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MOVIES AT GRANDMA'S HOUSE NEWSLETTER
Hello, Movie Lovers!
Welcome to this week's Movies at Grandmas House newsletter! We're back with the twenty-ninth edition of "Grandma's Archives" where we continue highlighting films from our podcast—and this week, we're floating away to adventure with one of Pixar's most emotionally complex films.
This week, we're tying balloons to the house with the 2009 Pixar drama, Up. Carl Fredricksen is a 78-year-old widower who spent his life dreaming of adventure with his beloved wife Ellie. When developers threaten to move him into a retirement home, Carl does the unthinkable—he ties thousands of balloons to his house and floats away toward South America to fulfill Ellie's lifelong dream. But he's not alone: Russell, an overeager 8-year-old Wilderness Explorer, has accidentally come along for the ride. Together, this unlikely duo embarks on a journey filled with talking dogs, rare birds, and the chance for Carl to discover that life's greatest adventure might still be ahead of him.
We gave this one a solid 3.5 out of 5 stars. Up opens with one of the most emotionally devastating sequences in animation history—the "Married Life" montage is a masterclass in visual storytelling that's beautiful and heartbreaking. The animation is gorgeous, the voice work from Ed Asner and Jordan Nagai is excellent, and the themes about grief, moving forward, and finding new purpose are handled with Pixar's signature intelligence. But this movie is heavy. The sadness permeates everything, and while it's well done as you'd expect from Pixar, those sad elements aren't something we'd watch all the time. Worth checking out at the right time when you're in the right headspace for something beautiful, melancholy, and emotionally challenging.
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Up (2009)
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Isaac's Rating
Watch it Grandma’s
“Up is a beautiful movie, and I find myself really appreciating the lessons and art. For such a gut punch to begin, and as amazing as it is at showing life of a loving couple, it’s a movie I would rather watch from time to time rather than often."
Seth's Rating
Watch it at Grandma’s
“I get the appeal however it is overshadowed by sadness and loss. I am hoping the next watch I'm in a happier mood I still enjoy it but for now it hits me too much and gives me heartache.”
B
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Intense Scenes & Adult Elements
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