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I don’t think there are many film companies that can claim to have as much success as Pixar. Everyone of their films is such a quality piece of art. Some animated films look like they have been made just to make money. But Pixar has an artistic quality to them that makes them stand out.
The other thing that makes Pixar stand out is their commitment to story. Unlike some films that seem to think of jokes first then put a story around it, Pixar are able to create humour from the situations that arise in the story. Many animated and live action films can learn a lot from that. I saw this film in 3D and I’m a huge fan of this new way to view films. I’d like it to be done to all films as it always looks so wonderful. It is so the case with this film and the scenes of the house flying. The 3D looked so magnificent I was completely blown away by how beautiful it looked. There are some scenes in South America that looked like they could be live action and not animated. Pixar have always been brave in the choice of characters for their films. People (usually marketing types) are always sceptical that audience would not embrace a rat that can cook or a voiceless robot, and in this film an elderly man. I remember reading articles before the film was released about how toy companies were upset with the film because they could not sell toys of an old man to children. But once again they have been proven wrong and the film is a huge hit around the world. Not sure if sales of Carl Fredrickson dolls are all that good though. There aren’t many characters in the film and it’s basically a buddy comedy, but you really come to care about them.
I apologise that this review is so enthusiastic about Pixar but their film bring that out in me. I love the way they choose a voice to suit a role and not a famous name to put on the poster. You hear the character and not the actor playing the voice. Many younger people would not know the cast of this film. Ed Asner is wonderful as Carl and brings a great maturity to the character. As with ‘Monsters, Inc.’ director Peter Doctor has chosen a non acting child to voice a character. Jordan Nagai is great as Russell and you would not know he has no previous acting experience. You really feel he is a child. Christopher Plumber has played bad characters before so he is able to bring the right sort of menace to his role.
Well that’s enough about how wonderful Pixar are, just go and see this film. It needs to be seen in the best way so do it on the big screen and in 3D. Definitely worth the extra money.