History TearJerker / Up

** Speaking of Russell, his story of his father and him would sit at the corner and count cars while eating ice cream ending it with "I know that sounds dull, but the dull moments are the ones I miss the most." Thinking of the times I spent with my dearly departed, yeah.

** To see Carl, after repetitively telling Dug "I'M NOT YOUR MASTER!" and even insulting him unfairly earlier on, accept and give back the retriever's affection (and giving us the final proof he's finally moving on), made me almost weep with happiness.

* The saga of Russell's parents.

* TheReveal showing "The Spirit of Adventure" script on the nose of the Zeppelin.

** It got worse when I saw it in theaters: Right after Carl left the church and went home after the funeral, a little kid in the audience started crying and asked his mom "Why is the old man so sad?".
*** There is a reason why Michael Giacchino won the Oscar for Best Score that year...

** "Stuff I'm Going To Do." Dear lord, I lost it.
* [[http://img535.imageshack.us/img535/1071/tearjerker.png The image of Carl sitting at the funeral]], just holding a balloon and looking like he has no clue what to do. That just completely destroyed any semblance of composure that I had.

* The ''intro.'' [[spoiler: It's the entire relationship of the old man and his wife, from when they first meet as kids to her unfortunate miscarriage (why they couldn't have children) to when she dies of a heart attack, just before he's able to give her the trip to South America that she's always wanted.]] The creators were worried that the old man's reasons for going on his fantastic voyage would appear to be [[spoiler: suicidal - "he just wants to join his wife"]].

''{{Pixar}}'' already had a reputation for being good at getting viewers to cry, but even then, ''{{Up}}'' is considered [[UpToEleven one of its most tear-jerking movies yet.]]

** What struck me was the fact that the house seemed so insignificant when he first gets it there, but when it lands there by chance, it was as big as it was in the picture that Ellie had made as a child. This might even be a metaphor for Carl's heart, as it seemed to grow since the first time the house landed.

*** I didn't cry during the first ten minutes, but after those words I SOBBED and I've made it through the ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory'' series without tears.

* When Carl accidentally hits the construction worker with his walking frame; you can tell by the look on his face he didn't want to hurt the guy who was actually being somewhat nice to him. It made this troper tear up.

** It got worse when I saw it in theaters: Right after Carl left the church and went home after the funeral, a little kid in the audience started crying and asked his mom "Why is the old man so sad?".

** "Stuff I'm Going To Do." Dear lord, I lost it.

*** I didn't cry during the first ten minutes, but after those words I SOBBED and I've made it through the ''ToyStory'' series without tears.

** Note that Mick [=LaSalle=] of the ''San Francisco Chronicle'', who thought ''{{WALL E}}'' could stand to be half an hour shorter, was [[http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/05/28/MV6617S4LC.DTL pretty much blown away by that intro]].

*** I didn't cry during the first ten minutes, but after those words I SOBBED and I've made it through the Toy Story series without tears.

** Notice that the church that Carl's sitting in? It's the same church that he and Ellie got married in.

* The fact that Carl kept 'The Ellie Badge' after all those years.

''{{Pixar}}'' already had a reputation for being good at getting viewers to cry, and even then, ''{{Up}}'' is considered [[UpToEleven one of its most tear-jerking movies yet.]]

''{{Pixar}}'' already had a reputation for being good at getting viewers cry, and even then, ''{{Up}}'' is considered [[UpToEleven one of its most tear-jerking movies yet.]]

* ''{{Up}}''. The ''intro.'' [[spoiler: It's the entire relationship of the old man and his wife, from when they first meet as kids to her unfortunate miscarriage (why they couldn't have children) to when she dies of a heart attack, just before he's able to give her the trip to South America that she's always wanted.]] The creators were worried that the old man's reasons for going on his fantastic voyage would appear to be [[spoiler: suicidal - "he just wants to join his wife"]].

* Listen to Muntz's theme song from the credits, and keep in mind Carl and Ellie's relationship. Then try not to hear it as a love song from Carl to Ellie: "My spirit of adventure is you..." *sniffle* Again, a very good reason the score won the Oscar...

** Note that Mick [=LaSalle=] of the ''San Francisco Chronicle'', who thought ''{{WALL E}}'' could stand to be half an hour shorter, was pretty much blown away by that intro.

*** I didn't cry during the first ten minutes, but after that I SOBBED and I've made it through the Toy Story series without tears.

** Dug's line immediately afterwards is made of this too. He just gets the happiest look he's ever had (which is quite a feat, since "happy" is his default expression) and joyfully cries out "YOU'RE MY MASTER?!" before jumping up and licking Carl's face.

*** YourMilageMayVary on that one. Christian weddings and funerals are supposed to appear similar, and the funeral is also supposed to evoke imagery of baptism. In baptism, we die with Christ, that we may become part of His Bride and share in His Resurrection.

*** Awww crap. *eyes well up* Darn you, troper.

* A [[http://www.ocregister.com/news/pixar-128978-up-movie.html meta example]] is how a 10-year-old cancer patient had very much wanted to see the film, but was bed-ridden and hooked up to life support. Her mother contacted Pixar, and Pixar sent representatives to screen a DVD copy of the film for the girl, and give her some movie tie-in merchandise for free. At that point, the girl was unable to open her eyes, and so her mother described every scene to her as she watched the movie. She passed away several hours afterwards - but she left happy, having seen ''Up''.
** Ok, now I gotta cry ;_;
** CURSE YOU! *Breaks into tears*;_;
** What's so awesome about this was how Pixar took no credit for this; they didn't hype it up as "Hey, look, we're helping this girl." They did it simply because ''it was the right thing to do.''
** Oh my... I'll...be right...back. ;_;
** Just another example of how goodhearted people can be, without any other concerns but to make a dying girl happy.