Pixar, the animation company, is known for making some truly exceptional animated movies. From the classic Toy Story to the ‘not quite up to Pixar standards, but still leaps and bounds over the rest’ Cars, the studio has built for itself a strong, solid reputation for movies that can be watched both by children and adults. If nothing else, the studio’s most recently released effort, Wall-E, is a testament to just how good they are at what they do. Still, there are times when, after reading the summary of their idea, you start wondering just what they’re thinking and if they might – just might – have gone off the deep end. Take, for example, their upcoming movie Up. 


The story is a little odd for a Pixar film. Basically, the story is about an old man named Carl Fredricksen, who happens to be 78 years old. His story, though, really begins when he was a kid. At the time, he’d met a girl named Ellie, who was raised somewhere in the American Midwest. Ellie had dreamt of exploring the mountains, but she sadly died before she had a chance to. Fast forward back to the movie’s present time, and Carl is being threatened with moving to an assisted living home because real estate developers want his land. Carl, in the midst of this situation, decides to fulfill his promise to Ellie and explore the mountains. To do this, he gets the help of a chubby Wilderness Explorer named Russell. The pair team up and engage in an adventure to fulfill Carl’s promise to Ellie, encountering wild terrain, unexpected villainy, and terrifying creatures that wait in the areas they visit. 


I’ll admit, I have some misgivings about this. The concept seems like a good idea, and it might be one of the better ideas they’ve come up with since they first came onto the scene. Though I admit, Wall-E is going to be a tough act to follow in terms of depth. However, this is clearly a Pixar work and from what I’ve heard, this is being marketed as a kid’s movie. Still, they might be able to pull it off.

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