James and I have been together for almost three years now, but last week was the first time that we ever went to the movies together. This may seem funny, but somehow, our dates in the past were not typical of a young couple. One movie, though, peaked our interest enough to make us watch it on the big screen. Disney-Pixar’s “Up”.
We had high expectations for the movie, as we’ve heard so many nice things about it. Friends told us that the movie made them cry. What they didn’t tell us was how soon it made them cry. James and I, emotional as we are, were crying within the first 15 minutes of the movie. And we stopped crying just enough to give us a breather before the next round of tears start.
One wouldn’t expect an animated film to be a tearjerker, but Up certainly is. But more than that, the movie is a celebration of true love and of dreams that never die. And that oftentimes, the simple far outweighs the grand. James and I stepped out of the moviehouse wishing that we would find ourselves living a married life as happy and content as that of Carl and Ellie.
To anyone who still hasn’t watched the movie, I strongly suggest that you do. It might just change the way you look at life. 
