“Up” Conspiracy Theories

Conspiracy theories are always fun to read. Sure, some of them are pretty messed up and don't make any sense, and most of them are likely to "ruin your childhood", but its like watching a scary movie. You know you'll regret after but you still do it. And while some of them can be absolute BS, others can actually be pretty convincing. One of these movies with surprising conspiracy theories is the movie "Up".


Now, most of you will know this movie. It's basically about an old man and a little boy traveling around the world in a floating house. It's mostly well known for its heart touching love story at the beginning of the movie, which lasts only 5 minutes but is still "a better love story than Twilight". Really, if this scene doesn't drive you to tears, I don't know what will.

But behind this sad love story, one Pinterest user is claiming an even sadder back-story. 

The claim is that "Up" is all actually an imaginary story that never happened, and Carl actually died at the beginning of the movie.

(Yes, Seriously.)

This theory was just mind-blowing to me when I first saw it. Like, my mind literally popped. Like a balloon. *POP* More specifically, this balloon.

(Ok that was a pretty bad joke. Sorry.)

The full theory is that Carl passed away in his sleep at the beginning of the movie. 

Russell, the boy who shows up at Carl's door, isn't actually the little Asian-American Boy Scout you think he is. He is actually a guardian angel that is helping Carl and guiding him to heaven.

Seems pretty far off, doesn't it? Ok, lets go into the details.

You see throughout the movie that Russell is obsessed with his Boy Scout medals. 

"See these? These are my Wilderness Explorer badges. You may notice
one is missing. It's my Assisting the Elderly badge. 
If I get it I will become a Senior Wilderness Explorer!"

The "Assisting the Elderly" badge mentioned here is the last badge that Russell has to get, or his "wings" to become an angel. Wow, deep right?

The final destination that Carl is trying to reach is called "Paradise Falls". 

Many people tend to refer to Heaven as "Paradise". Coincidence? I think not.

The last reason this theory is so convincing isn't one that is mentioned by the Pinterest user but I thought that it could be one. As I said above, "Up" is basically about a house flying through the sky. And where is Heaven? Yep, up in the sky. With the help of his guardian angel and talking dog, Carl is trying to get to his final destination and reunite with Ellie.

Those who have seen the movie might be reacting like, "What?", because the movie ends with Carl and Russell heading back to the city. Not heaven. Not at Paradise Falls. But I, as a supporter of this theory, think this was just a play in Pixar's part not to make their hidden meaning so obvious. 

Most of these theories are not always confirmed, but they're still fun to read. It's interesting to think about movies and stories in another angle, to assume the producers' intentions.