Up (2009)

As a child, I was fond of Enid Blyton’s books, particularly of the Five Find-outers and the Faraway Tree series. The idea of looking for mysteries in everyday life, and solving them appealed immensely to my curious mind. As I grew up, I outgrew the idea of adventure and now find myself happy leading a largely routine life. One that is devoid of action.

This movie appealed immensely to me for it brought back childhood memories. Where idealism got a chance to thrive (the protagonist meets his wife as a child, they marry, find that they cannot have children, find their love grow stronger as the years go by, they grow old, the wife dies, and he leads his life with happy memories for company), where colours are bright and gay, where children speak with courtesy, and it is easy to segregate good and evil – for they are so easily classified.

I found myself cheering for the old man as he literally took off for the adventure of his life, enjoyed his interactions with the characters he met, felt happy seeing his exhilaration when he met his childhood hero, and hoped for a happy ending when I saw him tackle the unexpected situations he found himself in.

This is the official trailer, and I strongly recommend this movie. The child in you might be hugely entertained!