Up!

I believe the only Best Picture-nominated film I have not talked about is "Up!" So here we go! I loved this movie. A lot of people thought it was a step down from Pixar's work, but I simply think it was a step in another direction that was not necessarily backwards. It was an exploration. I happened to thoroughly enjoy a movie about a young boy, an old man, and a talking dog. I ended up seeing it three or four times (this is incidental; first, I saw it with my boyfriend; then I saw it at my sister's birthday party; then it was playing at Sibling Day at NYU; you see how it happened). I didn't mind seeing it so many times at all. It never got old. That being said, I have to wonder if the general consensus at Hollywood is the same as the general consensus of my friends. I do not think there is any way it will take Best Picture (I feel like I'm saying that a lot lately...), not with all the heavy hitters in that category. It will almost definitely take Best Animated Picture, although Fantastic Mr. Fox (which was FANTASTIC, by the way) might come from behind and grab it. It also has chances for its jaunty Original Score, and a teeeensy chance of Original Screenplay, although, I have decided that that will probably go to Inglourious Basterds. All in all, I think Up can rest easy and expect the Best Animated Feature Film to come winging its way. After all, the Academy LOVES Pixar. I mean, who doesn't, honestly?