Up

Pixar is veering further and further away from the laugh riots I was used to.

Although I appreciated Wall-E's intelligent attempts at social commentary (obesity and pollution in particular), I didn't appreciate how...it wasn't laugh-out-loud hilarious like certain parts of Toy Story or even Finding Nemo. All I remember are beeping robots and mountains of trash.

Up lacks the same sense of humor that has historically drawn me to Pixar's movies. It deals with mortality and loneliness in a way that no Disney or Pixar movie ever has, and it is powerful and frightening for that reason.

Nonetheless, it's a deeply beautiful and touching movie. It's a tale of loving to the fullest - and learning to let go when that love has run its course. A new adventure comes after one ends; we just have to learn to look forward and not let the past weigh us down.

PS: Russell made the movie. Is he the first Asian in a Pixar movie? The first Asian Disney character since Mulan? Either way, he's hilarious. He reminds me of my little brother. :)