Summary

  • Up remains a popular favorite with fans even years after its release, with memorable moments and emotional storytelling.
  • Chocolatier Amaury Guichon impressively recreates Carl's iconic house from Up using meticulous detail and handmade elements.
  • Pixar's focus on emotional and relatable storytelling in movies like Up, Coco, and Inside Out resonates with audiences of all ages.

Carl's house from Up is arguably Carl's house lifted from the ground, ed by thousands of colorful balloons. It's been a popular target for recreations in the years since Up's release, with creative fans using LEGOs, paper, and other materials to craft their take on Carl and Ellie's home.

Now, chocolatier Amaury Guichon is getting in on the fun, posting a video of his meticulous recreation to Instagram:

Guichon is well-known for his attention to detail, in the past sharing impressive takes on the luggage from Wonka and a Star Wars Stormtrooper helmet. His Up house is no different, with each balloon made individually and the house's bricks and shingles carved by hand.

Up Remains An Incredible Success Story For Pixar

Carl's Story Continues To Resonate With Audiences

Guichon's video is a reminder of just how popular Up is to this day. Pixar and Disney seem to realize this, just releasing the latest short film based on the movie, Carl's Date, in 2023. Notably, though, the movie has never received a sequel, despite earning critical acclaim and becoming the sixth-highest-grossing movie of 2009. It's possible Pixar and Disney recognize that Up is something special unlikely to be revisited in a sequel as satisfying as the original.

Looking at Up and some of Pixar's most successful movies, including Coco and Inside Out 1 and 2, it could be argued that audiences most relate to the company's more realistic, human stories. In addition to Up's opening montage depicting Carl's grief over Ellie's death, it also shows the couple facing a miscarriage and other relatable challenges. While the movie certainly has fantastical elements, at its heart, it's about a man reconciling the loss of his wife with the moments he wishes they'd had.

Carl manoeuvres his balloon house; house surrounded by construction; Disney Pixar
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Likewise, while Coco and the Inside Out movies deal in fantasy, both are movies about family and identity more than anything else, and the same could be said about some of Pixar's other recent offerings. While the studio's movies have long featured universal themes like that, Up did seem to mark a more conscious effort to focus on emotional and relatable storytelling for audiences of all ages. It makes sense that the film still resonates with viewers even 15 years after its release.

Source: Amaury Guichon

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Release Date
June 11, 2009
Runtime
96minutes
Director
Pete Docter

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    Ed Asner
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    Bob Peterson

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Pixar's Up follows widower Carl (Ed Asner) who travels to South America with young wilderness explorer Russell (Jordan Nagai) by attaching thousands of balloons to his home after the bank threatens to foreclose on it. Discovering the legendary Paradise Falls, Carl meets his childhood hero, explorer Charles Muntz. However, Muntz isn't the kind-hearted man Carl hoped he would be, and the grieving widower finds himself pitted against his former idol.

Writers
Pete Docter
Studio(s)
Disney
Distributor(s)
Disney
Budget
175 million