The CHIEF March 2021

Film Review

By Gabe Travis

Pixar's Up

Pixar’s Up follows Carl Fredricksen, a 78-year-old balloon salesman, after losing his wife on a journey to fulfill a lifelong dream that they shared. He is accompanied by an energetic little boy named Russell. Released in 2009, it has been one of Pixar’s biggest hits in the animated film department scoring over 731 million in the international box office with a budget of only 175 million to create the film. The story has a total runtime of 96 minutes and is a good film for a family movie night when everyone can sit down and enjoy a good movie together. The movie is currently streaming on Disney+, so if you’re looking lift your spirits, give the plot and characters of this film a watch.