She is one of the few characters in a film released under the Walt Disney Pictures Banner (and only Pixar character) to have been diagnosed with infertility. In an alternative opening, she met Carl when Carl was about to trap a bird and Ellie would punch him then tell him to leave the birds alone.
Sadly, that acute lead exposure rendered Ellie infertile. It also may have been a cause of her death. Lead is stored in the bones and as your bones degrade with age that lead is released back into your blood stream. One of the key symptoms is weakness.
Death. Ellie eventually forgot about Carl's promise as their marriage continued to flourish blissfully into old age. Then one day while out on another picnic with her husband (who was planning to surprise her with the plane tickets he had bought), she collapsed from illness and became hospitalized.
Well, for those of you who didn't know, a lot of the houses built in the 1940s use lead paint. If Ellie got lead poisoning while renovating, or for that matter, all the year she played in the house as a kid, this could explain why she couldn't have kids.
A Perfect film for children and adults to enjoy together. Written by Stannah. Up is a story about ageing and realizing that life is messy and not something that we can always control. No matter how you look at it, through the eyes of a child or a senior, there are lessons to be learned on how to get the most out of ...
Something we never learn about 8-year-old Russell is where his dad is—we're told that he has a girlfriend named Phyllis, and it is strongly implied that there's been a divorce or separation, and Russell sees far less of his father than he'd like to.
Russell is an enthusiastic and persistent 8-year-old Junior Wilderness Explorer from Tribe 54, Sweat Lodge 12. Armed with a backpack laden with official Wilderness Explorer camping gear, Russell is ready for the wilderness! There's just one catch: he's never actually left the city.
She is one of the few characters in a film released under the Walt Disney Pictures Banner (and only Pixar character) to have been diagnosed with infertility. In an alternative opening, she met Carl when Carl was about to trap a bird and Ellie would punch him then tell him to leave the birds alone.
During one cloud-watching session, Carl points out a cloud that looks like a baby. Inspired, they decide to conceive a child and prepare a nursery, but as the music slows, the two learn at the doctor's office that Ellie suffered a miscarriage and they are unable to have children, leaving them devastated.
Inside Out is considered by many to be the saddest Pixar movie ever since this hilarious story has plenty of dark and heartbreaking moments. This brilliant animated movie takes its fans on a unique adventure while immersing them in a powerful story about the importance of emotional well-being.
The real Up house, which is believed to be the inspiration behind the Pixar movie belonged to Edith Macefield and was called Whitewood Cottage. Macefield bought Whitewood Cottage for her mother in 1952 and lived with her there.
Years later, Carl decides to surprise Ellie with tickets to Paradise Falls, but she falls ill and is hospitalized. Ellie gives Carl her scrapbook before she dies. Now in his late 70s, Carl holds out in his house while the neighborhood around him is redeveloped.
Carl lost his old home in Paradise Falls at the end of Up, with him now living in the yellow house that can be seen in Carl's Date. Carl also appears to be getting around better. He can be seen running and using the stairs in Carl's Date, which is odd considering he used a walker and a stair lift in Up.
78-year-old Carl Fredricksen travels to Paradise Falls in his house equipped with balloons, inadvertently taking a young stowaway. 78-year-old Carl Fredricksen travels to Paradise Falls in his house equipped with balloons, inadvertently taking a young stowaway.
Joel gets new boots; Maria gives Ellie a haircut, a pile of clean clothes, and a menstrual cup. It's a short little scene: Ellie finds the cup left for her on a bed and glances at the accompanying pamphlet. The camera slides briefly past the pamphlet diagrams and then cuts back to Ellie as she examines the cup.
Russell's parents are divorced (as stated in the Russell: Wilderness Explorer documentary on the Up Blu-ray release) and his father has a new girlfriend named Phyllis whom Russell doesn't like. Russell is revealed to have a talent for making campfires on his badge, but he doesn't know how to put up a tent.
Carl and Ellie wanted to have kids but couldn't, which was a big emotional hit for Ellie, but they eventually moved on. Sadly, as Carl got tickets for them to travel to Paradise Falls, Ellie fell sick and passed away, leaving Carl heartbroken and alone.
Following comparisons to the likeness of Canadian actor Elliot Page, Naughty Dog redesigned Ellie's appearance to better reflect Johnson's personality and make her younger.
In the overall narrative arc in Up, the purpose of the Married Life sequence is to demonstrate the passage of time. The film begins at the point in Carl's childhood when he meets Ellie for the first time, while the main body of the film takes place after Ellie has passed away.
In the struggle to kill this Infected, Ellie was born. However, Anna was bitten. Anna quickly cut Ellie's umbilical cord, but not before the Infected reached Ellie. Since the cordyceps has grown in Ellie since birth, the cordyceps believe that Ellie herself is cordyceps, resulting in immunity.
Carl's square head was a very intentional choice by Pixar, symbolizing his inability to move outside of the box (his home), while the other characters that surround him are more of a round shape, symbolizing being open. It's also been rumoured that Carl is based on Walter Matthau, Spencer Tracy, and even Warren Buffet.
She only appears at the end of the film during the Wilderness Explorer ceremony with Dug, celebrating on Russell getting his "Assisting the Elderly" Wilderness merit badge. She had a husband, but they were divorced.
In the short film "George & A.J." an attempt is made to handwave this by showing Russell bracing himself underneath the house as it takes off. What happened to Russell's mother? She and Russell's father are divorced or separated. Russell lives with his mother, who is shown in the crowd at his graduation ceremony.
Just as Carl and Ellie, who were both senior citizens, finally seemed able to take their trip, Ellie contracted an illness and died of old age, leaving Carl by himself, becoming bitter and cranky and missing his wife terribly.
