Listening 1 Assignment: Movie report

MOVIE REPORT: UP (2009)

Genre: Fantasy, Animation, Comedy and Adventure

a. Character:

1.      Carl Fredricksen (Jeremy Leary)

He is a shy and quiet boy. He is really excited with his hero, Charles Muntz. He also has a big ambition to go to Paradise Falls, South America. In his elderly, he can make his dream come true.

2.      Charles Muntz (Christopher Plummer)

He is an insane, angry and paranoid boy. He has so many dogs to help him finding a giant bird from Paradise Falls.

3.       Russell (Jordan Nagai)

As a Wilderness Explorer Scout, he is a loud, hyperactive, anxious, and curious boy. He is also friendly with animals. He likes chocolate a lot. He wants to complete his final badge.

4.      Ellie (Elie Docter)

She is a tomboy girl who wants to go to Paradise Falls. She is also inspired by Charles Muntz. She has a dream to live beside Paradise Falls, South America.

5.      Dug (Bob Peterson)

It is a playful and friendly dog.  It is Muntz’s dog, but it likes Carl to be its master.

6.      Kevin (Pete Docter)

It is a beautiful and friendly bird.  It likes chocolate a lot.

b.   Synopsis of the Movie:

Carl Fredricksen has inspired by Charles Muntz, an explorer. He is really inspired for Muntz’s adventure to Paradise Falls, South America. He finds Ellie, a tomboy girl in an old house. She has dreamed to live in Paradise Falls and filled her adventure book. Carl and Ellie want to make their dream come true. They get married. In their elderly, Ellie passes away. Carl decides to go to Paradise Falls with Russell to fulfill his promise to Ellie. Can they Ellie's dream come true.

c. Plot

Carl Fredricksen, a young and quiet boy has watched a real adventure of his hero, Charles Muntz. He is really inspired by his hero’s adventure to Paradise Falls, South America. Charles Muntz has invented his latest find there, a large skeleton of a giant bird. Unfortunately, Nobody believe in him. So, Charles Muntz promises to bring the giant bird and he will not go back until he does it.

After the show, Carl runs with his balloon “Spirit of Adventure”. He runs down the street until he passes an old house. He pays attention to a girl’s voice from an old house. He comes inside and he looks Ellie, a young girl who has inspired by Muntz. He loses his balloon when he heard a loud voice from Ellie. At first, He does not want to speak anything. Ellie asks him to be the part of her group. Then Carl wants to get his balloon back. Ellie forces him to get it by walk on the beam. Unfortunately, he falls down and breaks his arm.

In the night, Ellie sends Carl’s balloon and comes to Carl’s bedroom. He is really surprises at the moment. Ellie wants to show him something. Ellie asks him to swear that he will not tell anything to someone and cross his heart. Carl agrees with it. Then Ellie shows her adventure book. Since the day, they are together and plan their adventure to Paradise Falls. They are married and move into the old house that they are first met. Carl gets a job as a balloon salesman. Sadly, Ellie is unable to have a child. So, they decide to go to Paradise Falls. They collect their money to their adventure planning. In their elderly, Carl realizes that he never fulfilled his promise. Carl decides to buy a ticket to South America. Unfortunately, they can’t together forever because Ellie is sick. She gives her adventure book to Carl. Sadly, she passes away. Carl lives alone in the old house.

One day, Russell, A helpful Wilderness Explorer scout comes to his house. He wants to help Carl and complete his final badge. Carl does not like him. He is also in a problem because he hits someone over the head by his walker. He is confused. In the morning, two gentlemen from Shady Oaks, a retirement village arrive to pick him up. Surprisingly, He decides to go to Paradise Falls with his house by using many balloons. He says goodbye and feels happy. He starts his adventure. Suddenly, he hear the door’s knock. Then he opens the door. He is surprised by Russell. He does not believe that Russell still with him. Russell asks to let him in, but Carl does not allow him. He closes the door. Finally, He allows Russell to come in. Russell stands in front of the window and sees a cumulonimbus cloud. He tells it to Carl, but he does not hear that. Suddenly, the rainstorm happens and they cannot control the situation.

They do not realize that the rainstorm has passed away. They want to fall down. Carl has surprised by the scenery of Paradise Falls. He does not believe that he sees it clearly. He wants to go there. So, Carl and Russell decide to go there by walking. They walk in a long time. Suddenly, Russell wants to defecate and he goes to the forest. Then he finds footprints of a giant bird. He is looking for the footprints. He eats his chocolate and something eats it too. He finds a giant bird. He calls it “Kevin”. He introduces it to Carl. The giant bird gets angry with Carl, but Russell says that Carl is a nice boy. Russell asks to keep it, but Carl does not want it. They also find a smart dog that can speak. Its name is Dug. Then, Russell asks to Carl to allow Dug with them. At the time, Charles Muntz knows that Kevin with them. So he tries to get the bird and get it with him. Russell decides to help Kevin and he uses the balloon. Carl also decides to help Kevin. At last, they get Kevin back. They save it from Muntz. Carl and Russell reunite Kevin with her chicks. They fly the dirigible back to the city. Carl presents Russell with his final badge: a grape soda cap that Ellie gave to Carl when they first met and made their promise. Then they enjoy some ice cream together. Meanwhile, Carl's house is shown to have landed on the cliff beside Paradise Falls, as promised to Ellie.

d.   Identification of the Introduction, Climax and Resolution.

1.      Introduction

It starts when Carl has watched his hero’s adventure until he has hurt someone by his walker and he has decided to go to Paradise Falls.

2.      Climax

It starts when Carl has met a giant bird, Dug and Muntz. At the moment, Muntz catches Kevin, but they can get Kevin back.

3.      Resolution

It starts when Carl and Russell reunite Kevin with her chicks and fly back to the city. Carl gives Russell his final badge: a grape soda that Ellie gave to him.

e.     Language expression:

1. “Cross your heart.” it means that you will not tell anything about the secret.

2. “Please let me in.” it means that someone ask to come into the house or room.

3. “Hurry up.” it means that someone ask you to do something more faster than before.

4. “Skip to the end.” it means that you just convey the end of your statement or just to the point.

5. “I got you.” it means that you find it.

6. “Come on, let’s go to get it.” it means that someone ask you to find something together.

7. “That is nice.” It means that someone has a good opinion about something.

8. “I steer the house.” it means that someone has guide the house from the dangerous thing.

9. “Hold me up.” it means that someone ask to

10. “I found thing.” it means that someone find something.

11. “It is impossible.” it means that someone cannot believe about something happen.

12. “May I tell you a secret?’ it means that someone wants to tell the secret about something.

13. “I don’t wanna this.” it means that someone don’t like something.

14. “Don’t worry.” it means that someone ask you ignore your worrying about something.

15. “Keep them, a little give from me to you.” It means that someone giving something.

f.   Comment
·         Point of View:

I think it is a wonderful film. Carl and Ellie have a great dream for their adventure. The love between Carl and Ellie is really touch my heart. They are together to get their dream come true. Although Ellie has not a chance to go to Paradise Falls, Carl can make it true.