History TearJerker / Up

* It's depressing to realize what Muntz threw away. He was still a very young man, at the peak of his prime, famous, idolized and presumably extremely rich. He missed out on what could have been a life of incredible success, comfort and renown if he would have just let the bird scandal go. Instead he literally spent the rest of his life alone on a fool's errand, trying to fulfill a quest that nobody remembered or cared about in present day.

** Not helping matters is that from the looks of things, he's the only one there...or he stayed long after everyone else left.

-->'''Russell''': Cross your heart?
-->'''Carl''': *pauses* ... Cross my heart.

-->'''Carl''': Phyllis? You call your own mother by her first name?
-->'''Russell''': [[WhamLine Phyllis isn't my mom.]]
-->'''Carl''': ''(the realization hits him)'' ... Oh.
** This could be interpreted as two things: Russel's parents are simply divorced and Russel can only reach the secretary, or he's in the sole care of his stepmother, Phyllis.
** It's actually worse if you consider the fact that Russel only ever mentions things he and his father used to do together or whatever empty promises he's recently made. This combined with how uncomfortable Russel is even mentioning his stepmother seems to indicate that [[WickedStepmother Phyllis doesn't like Russel]], and that, either at her behest or not, Russel's father has abandoned him emotionally in favor of his new family. And Russel, at least until the end of the movie, [[ThePollyanna still believed that his dad would show him how to set up a tent and come to his badge ceremony]].

-->'''Ellie''': [[ItHasBeenAnHonor Thanks for the adventure]] - now go have a new one! Love, Ellie

--> '''Dug''': Can I stay?
--> '''Carl''': Of course you can, you're my dog, aren't you? And I'm your master!
--> '''Dug''': You are my master?! Oh boy, oh boy!

* During the scene where Alpha, Beta, and Gamma catch up to Carl, Dug, and Russell, the guilty look on Dug's face when Beta and Gamma attack and trap Carl and Russell. and then the moment where Carl and Russell realize Dug inadvertently betrayed them and Dug looks even more guilty.

* The brief but ''heartrending'' scene during the opening montage after Carl and Ellie were planning a family- the closest any Disney film has ever gotten to openly portraying a miscarriage (or portraying how heartbreaking it can be when a woman learns that she's unable to have children).

** What makes this even sadder is that, much like [[WesternAnimation/AnExtremelyGoofyMovie Goofy's Empty Nest Syndrome]] and [[WesternAnimation/ReturnToNeverland Jane's dad leaving for the war]], Ellie's miscarriage and/or infertility isn't even played for laughs. It is potrayed in a very normal and very realistic way.
** The fact that Carl and Ellie joyfully prepare a nursery for their baby is a mixture of this and FridgeHorror. They likely wouldn't have started getting a room ready for the baby until they were sure that Ellie was pregnant. As such, the loss must have come towards the middle of her pregnancy, meaning that the two anticipated their child for four or five months...only to suddenly lose the baby, and, just to twist the knife further, get the news that they could never try again.

!!Movie:

* The ''intro.'' The lives of two people very much in love, from their youth til they are parted by death -- complete with the shared dream they were never able to complete. The creators were worried that the old man's reasons for going on his fantastic voyage would appear to be suicidal -- "he just wants to join his wife".

* Right after Carl hits Steve over the head to make the worker let go of his mailbox, he looks outside and sees the CorruptCorporateExecutive standing there and putting his hand over the gatepost like saying "mine". Carl's "MyGodWhatHaveIDone" reaction is quite understandable, considering that he was immediately sued for assault, lost the case, and said executive used the opportunity to order him to be sent to a retirement home.

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

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

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

* Somewhere halfway between SugarWiki/{{Heartwarming Moment|s}} and Epic Tearjerker. The scene at the end, where it shows the house on the cliff... It's mighty powerful.
** 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.
*** What about the music that plays during this scene?

** What makes this even sadder is that, much like [[WesternAnimation/AnExtremelyGoofyMovie Goofy's Empty Nest Syndrome]] and [[WesternAnimation/ReturnToNeverland Jane's dad leaving for the war]], it isn't even played for laughs. It is potrayed in a very normal and very realistic way.

*** It's not even the only [[Film/StarTrek2009 critically-acclaimed, Oscar-winning 2009 film with a tearjerking ten-minute-long opener]] that he scored, either...

** This scene really shows just how far CGI has come since it first hit the scene nearly two decades earlier. Look at the image of Carl at her funeral - you can ''see'' the anguish lining his face.

*** It could even happen to you.

* In a meta example, Edward Asner (Carl's voice actor) passed away on August 29, 2021 just two days before the ''Dug Days'' series (which he'll reprise his role for Carl one last time) would premiere on Disney Plus.

* In a meta example, Edward Asner (Carl's voice actor) passed away on August 29, 2021 just two days before the ''Dug Days'' series (which he'll reprise his role for Carl one last time) would premeire on Disney Plus.

* In a meta example, Edward Asner (Carl's voice actor) passed away on August 29, 2021 just two days before the ''Dug Days'' series (which he'll reprise his role for Carl one las time) would premeire on Disney Plus.

-->'''Russell''': Phyllis isn't my mom.

* In a meta example, Edward Asner (Carl's voice actor) passed away on August 29, 2021.

* In a meta example, Edward Asner (Carl's voice actor) passed away on October 29th, 2021.

!!Movie

!!Movie

* It's depressing to realize what Muntz threw away. He was still a very young man, at the peak of his prime, famous, idolized and presumably extremely rich. He missed out on what could have been a life of incredible success, comfort and renown if he would have just let the bird scandal go. Instead he literally spent the rest of his life alone on a fool's errand, trying to fulfill a quest that nobody remembered or cared about in present day.

* Right after Carl hits Steve over the head to make the worker let go of his mailbox, he looks outside and sees the CorruptCorporateExecutive standing there and putting his hand over the mailbox like saying "mine". Carl's "MyGodWhatHaveIDone" reaction is quite understandable, considering that he was immediately sued for assault, lost the case, and said executive used the opportunity to order him to be sent to a retirement home.

* In the middle of the film, it looks like everything's gonna go along well... Muntz appears. He captures Kevin, who calls desperately to her babies after being injured, and making it just a few steps towards them before collapsing. He then throws down his lantern to ''burn down Carl's house''. Now tell me... how would you feel if someone tries to burn down the house you and your deceased wife have lived in for practically your whole life? "I DIDN'T ASK FOR ANY OF THIS!", indeed.

* It's depressing to realize what Muntz threw away. He was still a very young man, at the peak of his prime, famous, idolized and presumably extremely rich. He missed out on what could have been a life of incredible success, comfort and renown if he would have just the bird scandal go. Instead he literally spent the rest of his life alone on a fool's errand, trying to fulfill a quest that nobody remembered or cared about in present day.

* Right after Carl hits Steve over the head to make the worker let go of his mailbox, he looks outside and sees the CorruptCorporateExecutive standing there and putting his hand over the mailbox like saying "mine". Carl's "MyGodWhatHaveIDone" reaction is quite understandable, considering that he was immediately sued for assault, lost the case, and said executive used the opportunity to order him to be sent to the asylum.