Pixar is known for produce tearjerker , and 2009’sUpmay be their most notorious one of all . The animated classic makes viewers palpate more emotions in thefirst 10 minutesthan most movies do in their entire runtime . The picture show is moving enough as it is , but accord to one lover hypothesis , there ’s an even darker level to the story that you may have miss on your first viewing .
grant toGame Rant , someUpfans think Carl ’s journeying to Paradise Falls is really his changeover to the hereafter . UserWolfieIsCoronalaid out the fan possibility in a Reddit billet in 2020 . If you view the movie through this lens , Carl conk out shortly after his wife Ellie leaves him a widower . The showtime of the motion picture seems to take place in the material humankind , but thing take a antic good turn when Carl use K of balloons to rescue his home from end . ( And in case you were wondering , it would takemanymore balloonsto pull off that stunt than what ’s shown on screenland . ) By this point in the film , Carl is dead and headed for heaven — a.k.a Paradise Falls .
Thistheoryhas major implications for the other characters inUpas well . In this reading of the story , Russellis an backer send to help Carl cross over to the other side . ( He evensays at one head : “ Well , I got to help you cross something ! ” ) By doing this , he will earn his annex , which are depicted as his Wilderness Explorer badge . The shamed Internet Explorer Charles Muntz that Carl and Russell encounter on their adventure is in reality a fallen angel on a mission to drag out Carl to hell .
Some fans may say this take on the pic is unnecessarily depressing — even by Pixar ’s standard . But if you come on it from the good mindset , it offer a heartwarming perspective on demise and the hereafter . Just verify to revisit the film with a box of tissues close by , no matter what your interpretation of it is . Here aremore factsabout the Oscar - nominate film .
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