Up
Dear Disney,
I realize that it's hard to get past 60 years of tradition but really, do you HAVE to kill the mother figure in every freaking movie you make? From Snow White to Bambi, to Ariel and Nemo it's been generation after generation of matricide. On behalf of the mothers of the world, and especially the under seven set, I beg you to show some imagination and find a new plot device.
Sincerely,
The woman trying to get her sobbing six-year old to sleep
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P.s. Aside from the whole matricide part, which is not really matricide since she never actually has children, Up is a pretty good movie. Of course it goes completely over the top at times, the good are sooo good and the bad are sooo bad (oh look the Doberman Pinscher is evil, quel surprise!). But the humor is quite good and some of the scenes are terribly beautiful. Plus Ed Asner rocks.
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oh yes. Now you're going to torture yourself thinking about it. ;-) Sleeping Beauty's mother didn't actually die, but she wasn't allowed to see her daughter until she was 16 and about to be married (and geez, isn't that a little young to be shipped off to Prince Charming?), and Dumbo's mother gets locked up for being insane. i haven't even touched the evil stepmother phenomenon. I mean, Snow White's mother wanted to EAT her heart!
Up was fun, definitely worth the eight bucks, but be prepared to cry a little at the beginning (we did).
i couldn't agree more.
if only they weren't so damn entertaining.
But, I loved Up. Definitely two huge thumbs up!