 'Up' is arguably Pixar's most emotional film. It delicately tells the story of Carl Fredricksen's pursuit to live an adventure, something that he never managed to do with his wife, Ellie. The film's most heart-breaking scene comes in its opening 10 minutes when we see the pair's life as a couple in a montage, which then ends with her death. It's devastatingly poetic. But now a new fan theory has suggested that there are even more reasons to be upset when watching 'Up'. Because, wait for it … it suggests that Carl died at the beginning of the movie and everything that follows is his journey to heaven. This interpretation has been created by Reddit user bubonis, who actually posted his theory to the website back in 2013. Basically bubonis believes that Carl died in his sleep after he learnt that he needed to vacate his house and move into a retirement community. The post states, "The raising of the house [Carl's house is attached to balloons that raise it into the sky] represents Carl's initial transition from the physical world to the spiritual world. He 'rises up' in the same way as people who have near-death experiences relate the feeling of floating above their body and watching as the doctors resuscitate it." Everything that took place after this point is Carl's journey up to heaven. Paradise Falls itself is simply Carl's idea of the afterlife, and the house actually represents his attachment to Earth. So what about Russell? Well, apparently Russell is actually Carl's guardian angel and he is simply helping him "earn his wings," which will enable him to get to heaven. Russell took the form of a child because Carl and Ellie were unable to have one of their own and this fulfilled their desire. Cruel. There are many bones of contention to consider with this theory. What about the fact that Russell and Carl return to the city after their adventure in Paradise Falls? What about the montage of Carl and Russell's time together during the credits? What about the fact that Carl finds his My Adventure Book with a note from Ellie proclaiming, "Thanks for the adventure. Now go have a new one!"? Still, it's a pretty nifty, if not hugely depressing, reading of 'Up' which basically means there's a whole new reason to cry at its brilliance. Yahoo
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