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Up (2009)

Film

DirectorPete Docter

Meta takes1

Figures

Objects & symbols

"Ellie's Theme" (the main musical motif)

Locations

Carl's house as a flying machine

Form & technique

The "Married Life" montage

Tropes

Charles F. Muntz's obsession with capturing Kevin
Carl's initial characterization as a grumpy old man
The formation of a new family unit (Carl, Russell, Dug)
The visual design of Paradise Falls → The Hyperreal Mirage

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