I'm not into Pixar (or animation) movies. It's my first experience with them in cinema. The only reason I went to watch was because it received higher rating than most summer movies. Good to my surprise, it's truly wonderful movie to watch.

The movie starts with good introduction. It taught me about appreciation. According to the director, Peter Docter: Basically, the message of the film is that the real adventure of life is the relationship we have with other people and it's so easy to lose sight of the things we have and the people that are around us until they're gone. More often than not I do not really realize how lucky I was to have known someone until they're either moved or passed away. So if you can kind of wake up a little bit and go, "Wow, I've got some really cool stuff around me every day," then that's what the movie's about.

Back to the movie review, the movie has amazing adventure. As it goes, it gets better. The comedies are hilarious. An elder and child, both are funny, makes the movie fun to watch. The voices and music are excellent and the most beautiful element are the visuals.

This movie is the most heart touching animation movie I have ever seen. It contains both happiness and sadness. If anyone watch this movie in cinema and does not feel such thing, I will wonder if they have heart or not, LOL. It's not only for young age, this movie is for adults too and they will appreciate it more than child would do.

Everything's okay except talking dogs, they can even fly planes! I hate movies with talking animals, though my favorite childhood cartoon was Disney's "The Lion King." Those talking dogs took away realism from the movie. Good thing the movie was too fun to think too much about reality and fantasy.

There are plenty of lessons to learn from this movie. I got four!:

1. Only detachment from materials and letting go the past can bring happiness.
2. Everything change, it's how we react to it that matters.
3. For every loss, there will be something to gain and for every gain, there will be something to loss. Just have to look hard enough.
4. Time spent with loved ones, no matter how it was spent, those are the most valuable memories in life.

Rating: 10/10

Thanks for the adventure. Now go have one of your own. – Ellie

P.S. I wish I had beautiful childhood dream. If you have, go chase after it. =)

Update: In 2010 Golden Globe Awards, UP won two awards - Best Animated Feature Film and Best Original Score.

Update: The 82nd Academy Awards (The Oscars) was held in Hollywood on March 7, 2010. UP won two awards – Best Animated Feature and Best Original Score.