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1!![[WesternAnimation/{{Up}} The Pixar film]] contains examples of:
2* {{Adorkable}}: Russell, Dug, and Carl and Ellie as children are all lovable, kind, and dorky.
3* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation:
4** Was Carl so fixated on getting his house to Paradise Falls that he never considered how he would survive there? Or did he intend to die there?
5** Is "Phyllis" (who isn't Russell's mother and claims he bugs the father too much), Russell's stepmother, babysitter, maid, sister, or Russell's father's secretary?
6** Does Russell's mother love TheQuietGame because she's neglectful, or is she just a normal frustrated parent?
7* AwardSnub: It became the second animated film since ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast'' to be nominated for Best Picture at the UsefulNotes/{{Academy Award}}s, but it only won Best Animated Feature and Best Original Score. Many felt Creator/EdAsner was also deserving of an award for his performance as Carl, with one critic going so far as to suggest he be the inaugural winner of a Best Actor in an Animated Feature category at the Oscars.
8* CryForTheDevil: Muntz is a murderous bastard and FallenHero with how [[spoiler:Carl realizes immediately that telling him how to lure Kevin with chocolate is a bad idea, seeing his PsychoticSmirk]]. As we see in the opening, Muntz was [[HowTheMightyHaveFallen once a respected scientist and explorer]], who invented revolutionary technology. He then loses it all when scientists declare his bird skeleton a fraud and they strip him of his medals. Muntz vows to come back with a live bird, only for the task to take ''decades'' rather than a few months, with only talking dogs for company, leading him to GoMadFromTheIsolation and kill anyone that arrives at Paradise Falls, accusing them of wanting his bird. Even as Muntz is hunting them down, Carl feels sorry for him because he knows the man was once a hero.
9* DelusionConclusion: Many viewers believe that everything after Carl hits Steve is a dream the former has, pointing to the fact that everything up to that point has been realistic, only for things to take a sudden turn for the impossible (it would take ''many'' more ordinary consumer balloons to lift a house the size of Carl's).
10* EnsembleDarkHorse: Due to her GenkiGirl personality leading to tons of funny moments and her sweet relationship with Carl, Ellie has tons more fans than her small amount of screentime would suggest.
11* FanNickname: ''[[WesternAnimation/{{Freakazoid}} Cosgrove]]: The Movie'', mostly owing to Edward Asner's starring in the film (though he emotes a ''tiny'' bit more than TheComicallySerious Cosgrove).
12* GeniusBonus: When Carl goes down in the stair lift, the music is la "Habanera" from ''[[{{Theatre/Carmen}} Carmen]],'' which is about how love is unpredictable. Some of the lyrics are "if you don't love me, I love you, but if I love you, beware". Carl doesn't like [[spoiler:Russell or Doug but ends up loving them both]]; and he loves [[spoiler:Muntz]], who will try to kill him.
13* HarsherInHindsight: Muntz [[spoiler:ultimately bows out near the end of the movie by falling to his death.]] His voice actor, Creator/ChristopherPlummer, died from complications after a fall that injured his head.
14* HilariousInHindsight: {{ComicStrip/Garfield}} [[http://images.ucomics.com/comics/ga/1987/ga870503.gif goes up, too]].
15* HypeBacklash: Although nobody is going to call the film ''bad'', there is some debate on whether or not the film deserves the high praise it gets from critics and viewers, with some arguing that, aside from the [[SignatureScene "Married Life" montage]] at the start, ''Up'' is, more or less, a typical Pixar film. A ''good'' typical Pixar film mind you, but not one that deserves to be regarded as Pixar's greatest, when there are plenty of other films from Pixar that are as good, if not better than ''Up'' overall.
16* JerkassWoobie: Muntz--Unjustly labeled as a fraud and rejected by the scientific community, eluded by a stupid bird for ''sixty years'', all by himself, going completely insane and paranoid... it's so tragic. Of course, [[spoiler: murdering or even attempting to murder innocent people (his biggest fan and a child, no less) because he thought they would take his discovery away makes him a bit of a monster.]]
17* JerksAreWorseThanVillains: Charles Muntz is a beloved villain. However the CorruptCorporateExecutive who wants to buy Carl’s house to bulldoze it for his construction field is a pretty hated character. It starts off simple enough, with just wanting to tear down Carl’s home, which while a low move, is basically just business, as he did offer Carl large sums to buy it. But any integrity goes out the window once Carl accidentally draws blood on one of the construction workers to protect his mailbox, which he promptly takes advantage of to sue Carl, who ends up losing the case, and in the settlement, sends him to a retirement home while taking his house away from him.
18* LoveToHate: Charles Muntz. Sure, he [[SanitySlippage lost his mind]], is implied to have killed several tourists [[ImproperlyParanoid out of paranoia]], and attempted to kill his biggest fan and [[WouldHurtAChild a child]] all because of a bird, but many fans couldn't help but [[CryForTheDevil feel sorry for him]], while at the same time finding him an engaging villain.
19* MemeticMutation:
20** [[AttentionDeficitOohShiny SQUIRREL!!!]] So much so that "squirreling" has since become shorthand for "getting easily distracted."
21** "Married Life" edits[[labelnote:Explanation]]A type of video meme in which a screenshot of a youthful-looking character grows increasingly old and tired before fading out, as if dying, set to the snippet of "Married Life" corresponding with Ellie's death, riffing on the film's infamous DownerBeginning.[[/labelnote]]
22** Dug's "I have just met you, and I love you."
23** Since this film, "cone of shame" has become a popular term for the conical e-collar used on pets.... [[ConeOfShame even here!]]
24** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1rVF8Np4xw This video]] riffing on Disney Channel's old ''BLAM!'' interstitials (basically old Disney cartoons re-edited to look like some sort of wacky caught-on-tape misadventure show) became one by virtue of it being included in the infamous "Important Videos" playlist, and due to the sheer CrossesTheLineTwice nature of it covering the prologue up to the saddest moments of Carl and Ellie's marriage - while never breaking its TotallyRadical tone.
25** Editing the movie's poster by replacing the "UP" with another word like "Down" or the KonamiCode.
26* {{Moe}}:
27** Dug is absolutely adorable, helped by his UndyingLoyalty to Carl.
28** Kevin[[spoiler:'s babies too, they're like smaller more precious versions of their mother.]]
29* MoralEventHorizon: [[spoiler:Though Muntz crossed it offscreen before the plot when he started murdering tourists who came to visit Paradise Falls, he cements himself as being BeyondRedemption when he tries to [[WouldHurtAChild murder Russell]] in cold blood.]]
30* RonTheDeathEater: [[UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom Construction worker Steve]]. Many fans think he deserved to be hit in the head by Carl due to the mishap with his mailbox, and blame him for causing Carl having to go to court and subsequently losing his house. What is overlooked however is the fact that Carl assaulted Steve, with him getting a gash in the head. Also Steve likely had no way of knowing how important the mailbox was for Carl. And he was genuinely trying to fix it and felt awful it had been damaged.
31* SignatureScene: The first ten minutes chronicling Carl and Ellie's life together. Widely regarded as one of the biggest {{Tear Jerker}}s in any Pixar film, both it and its accompanying song were so acclaimed they almost overshadowed the rest of the movie.
32* SignatureSong: "Married Life" is pretty much synonymous to the film. If you want someone to start weeping, just play the tune and watch the waterworks.
33* SpiritualAdaptation:
34** The "Married Life" montage is sometimes referred to as Pixar's best short film, as it could have exactly the same impact if it were one.
35** It's also earned the nickname ''Cosgrove: The Movie'' from ''WesternAnimation/{{Freakazoid}}'' fans who recognized Ed Asner.
36* {{Squick}}: Russel asking Carl if he should dig a hole to go potty in before or after might be hard to look at, depending on how strong your stomach is. Carl is visibly squicked out.
37* SuperCouple: Carl and Ellie have become a well known, popular couple, due to the "Married Life" sequence that despite being fast-paced, has shown [[HappilyMarried how united and how loving they have been in their marriage.]]
38* SugarWiki/SweetDreamsFuel: The ending credits, with little tokens of Russell and Carl's friendship and [[RidiculouslyCuteCritter lots of puppies]].
39* TheyCopiedItSoItSucks: It has been accused of copying the 2005 French animated short ''[[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6LLyheo3ZZU Above Then Beyond]]'' where an old woman turns her house into a hot air balloon after getting an eviction notice.
40* ToughActToFollow:
41** Due to how well-loved this movie is, practically every Pixar film following it is compared to ''Up'', leading to all sorts of reactions along the lines of, "It was good, but not as good as ''Up''."
42** In a weird way the prologue of the film can act this way to the rest of the film. It's not uncommon for people to say that the first 10 minutes were so well done the rest of the film can feel disappointing by comparison.
43* UnintentionallySympathetic: Muntz could be read as this to some. While whether or not we're intended to like him is debatable, it's obvious that he's supposed to be in the wrong because it's implied that he killed tourists who came to Paradise Falls offscreen and tried to murder his biggest fan and a child. However, many fans found themselves feeling sorry for Muntz because of his sad backstory: he was unjustly labeled as a fraud and rejected by the scientific community, eluded by a stupid bird for ''sixty years'', all by himself and [[SanitySlippage lost his mind all because of a bird]]. Because of this, many fans found themselves rooting for Muntz and felt sorry for him.
44* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: First is Russell's standalone GPS; a boy of Russell's age today would have a smartphone with the same capability. Secondly is the age of Carl and Charles; if they were around 10 and 25 years old respectively in the mid-1930s (and the beginning of the film is specifically tied to that period), they would be c.85 and 100 in the late 2000s, and given that only a few thousand people have become centenarians since the beginning of the 20th century, the odds of them living even another 15 or 20 years are quite low.
45* ViewerNameConfusion: The main dog character is named Dug, but some people assume it's Doug.
46* TheWoobie:
47** It's very easy to feel sorry for Carl, especially at the end of the sequence chronicling his life with Ellie and their unfulfilled dreams.
48** Russell, when he was talking about his dad.
49** Dug is not accepted by the rest of the dogs (cone of shame! poor thing...).
50** Even Kevin the bird - remember when [[spoiler:her leg was hurt]]? [[spoiler:There's also an insane lunatic hunting her, has been hunting her constantly for decades, and is [[WouldHurtAChild putting her babies in danger]] with the intent to capture them and do who knows what else afterward.]]
51!! The [[Series/{{Up}} series]]
52* DiagnosedByTheAudience: Neil shows signs of suffering from depression and anxiety.

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