 10 minutes are brutal. Had even my war-torn dad sniffling when I showed it to him and my mom on DVD years ago (though he said it was "allergies"). Really glad you liked this one. It's one of Pixar's very best.
"Up" has to have the most perfect start to a movie ever - unless you have a heart made of stone, its guaranteed to bring a tear to your eye (certainly applies to me anyway). Another Pixar movie to watch is "Coco" - spoiler alert though, you'll need plenty of tissues for this one too!
I have seen this movie several times and always loved it but seeing your emotions, not just seeing but feeling your emotions made it even more special for me. I always enjoy watching movies and TV with you but this one was very special, thank you Jen🌹
From the flash of the bulb to the knock on the door this is a silent movie. People mastered the art of telling good stories without dialogue long ago. That's why they were called motion pictures.
Trust me, seeing this film in a theater on opening night stabbed us all in the heart. No one was expecting it and, just like that, the entire packed theater was balling. If you want another really colorful animated film to watch that will hit, though not as hard as this one, I'd recommend "Coco".
Awe thanks Jen for reacting. Appreciate your wearing your heart on your sleeve for this one. Im sure many of us watching wanted to give you a hug. Always enjoy your reactions and look forward to your next ones. Cheers friend.
I don't even know how many times I've seen this movie, gotta be over 20 but I cry at the start every time. Every time. It's my fav Pixar by a long shot
- Toy Story 2: "Jessie's such a feisty, upbeat character! This is warming my heart. Wait, is this a backstory about her previous owner?... 😢" - WALL-E: "I love this dorky robot! This is warming my heart! Oh, no! They're going to fix him, right? RIGHT?!... 😢" - Inside Out: "Bing Bong's such a goofy guy! This is warming my heart! Why is he jumping out of the wagon?... 😢"
I had no idea I was a colorful lady South American bird! Jen, you're such a sweetheart, you had me sobbing along with you. Thanks for sharing this lovely film. ♥
"I was hiding under your porch because I love you." hits a lot different if a person says it. 🤣 Jokes aside, I think this is my favorite animated movie of all time. ❤
I absolutely loved the line "But I told him no!" It's like a moment of connection between Ellie and Russell, and Carl himself could totally see Ellie letting Russell keep Kevin!
This one definitely hits you right in the feels in the first ten or so minutes. With reminders of Ellie's passing scattered throughout. Then a few years later it's Bing Bong's sacrifice in Inside Out 1 (2015).......and then Woody and Buzz Lightyear's parting in Toy Story 4 (2019)
At art school they told us it's not a true art form until it can produce all the emotions in the viewer. Sadness to the point of crying is the hardest to do. The first ten minutes of this movie transformed 3D animation into a legitimate art form.
Thank you, Jen. This has to be my favorite animated. Film.. opening montage tears me up, but it preambles the story so perfectly. Jen, Pixar has a short about Dug. Come to think of it. There are two of them. You need to check them out.
I can't watch this movie without tears in my eyes, and a lump in my throat the whole time. They stuck a perfect balance of sadness, and balanced it with enough levity to break you out of that every once in awhile. Then he picks up the scrapbook and it's back to crying again. Really a stellar film, and one of the last Pixar greats that I can remember.
The opening montage ALWAYS wrecks me. Not 10 minutes in and I'm a crying mess. My wife thinks it's sweet and cries with me. She's my Elle. Jen, I always got the impression Elle wasn't able to have kids from the montage... Maybe it's just me, but that's my impression. Either way, the whole opening is a masterpiece of emotional Rollercoaster ending in devastating results. 50 years in 5 minutes, no dialog, and you know EXACTLY what Carl is feeling all the time. You know his motivation and why he is the way he is. I love Russel asking Elle for permission to keep the bird. Very smart play on his part. Especially the "Squirrel!" later to distract the dog pilots. This movie is one of my favorites, no doubt. No sequel required, no live action adaptation required.
60 years old and still cry like a baby at that opening montage (and pretty much the rest of it, too.) SQUIRREL! Pixar's finest right up there with Finding Nemo IMO.
My daughter had been born (and died in the NICU 12 hours later) barely six months before; I bawled like a child when Ellie lost the baby because it hit so close to home…
I just realized that they built up all of that emotion between Carl and Elly without them ever speaking to each other -- she did ALL the talking -- we didn't hear him talk until after she was "gone." Especially impressive building of emotion.
Carl sends Russell on a "Snipe Hunt", which is a plot point in the movie. A "snipe" is a fake bird and if you want to prank and get rid of someone you send them on a "snipe hunt", a wild goose chase of sorts. But Kevin turns out to be the "snipe" after all!
When I was running a landscaping company, it became a habit when I’d hire a new guy to test them, and either my senior foreman or myself, would take them aside and tell them to go in to the local auto parts store to buy a set of diesel spark plugs. If they fell for the prank, it became a pretty good indication that they weren’t going to last very long.
Absolutely one of Pixar's best. The opening is perfectly calibrated to devastate you but then it does an amazing job of building you back up along with Carl to the point it just earns its happy ending so damn easily.
Don't worry, they didn't actually lose the baby. The cloud gazing was about dreams and aspirations. The doctor's visit was about finding out they couldn't have kids. Ellie was never pregnant. So they turned their dreams toward each other.
Jen is correct. They were about to have the baby, as evidenced by the fact they had the baby room all painted and the baby furniture purchased. You wouldn’t do that unless you were expecting.
@@jenmurrayxo You didn't show this in your YT reaction, but there was a cloud scene just after the single baby, where there were many children. Based on that, are we to assume that Ellie was pregnant with octuplets? I think it meant that they were hoping for a big family, not that she was pregnant with multiple babies. IMO they were prepping the nursery for their future hopes and dreams - baby fever - and had been trying to get pregnant with no results. That's why they went to the doctor. The credits said this was based on rl people, and maybe a miscarriage sadly happened to them. Personally, I don't think the film by itself is conclusive on this point; I think it's left to the viewer. While having a miscarriage can cause infertility, it's not common. But if believing that Pixar-Ellie had a miscarriage (not just found out that they couldn't have the family they hoped for) makes your experience of the movie better, then believe that. It was tragic enough for me with my own interpretation. I'll cling to that. 😊😘
In 2009, I bought copies of Up for us, my in-laws and my brother-in-law. We celebrated Christmas on the beach, and watched the movie after dinner, Twenty minutes in, everyone is staring at ME like "What have you gotten us in to:?" Ironically,, it was one of the last times we spent together before my mother-in-law passed away the following year.
That opening montage is a famous Feels-seeking missile, coming from something innocuous like a barn. You're just, "Oh just a barn/Pixar movie. This should be fine." Then suddenly the barn/Pixar movie shoots a Feels-seeking missile out of nowhere! Ow... the Feels...
loved this movie, the difference between Carl and Muntz is that Muntz was stuck in the past, wasted his life trying to catch a bird to prove past glory to the point the world moved on and he was forgotten, meanwhile Carl was willing to let go of his house and the past to live in the present and save what mattered, and forge new bonds with Russell, making his final years worth while
That Carl & Ellie sequence is amazing -- can't imagine anyone with pulse not feeling it. I love it when he finally saw the photos in Ellie's scrapbook, the adventure that she had lived with him. He could finally let go of the house. Beautifully done ❤
This film really kicks you in the nuts, not once but twice with the sad feels. I seem to remember a slightly different ending. They just flew off instead...
One of my absolute favorite of the “newer” Disney/Pixar movies (along with ‘Wreck-It-Ralph’ and ‘Wall-E’), even though it has one of the most heartbreaking beginnings ever.
Jen: "Oh, this is warming my heart..." Me: Yeah, give it a few minutes... The first time I watched this movie, I cried so hard, I had to turn it off. It was a few weeks before I could watch it again and I had to skip the beginning. If you have Disney + there are a series of Dug shorts and they're fantastic.
My Kid: "You don't like UP?" Me: "No, it's sad, all up in that movie. If you don't cry at the beginning of UP you are a monster with no soul. I don't want to be sad." Even the short with Dug is sad. Even the tv series on Disney+ is emotional. I can't even see pictures of Carl and Ellie without getting choked up.
Hey Jen. My niece's husband's uncle is the great Bob Peterson. He was the writer and director of this movie as well as the voice of Dug the dog. He does the voices of many side characters in Pixar movie's. It fun getting together with him and having him do the voices. I'll let him know you reviewed his masterpiece.
This movie breaks any living soul in barely a few minutes. If you don't cry with Carl and Ellie's story, then you're a robot (or something like that). Jen, I loved your reaction, you're very sweet. I remember when I watched "UP" on cinema years ago I was amazed about how Carl and Ellie loved each other and lived their lives together. Honestly: is there somebody in the world who didn't wanted a love story like them?
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FWIW, it broke me too. Love your reaction videos to all the movies and shows we loved growing up.
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I believe this movie holds the Guinness world’s record for total emotional devastation in shortest amount of time.
All I saw of the intro was what little was shown on Cinema Therapy and I was _crushed._
I mean Finding Nemo did that too
@ for me Nemo’s mom’s death didn’t have NEARLY the impact. It was more of a “yup, Disney’s killing another Mom” moment.
@@robertparker6280 nah, Finding Nemo ain't nothing on Up
That intro is a hydrogen bomb of emotional impact which only grows stronger the older you get watching it. I was 38 when it came out with a wife and two small kids, it hit me then. I am 54 with my kids out of the house and married 28 years and it is an even larger ton of bricks hitting me now. In 2022 my wife and I took our dream vacation to Italy. Last year we went together to Switzerland for 10 days at the end of the time I spent there for work (I have gone a couple times a year for work but never vacation with her before). Next year we are taking our kids to Italy.
Have the adventure if there is any way you can do so, time passes quick and the opportunity may be gone before you know it.
and the death of Nemo's mom has nothing on this. It was just another Disney parent getting offed. I cannot relate to a clown fish having it's mother eaten off screen by a barracuda. Watching Carl and Ellie live their whole lives, mostly without words, the emotional ups and downs of real life, up to Ellie's death and having never been able to have the adventure they planned... THAT SHIT WAS REAL.
Jen: Grape Soda? This is warming my heart!
Everyone: Uh oh..
We all knew what was coming as soon as we saw the thumbnail. 🤣
I was already crying by then. Again.
No joke, this movie legit changed my life. It helped me realize I had an “Ellie” in my life. Happily married to this day.
Huge congratulations! 🍻 I have my Ellie too. ♥
It utterly destroyed me. The woman I thought was my Ellie came out as gay and left me not long before this movie was released. So I was just gutted watching this knowing I would never have the experience of growing old with the love of my life. For those of you who still have that chance, God Bless You.
@@curtismartin2866 You'll find Ellie v2. 0 👍👍
I met my Ellie when I was in my early 20s but was too young and stupid to realize.
I’m now nearly 50.
“Ellies” are few and far between.
I have an Ellie but I'm still trying to win her heart. Movies like this make want to try harder with more courage❤
I read somewhere that originally Pixar placed the montage at the 3/4th mark, after Russell says something about "You just left Kevin". The idea being to reveal to the audience the deep emotional drive that Carl had. But test audiences just thought Carl was being a jerk most of the way through the movie and didn't like him. So they moved it to the front of the movie. And so was born one of the most heartbreaking openings of any movie.
I’m so glad they changed it to the beginning. The movie would have felt way too similar to Monster House
I took my wife to see this when it first came out. She really needed cheering up, as her best childhood friend had just passed away from breast cancer. I figured "hey, a nice happy Disney movie will cheer her up!". Of course, within 10 minutes I knew that had been a mistake!
You're a monster. 😏
Ouch!
Well it's safe to say nobody knows what they are getting into 😂
Cheer up - i took a clinically depressed woman to see Inside Out ( also didn't know what the story was about but it's Disney) 😉 We both loved the movie though and it didn't affect her the way i feared given one of the central themes is sadness.
At least you didn't go to see "The Plague Dogs."
@FPAlpha Pixar Animation Studios actually,just like Up.
Every single aspiring filmmaker should study that opening sequence. In just a few minutes an animated film, with very little dialogue, makes you completely fall in love with two characters and cry when one is lost. Heartbreaking but absolutely perfect cinema.
Absolutely, one of the finest short films ever made.
When the movie came out, one critic wrote that the best movie of the year was the first 15 minutes of "Up."
One of the best Pixar films ever. The love story between Carl and Ellie is so beautiful and emotional, that opening montage really hits hard.
Yeah, For me it's this one and Wall E. Masterpieces.
Indeed, all the notes hit hard and still to this day. As a filmmaker this film is perfect. Cheers all!
It's really smart of them to put in a whole little montage of his morning routine after that, to give the audience enough time to get over the emotional devastation they just delivered before continuing with the movie.
@@TheHighSorcerer As writer this is the hook, but this still gets me how well crafted this was. Cheers mate!
Oh sure, when Dug says "I was hiding under your porch because I love you" it's adorable, but whenever I say it it's all "stalking" this and "restraining order" that...
My favourite comment today,thanks you cheered me right up with that one.
'Sharing a shower is a great and fun way of saving water and good for the planet. You should be thankful instead of screaming 'Who are you?' and 'How did you get in my house?'.
🤣 Well played. 🥃
New hobbies bro…get one😂😎
I never thought this would be the story of my life 😢 I had my own Ellie for 34 years. We were going to retire to Ecuador but she got sick and left me alone. I miss her still.
She didn’t leave you, buddy.
She’s just waiting for you. 🫂
Carl? Is that you?
@@marcusfridh8489 no
In four minutes and eleven seconds, and without a single word being uttered, Up provides a more moving and memorable love story than all 607 minutes of the Twilight series combined.
This is Pixar's most amazing, bittersweet... gut-punch... wrapped in a hesitant but full embracing hug... ever.
This, folks, is life. If you're lucky.
At the time of this movie's release, there was a terminally ill little girl receiving end of life care in a children's hospital. She was asked if there was anything she wished for, and as this movie was so widely talked about by everyone, she said that she'd really like to watch it. Staff arranged a screening in her hospital room, and she passed away about three quarters of the way into watching the movie, seemingly content. It's hard to rewatch this - or even a reaction to it - and not think of that story.
Life is the Adventure and that girl never really got hers ;-;
Well sheeeit, now I'm crying again. 😢😊❤
Get out of here during the movie ?
You're pulling my leg right?
That's one of the saddist things I've ever heard .
Damn that's brutal !!
Colby Curtin. She got to watch (or rather listen to; she could no longer see) the entire movie; she died seven hours later.
The opening montage of Carl and Ellie growing older always makes me emotional. So much is conveyed without any dialogue, and the scene where he's left alone with a single balloon just breaks my heart. It makes you appreciate the simple, daily pleasures of life.
@trinaq Agreed the opening montage alone would deserve a reward it definitely pulls at the heartstrings , i will have to go and watch the full reaction later knowing how Jen reacted i know it will tug at mine again !! 🙏
Could be the best starting sequence of any movie ever made. As soon as I saw Jen was watching this I dropped everything to join in.
That opening montage is devastating, but I also love the way it's resolved with the scarpbook being full of pictures of theme together.
Carl got a new lease on life and that's beautiful.
R.I.P. Ed Asner, voice of Carl. Awesome human being.
He was great as Lou Grant ! World’s most lovable grouch.
For the animated Justice League animated series, they got him to do the voice for Granny Goodness (one of Darkseid's evil minions).
A lot of respect for him taking such an absurd role (and doing a great job).
@mmattson8947 he voiced Granny Goodness from since the 90s Superman animated series.
@@mmattson8947 News to me that he voiced Granny Goodness. Cool!
Jen, the nature of this movie really drew your heart out a bit. Your comments were even more from-the-heart than is normal for you. It was beautiful to see it, even when you cried. Wonderful video!
First time I saw this movie I was on a flight to Iceland, and it was on one of the movie channels. 10 mins in, and im trying SO hard not to break down in tears surrounded by all these random passengers, avoiding eye contact with the stewardess cuz I'm barely holding it together. Then I look over and I see another guy across the aisle with tears rolling down his face watching the same movie. An amazing film that generates such emotions in people!
Up broke me as well. I first saw it not long after I lost my partner about a decade ago, and while the rest of the movie is a lot of fun, that intro scene gets me everytime.
Dug is one of my favorite characters ever. The voice, the animation, the attitude, all just so heartwarming and hilarious.
He's a Golden Retriever. 🦮
Isn't it interesting how emotional and sad the beginning feels, but when you look at it, it's a great love story? Two people who loved each other lived a long life together. Really nothing to be sad about - except for the moment of the lost baby.
Jen is gonna be like "A DOG A DOG A DOG A DOG A DOG A DOG!......"
Squirrel !
I’ve only ever watched your comedy and action reactions so I’ve never seen you cry before! 😢 That montage at the beginning is absolutely devastating
When just hearing a theme-song can reduce you to tears forever after.
22:02 that "cross your heart" really got me this time
If this movie doesn't make you cry and then laugh... you're not human.
Jen passed the test.
This one always gets you in the feels.
Yes. She passed 'The Thing' test too. 🩸👍
@@mr.a8315 ah yeses, I saw her get thinged too... yeses 😉
Believe me when i tell you..the years go by soo fast after 35.. it seems like yesterday the world was my oyster and now im old and broken...watching this.. enjoy life and take advantage of every minute you have Mrs Jen..the last thing you want to do is regret not seizing the day.❤my biggest regret.. great reaction Mrs Jen 🖐️
The opening montage always gets me. To see them constantly work towards their goals only for life to constantly give them setbacks. They never got to live the dream they wanted, but they lived a different adventure together.
A truly beautiful heartfelt reaction , just wonderful jen
I agree. It’s one of the best reactions you will ever see, so much emotion and Jen is incredible as always.
Thanks Ian! This one touched my heart! 😢💕
There is something wonderful about this movie. The first 2-4 minute montage hits me hard. It feels like that’s how fast life goes by. My son was 2 when this came out and now he’s 19. It happens in a blink.
There are few movies that make me cry. This had me in tears in the opening 20 minutes. And I am so happy for that!
Great reaction Jen. I confess that seeing you react to the opening montage made my throat a little tight. I don't know anyone who can resist the emotional impact of that opening.
I've always appreciated that Pixar makes animated films for adults that kids can enjoy.
I can't remember who said it or what the exact words were, but I recall someone saying something to the effect that the key to making a good kids film is to make something that the adult making it would also want to watch (I mean to be fair that's true of all art in the end, but it's especially significant for a subset of cinema that tends to get unfairly dismissed as slop that parents put on to distract their kids)
@@christianwise637 That would be Walt Disney himself, who said that animated films should be "for the child in all of us whether they be six or sixty" His idea was to focus on personality and character and stories that had emotional depth. Walt understood that the possibility for storytelling in the art form of animation was only limited by an artist's imagination.
It hits hard when he goes back to the house alone after the funeral. Almost all my close family were older than me: I watched them all go through that, and now they're all gone. The cruel thing is that you have to be alone when that "ton-of-bricks" moment comes. If people are there, trying to help you through it, they mean well, but they're not taking the sting out of it: they're just putting off the moment when it happens for later.
Yeah, those first 10 minutes are brutal. Had even my war-torn dad sniffling when I showed it to him and my mom on DVD years ago (though he said it was "allergies"). Really glad you liked this one. It's one of Pixar's very best.
"Up" has to have the most perfect start to a movie ever - unless you have a heart made of stone, its guaranteed to bring a tear to your eye (certainly applies to me anyway). Another Pixar movie to watch is "Coco" - spoiler alert though, you'll need plenty of tissues for this one too!
Most Pixar movies make you cry at the end, this one just starts off with it.
I have seen this movie several times and always loved it but seeing your emotions, not just seeing but feeling your emotions made it even more special for me. I always enjoy watching movies and TV with you but this one was very special, thank you Jen🌹
This is such a beautiful and touching film, Jen, I'm glad that you like me seem to love it. I hope that you're having a good week so far?
From the flash of the bulb to the knock on the door this is a silent movie. People mastered the art of telling good stories without dialogue long ago. That's why they were called motion pictures.
I was in my late 40s the first time I watched this movie, and I bawled like a baby.
I’m 51 and I just did the same thing about 10 mins ago
One of the most incredible, but heart-breaking intros to a movie, ever.
Trust me, seeing this film in a theater on opening night stabbed us all in the heart. No one was expecting it and, just like that, the entire packed theater was balling. If you want another really colorful animated film to watch that will hit, though not as hard as this one, I'd recommend "Coco".
Awe thanks Jen for reacting. Appreciate your wearing your heart on your sleeve for this one. Im sure many of us watching wanted to give you a hug. Always enjoy your reactions and look forward to your next ones. Cheers friend.
This is my personality test. If you don't cry at UP you're not welcome in my life.
Pixar: Hey, you want a fun adventure movie?
Us: Yeah, that sounds awesome.
Pixar: Cool, Lemme just rip your heart out first.
I don't even know how many times I've seen this movie, gotta be over 20 but I cry at the start every time. Every time. It's my fav Pixar by a long shot
Greatest Love Story of all time and it is in the first 5 minutes of a Pixar Movie !!!!
"This is warming my heart."
That's how they get you. 🤣
- Toy Story 2: "Jessie's such a feisty, upbeat character! This is warming my heart. Wait, is this a backstory about her previous owner?... 😢"
- WALL-E: "I love this dorky robot! This is warming my heart! Oh, no! They're going to fix him, right? RIGHT?!... 😢"
- Inside Out: "Bing Bong's such a goofy guy! This is warming my heart! Why is he jumping out of the wagon?... 😢"
I'm a grown ass man and this movie makes me laugh and cry each time i watch it.
“UP”!!! Oh it’s so sweet the parts with Carl and Ellie and Russell and of course Dug!!!
I had no idea I was a colorful lady South American bird! Jen, you're such a sweetheart, you had me sobbing along with you. Thanks for sharing this lovely film. ♥
Really....ANOTHER KEVIN MOVIE! It's not fair. NOT FAIR! 🤣
@@e.d.2096 Yeah, it's kind of weird. But I did enjoy hearing Jen say my name a bunch!
Oh the opening of this movie gets us all.
Every time
Makes me cry everytime 😢
In fact.
If someone can watch this movie without crying. They are a scary person.
"I was hiding under your porch because I love you." hits a lot different if a person says it. 🤣
Jokes aside, I think this is my favorite animated movie of all time. ❤
I absolutely loved the line "But I told him no!" It's like a moment of connection between Ellie and Russell, and Carl himself could totally see Ellie letting Russell keep Kevin!
This one definitely hits you right in the feels in the first ten or so minutes. With reminders of Ellie's passing scattered throughout. Then a few years later it's Bing Bong's sacrifice in Inside Out 1 (2015).......and then Woody and Buzz Lightyear's parting in Toy Story 4 (2019)
At art school they told us it's not a true art form until it can produce all the emotions in the viewer. Sadness to the point of crying is the hardest to do. The first ten minutes of this movie transformed 3D animation into a legitimate art form.
You're a clueless fool if you think 3D animated films weren't a legitimate art form before Up.
Thank you, Jen. This has to be my favorite animated. Film.. opening montage tears me up, but it preambles the story so perfectly.
Jen, Pixar has a short about Dug. Come to think of it. There are two of them. You need to check them out.
I can't watch this movie without tears in my eyes, and a lump in my throat the whole time.
They stuck a perfect balance of sadness, and balanced it with enough levity to break you out of that every once in awhile. Then he picks up the scrapbook and it's back to crying again.
Really a stellar film, and one of the last Pixar greats that I can remember.
The opening montage ALWAYS wrecks me. Not 10 minutes in and I'm a crying mess. My wife thinks it's sweet and cries with me. She's my Elle.
Jen, I always got the impression Elle wasn't able to have kids from the montage... Maybe it's just me, but that's my impression. Either way, the whole opening is a masterpiece of emotional Rollercoaster ending in devastating results. 50 years in 5 minutes, no dialog, and you know EXACTLY what Carl is feeling all the time. You know his motivation and why he is the way he is.
I love Russel asking Elle for permission to keep the bird. Very smart play on his part. Especially the "Squirrel!" later to distract the dog pilots.
This movie is one of my favorites, no doubt. No sequel required, no live action adaptation required.
60 years old and still cry like a baby at that opening montage (and pretty much the rest of it, too.) SQUIRREL! Pixar's finest right up there with Finding Nemo IMO.
The voice and personality of Carl is “Ed Asner” from the “Mary Tyler Moore Show” he played the part of Mr. Grant , also did many other things!!
My daughter had been born (and died in the NICU 12 hours later) barely six months before; I bawled like a child when Ellie lost the baby because it hit so close to home…
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@bobkarafin I'm so sorry for your loss 🌹
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Yes the opening is so cute, you fall in love with them and then the movie hits you with the saddest part
Jen is absolutely adorable, I'm so glad she started this channel!
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Russell, Dug and even Kevin, all became Mr. Fredrickson 's unusual family.
I know it's the opening that usually gets people but the Ellie badge scene gets me the most
I just realized that they built up all of that emotion between Carl and Elly without them ever speaking to each other -- she did ALL the talking -- we didn't hear him talk until after she was "gone." Especially impressive building of emotion.
Probably the best opening sequence of any movie animated or otherwise that I have ever scene. Quite sad as well. Thanks for watching with us, Jen.♥️♥️
The opening montage is a universal crusher. Right off the bat, too.
"She died!? What the frig!? That's the saddest montage I've ever seen."
Yup 😢
I'm gonna predict that Jen loved all the dogs in this film.
Carl sends Russell on a "Snipe Hunt", which is a plot point in the movie. A "snipe" is a fake bird and if you want to prank and get rid of someone you send them on a "snipe hunt", a wild goose chase of sorts. But Kevin turns out to be the "snipe" after all!
When I was running a landscaping company, it became a habit when I’d hire a new guy to test them, and either my senior foreman or myself, would take them aside and tell them to go in to the local auto parts store to buy a set of diesel spark plugs. If they fell for the prank, it became a pretty good indication that they weren’t going to last very long.
18:13 Dug got his own mini series on Disney+ "Dug Days" its super funny too xD
Worth watching just for it being the last thing Ed Asner (Carl) recorded before he passed away a few years back
This was an emotional rollercoaster from the first ten minutes.
Absolutely one of Pixar's best. The opening is perfectly calibrated to devastate you but then it does an amazing job of building you back up along with Carl to the point it just earns its happy ending so damn easily.
Don't worry, they didn't actually lose the baby. The cloud gazing was about dreams and aspirations. The doctor's visit was about finding out they couldn't have kids. Ellie was never pregnant. So they turned their dreams toward each other.
I was told this on patreon but searching online it seems it was confirmed a miscarriage that made her infertile 😢
Jen is correct. They were about to have the baby, as evidenced by the fact they had the baby room all painted and the baby furniture purchased. You wouldn’t do that unless you were expecting.
Yes that was the reason I thought that while watching, because they had started the nursery which u don't usually do until you're pregnant 😢
@@jenmurrayxo You didn't show this in your YT reaction, but there was a cloud scene just after the single baby, where there were many children. Based on that, are we to assume that Ellie was pregnant with octuplets? I think it meant that they were hoping for a big family, not that she was pregnant with multiple babies. IMO they were prepping the nursery for their future hopes and dreams - baby fever - and had been trying to get pregnant with no results. That's why they went to the doctor.
The credits said this was based on rl people, and maybe a miscarriage sadly happened to them. Personally, I don't think the film by itself is conclusive on this point; I think it's left to the viewer. While having a miscarriage can cause infertility, it's not common. But if believing that Pixar-Ellie had a miscarriage (not just found out that they couldn't have the family they hoped for) makes your experience of the movie better, then believe that. It was tragic enough for me with my own interpretation. I'll cling to that. 😊😘
Jen is owed an apology.
Up is so emotional to watch. The opening montage is so beautiful but also so heartbreaking. This is Pixar at it's best.
In 2009, I bought copies of Up for us, my in-laws and my brother-in-law. We celebrated Christmas on the beach, and watched the movie after dinner, Twenty minutes in, everyone is staring at ME like "What have you gotten us in to:?" Ironically,, it was one of the last times we spent together before my mother-in-law passed away the following year.
LOL I never noticed before that when the dogs are playing poker the one dog had a ace of spades in the back of his collar. :))
“Good afternoon. My name is Russell. And I am a Wilderness Explorer in Tribe 54, Sweat Lodge 12. Are you in need of any assistance today, sir?”
Yes. I want people to understand the message of the movie!
Second most soul crushing montage in animation history.
That opening montage is a famous Feels-seeking missile, coming from something innocuous like a barn. You're just, "Oh just a barn/Pixar movie. This should be fine." Then suddenly the barn/Pixar movie shoots a Feels-seeking missile out of nowhere! Ow... the Feels...
Cinema perfection. Counsellors and psychologists show it to patients to explore their grief and depression.
loved this movie, the difference between Carl and Muntz is that Muntz was stuck in the past, wasted his life trying to catch a bird to prove past glory to the point the world moved on and he was forgotten, meanwhile Carl was willing to let go of his house and the past to live in the present and save what mattered, and forge new bonds with Russell, making his final years worth while
That Carl & Ellie sequence is amazing -- can't imagine anyone with pulse not feeling it. I love it when he finally saw the photos in Ellie's scrapbook, the adventure that she had lived with him. He could finally let go of the house. Beautifully done ❤
This film really kicks you in the nuts, not once but twice with the sad feels. I seem to remember a slightly different ending. They just flew off instead...
One of my absolute favorite of the “newer” Disney/Pixar movies (along with ‘Wreck-It-Ralph’ and ‘Wall-E’), even though it has one of the most heartbreaking beginnings ever.
Jen: "Oh, this is warming my heart..." Me: Yeah, give it a few minutes... The first time I watched this movie, I cried so hard, I had to turn it off. It was a few weeks before I could watch it again and I had to skip the beginning. If you have Disney + there are a series of Dug shorts and they're fantastic.
My Kid: "You don't like UP?"
Me: "No, it's sad, all up in that movie. If you don't cry at the beginning of UP you are a monster with no soul. I don't want to be sad."
Even the short with Dug is sad. Even the tv series on Disney+ is emotional.
I can't even see pictures of Carl and Ellie without getting choked up.
This movie is a masterpiece. God that opening! It's like they pranked the whole audience!
Absolutely loved this movie, on how it reflects the gains and losses of life.
I really appreciated your reaction. When you were trying to "get a minute" you leaned back, as if you were trying to let the tears roll back.
The inspiration for Up is a real house in Ballard (Seattle) Washington. The owner refused to sell her house and they built around it.
Jen, you're the best. Thank you for a heartfelt reaction. God bless.
Here in Scotland, “Dug” is how we say dog 😀😊
Hey Jen. My niece's husband's uncle is the great Bob Peterson. He was the writer and director of this movie as well as the voice of Dug the dog. He does the voices of many side characters in Pixar movie's. It fun getting together with him and having him do the voices. I'll let him know you reviewed his masterpiece.
This movie breaks any living soul in barely a few minutes. If you don't cry with Carl and Ellie's story, then you're a robot (or something like that). Jen, I loved your reaction, you're very sweet. I remember when I watched "UP" on cinema years ago I was amazed about how Carl and Ellie loved each other and lived their lives together. Honestly: is there somebody in the world who didn't wanted a love story like them?