Dec 16 2008'Up' Clip Less Morbid When Watched Than Explained
In this clip from Up (most of it seen before in the trailer), an overweight child stands precariously on the edge of an old man's floating house. The older gentleman asks how he arrived there, to which the child gives a confused answer that reveals he was chasing a rat. Then, realizing he is thousands of feet in the air, and fearing for his life, the pudgy youth begs to be admitted inside, but the old man refuses, shutting the door and leaving the boy on the porch, presumably to die at the next wind gust. Pixar is really getting dark with their stories:
Is this Up or NEGLIGENT HOMICIDE? Oh, wait, there were colorful balloons. Maybe it isn't depressing after all.
Reader Comments
1. James - December 16, 2008 12:47 PM
Wow..first?
Anyway, I don't know if you chose the above clip specifically to make the Manslaughter joke (and, I'm as into gallows humor as the next guy, so I won't criticize you if you did) but that's not how the scene ends, as you can see here:
http://www.apple.com/trailers/disney/up/
Just sayin', in case you didn't know..
Sorry to kill the Dark!Pixar theory...
2. James - December 16, 2008 12:50 PM
Ok..so I guess you changed the text of your post, so in my comment change "Manslaughter joke" to "Negligent Homicide joke"
either that or I'm going crazy..
3. Jessica - December 16, 2008 1:21 PM
looks like that kid has had one too many Buy-N-Large food-shakes.
4. Elmo - December 16, 2008 1:50 PM
ha- maybe this is after the fat people return to Earth, and their children still have the decreased bone density of space...
5. Vince Lombardi - December 16, 2008 2:39 PM
Screw this: Who won the contest?