3. INTRODUCTION
UP has an incredibly fun story filled with great characters, cool actions, amazing 3D animations
and some wonderful humor.
By tying thousands for balloons to his home, 78yr old Carl sets out to fulfill his dream to see the
wilds of South America and to complete a promise made to his late long-life love.
4. UP – THE STORY
Carl Fredericksen’s wife passes away, he finds himself alone and hopeless in a
house by himself.
He promised to take her wife to Venezuela to see a waterfall.
He resolves to make it to South America in an unconventional way – he ties
thousands of balloons to his house and floats away.
Russell and Carl eventually land in Venezuela.
They met a large bird named Kevin and a dog with a talking collar named Dug
5. UP – The CHARACTERS
Carl Fredericksen – A leading role and an old man
Charles Muntz – An old explorer
Russel – Funny but still behaves like a kid and innocent
Dug and his fellow talking dogs are hilarious
Kevin – The colourful large bird
6. UP – OTHER INFORMATION
UP does have a few tearful moments as Ellie can’t have children, we
eventually see her death, we see Carl all alone, it’s very sad. Russell’s parents
are divorced and his dad is with another woman
7. UP - CONCLUSION
The animation is wonderful.
The balloons look amazing.
It’s a perfect example of great character animation.
