The opening scene to the film Up shows the realationship between Carl and Ellie and brilliantly sets the scene for the rest of the film, It shows them building a life for themselves only to have Ellie die at the end of the sequence leaving carl alone. This creates a setting for the film which helps the viewer to believe that Carl would attach Baloons to his house and travel across the world in search of the adventure that he had with his wife. Perhaps the best thing about the sequence is that it manages to express in just a few minutes, with almost no dialogue, the love between the two characters.
However it's not just sad, the opening scene also shows some of the comedy that's present throughout the film, for example the larger than life character of Ellie when she was a child, and lines like "South America, it's like America but South," show that the film is light hearted and comedic while also an emotionally deep film.
It also hints at some of the main themes of the movie, for instance the use of baloons throughout the scene and the Adventure book, the colours in the film are bright and vibrant which show that it's for children and is quite a crazy and playful film which isn't supposed to be realistic.
However it's not just sad, the opening scene also shows some of the comedy that's present throughout the film, for example the larger than life character of Ellie when she was a child, and lines like "South America, it's like America but South," show that the film is light hearted and comedic while also an emotionally deep film.
It also hints at some of the main themes of the movie, for instance the use of baloons throughout the scene and the Adventure book, the colours in the film are bright and vibrant which show that it's for children and is quite a crazy and playful film which isn't supposed to be realistic.
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