Just saw UP for the first time

[amandaluvsgoofy]

And I don't think I've cried that much at a cartoon in my entire life. Even more than the Lion King! I remember reading that it had some pretty sad parts, but I cried even after the movie was over. I know there are some films I can't watch anymore because of how horrible I feel, either that or I have to fast forward through the depressing parts.
Did anyone else feel this sad after watching UP?

 

[java]

Yes I did. Particularly because it focused on losing the love of your life.

 

[amandaluvsgoofy]

Yes I did. Particularly because it focused on losing the love of your life.

Exactly!! I just looked at my DH and cried! Then I looked at my DD and cried even more!!

 

[LoraJ]

I was sad at the beginning but happy at the end.

 

[Poohbear123]

Think I will skip this one, even though its on Cable.

 

[snarlingcoyote]

I first watched it on my itsy teensy screen on the headrest of the seat in front of me on an airplane ride. DH and I have made the choice to remain childless, and so I cried and cried and cried during the first bit of the movie until our grumpy old man meets the boy scout. Then I wiped my tears and enjoyed the rest of the movie.

Yes, I didn't just cry, I boo-hooed! But I love that movie.

 

[FireDancer]

The part that I teared up a bit at was the end when he gives him his "merit badge".

I don't really cry much at movies but a choice few have come close and gotten the eyes wet. The end of UP and the scene in Dumbo when he is kept from his mother are the only ones that were animated. The end of Saving Private Ryan was the worst for me.

 

[bumbershoot]

It can be a rough movie, but it's SO wonderful as well.

For us, it hit a lot of buttons! While we had absolutely no problems conceiving DS, one or two things have prevented another baby so far, and it hurts us almost daily. We also don't have the ready cash to adopt, and don't have the credit to get a loan, and cannot imagine asking others to help us get the money to adopt. So there we are.

Little Russell is so cute, and reminds me of the pictures I've seen of DH when he was a kid. Although DH's parents didn't divorce, they should have...my parents DID divorce, and I grew up desperately just wanting to have my dad around (even though he wasn't worth the sadness)...DH's dad (named Russell) was absent for a lot of the time as well, and we both dealt with fathers who made empty promises.

Obviously Russell's situation makes us sad as well.

But Dug is so wonderful and loving...the animation is incredible...

Of course I'm sad for Carl, but on the other hand, they did have very long lives, and it's something we all face. The saddest part for me was that he didn't think their lives had been full...don't want to get into more for those who haven't seen it.

Of course the bad guy was so bad, and the way they ended his story line was a difficult one (if you watched the special features, you know they really wrestled with what to do and how to do it), and there are scary parts.

But ultimately I think it's a beautiful movie.


DS likes it quite a bit, though he doesn't get why DH and I start crying almost instantly at the beginning, and he HATES the part when Carl loses his temper with the construction guy, he will leave the room for that. But the rest of it he adores.


OP I hope you watch it again. We've found that we respond very differently to it depending on what else is going on at the time.

 

[chisnpeke]

I almost cried in UP. The only animated movie that I can think of though that I really sobbed in was in Dumbo, when his mommy is cradling him in her trunk and all the babies are with their moms sleeping. Gets me every single time. I'm about to cry now just thinking about it.

 

[Sparx]

I love UP so much! The thing that I hated the most (well not really hated, but it upset me the most) was how he had JUST bought the tickets and then she got sick. They almost made it together! (I know they did get there "together" but still, its upsetting to me.)

I really love that movie though. I think it takes a lot of work to make us emphasize with cartoon characters on such a level that their pain causes us pain. Its brilliant and beautiful.

 

[RC Fan]

Yes I did. Particularly because it focused on losing the love of your life.

That is what made it depressing for me. I bawled the whole time.

 

[Tosie]

Think I will skip this one, even though its on Cable.

Give it a shot - (just watch it alone) - I think it may be one of my top 3 favorites!

 

[NC State]

We watched it for the first time last weekend and we both cried. My husband has watched another two times. He loved it!

 

[Micca]

The opening sequence is masterful story telling. If you have an appreciation for movie making, Up needs to be seen just from an artistic point of view. While the opening is very dramatic, I didn't think the overall feel of the movie was a downer at all.

 

[Rora]

I'm a "crier" and balled my eyes out, especially in the begining. I cried a little bit at the end but those were happy tears!!

UP is one of my favorite Pixar movies. I love that it made me SO emotional. It's a great example storytelling/masterful movie-making, and that's it's job, IMO.

 

[ZephyrHawk]

I love a movie that can make me cry! I was tearing up at the beginning and thought, "Oh, geez, DH is gonna think I'm such a wimp." Then I looked over and saw he was crying too.

 

[StacyMarie]

I sobbed like a sissy, lol!

 

[Chernabog#1fan]

It can be a rough movie, but it's SO wonderful as well.

For us, it hit a lot of buttons! While we had absolutely no problems conceiving DS, one or two things have prevented another baby so far, and it hurts us almost daily. We also don't have the ready cash to adopt, and don't have the credit to get a loan, and cannot imagine asking others to help us get the money to adopt. So there we are.

Little Russell is so cute, and reminds me of the pictures I've seen of DH when he was a kid. Although DH's parents didn't divorce, they should have...my parents DID divorce, and I grew up desperately just wanting to have my dad around (even though he wasn't worth the sadness)...DH's dad (named Russell) was absent for a lot of the time as well, and we both dealt with fathers who made empty promises.

Obviously Russell's situation makes us sad as well.

But Dug is so wonderful and loving...the animation is incredible...

Of course I'm sad for Carl, but on the other hand, they did have very long lives, and it's something we all face. The saddest part for me was that he didn't think their lives had been full...don't want to get into more for those who haven't seen it.

Of course the bad guy was so bad, and the way they ended his story line was a difficult one (if you watched the special features, you know they really wrestled with what to do and how to do it), and there are scary parts.

But ultimately I think it's a beautiful movie.


DS likes it quite a bit, though he doesn't get why DH and I start crying almost instantly at the beginning, and he HATES the part when Carl loses his temper with the construction guy, he will leave the room for that. But the rest of it he adores.


OP I hope you watch it again. We've found that we respond very differently to it depending on what else is going on at the time.

I know this is off topic, but wanted to respond to your post. My husband and I are adopting and you would be surprised at the options available to get cash for an adoption. There are several companies that do grants. If you would live any more information, feel free to PM me.

 

[klacey1]

I teared up but didn't SOB the way I do the last time I watched Dumbo (about 10 years ago. Refuse to again), during the scene PP are mentioning. The scene when Mufasa lays dead and Simba goes under his paw and says "Dad, wake up" makes me BAWL. It's an amazing movie, so I do watch it fairly regularly (once a year, approximately), but that scene just does me in!
Up was a great movie, though-- again, the "losing the love of your life" stuff was difficult, but the movie handled it masterfully.

 

[DisneyDetective]

i was surprised how sad the beginging was!