ETC: Up

Up is a Disney Pixar movie that came out in 2009, and as with most movies made by that corporate duo, it was pretty darn good. My kids liked the story, liked the dogs, liked the ending, liked the movie. I don't know how much to say about it and not give the story away, so I won't say much about the main story line. What I will discuss is the first 10 minutes of the movie.
In that first 10 minutes, one of the best love stories ever told in cinema is shown. It's told almost purely in images, there is little speaking. It is joyful and heatbreaking in a way that's hard to describe. Two people meet, they share dreams, and they fall in love with the intention of fulfilling those dreams together. As so often happens in real life, dreams get pushed back a little here, and a little there. As quickly as you are sucked in and have tears streaming down your cheeks, their story ends, and the real movie begins. If that was it, if all you ever saw of Up was the first 10 minutes, you would be a better person for it.
I know it's mother's day this weekend and you should really be letting mom pick any movies you watch, but if you can nudge her in a certain direction, Up would be a good one. Snuggle close, hold hands, cry a little together, and then have fun with the rest of the movie. It's a good one.