Up Movie Discussion

Date

Discussion/Activities

Week 3 (12.10.2013) Saturday

1. As usual, we gathered at the library again for our movie discussion.        2. We look through the guide questions again before we start our discussion.        3. Things that we talked about during the discussion includes:            (i)   The important characters            (ii)  The storyline            (iii) The theme/ moral values of the story            (iv)  Personal feelings/ thoughts/ response about the movie        4. We also discussed about why do we enjoyed watching the movie.        5. Important points and details for the guide questions were jotted down for further write-up.

Guide Questions
During the movie

1.     Who are the 5 most important characters in the film? List out the names of the actors playing them.     

     Edward Asner as Carl Fredricksen (voice)

     Jordan Nagai as Russell (voice)

     Bob Peterson as Dug/ Alpha (voice)

     Christopher Plummer as Charles Muntz (voice)

     John Ratzenberger as Construction Foreman Tom (voice)

2.     What is the story about?

Young Carl and Ellie

          A young man named Carl meets a young adventure-spirited girl Ellie. They idolize Charles Muntz. They both dream of going to a lostland (Paradise Fall) in South America. They eventually get married but 70 years later, Ellie died. Carl who is lonely refuse to move to retirement house, despite the offer from the owner of a construction company.

Carl has a stowaway on board

          One day, he accidentally hit a construction worker who damaged his mailbox. In result, he is sentenced to move to a retirement house. Before they can take him, he uses many balloons to float house to fly to Paradise Falls. However, a young scout named Russell was on board. He was trying to get an "Assisting the Elderly Badge". Together, they embark on an adventure, where they encountered talking dogs, an evil villain, a rare bird (Kevin) and also Charles Muntz who has gone mad.

Carl, Russell, Kevin and Alpha at Paradise Falls

3.     What group of people would like to watch this film?

          Everyone would like to watch this film regardless of age because it is a wholesome family entertainment.

After the movie

1.       Do you like this movie? Why or why not?

          Yes we like this movie. Because the movie brings out a lot of positive message to the audience. The main character, Carl has shown us some good characteristics like the spirit of never give up although life is full of obstacles. 

2.       What rating would you give for this movie?

          We would give 4 out of 5 stars for this movie.

4.       All movies teach a lesson (theme or moral). What did you learn from this movie?

          This movie brings a lot of moral values to us. We have learnt that nothing is impossible. We should never give up pursuing our dreams. Carl had a dream with his wife to go to Paradise Falls but his wife died before they managed to make the trip. However, he is determined to go to Paradise Falls despite he was 78 years old that time. This also proved that everyone can be a hero. To be a hero must not be young.

Carl's floating house 

          We have also learnt that life is full of unexpectations and uncertainities. Carl and his wife, Ellie had planned to go for a trip at South America and started to save up money for that. But as the years past, they forced to dig out the money for other living needs and obligations. So, life do not always go as the way we planned.

Carl and Ellie share a same dream to go for a vacation to South America

     Besides that, we need to have faith in ourselves. We have to keep pursuing our dreams. For example Charles Muntz in the movie. He found the large skeleton of an ancient bird. Many scientists think that it is a hoax. In order to prove them wrong, Charles board his zeppelin to Paradise Falls to bring back the living proof of his finding.

5.       What title would you give for your review?

          Never give up in your dreams.


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