Therapist Reacts to UP and Grief

Jono: This movie is an emotional banquet. You feel so many things.

Alan: Listen, this is one of the greatest films ever made.

Ellie: Adventure is up there!

Jono: Carl's in this place where he doesn't know what his life is about.

As far as he's concerned, he had his great love. He had his great life.

Carl: So long, boys!

Jono: And now he's just kind of winding down the clock.

Carl: We're on our way, Ellie.

Jono: The story is about Carl finding a new life without Ellie,

which is something he didn't want to do. But it is what's before him.

And that's part of grieving is moving on.

And so what Carl is learning through this experience and through this adventure,

that it's time for him to live.

Whatever you've lost or whatever person, you think that, Well, that was it.

There's nothing to look forward to now.

Russell: Ready?

Jono: There is.

Carl: Ready.

Jono: You probably don't see it yet, but it's there.

And for those of you who are watching, you feel like you can't go on

because of what or who you've lost.

Adventure is out there. The hope is out there. The life is out there. It's time to discover it.

Alan: Well, you did it, Pixar. You broke both of us.

Jono: Alan usually says it, but I'll say it. Damn you, Pixar.

Alan: Welcome to Cinema Therapy.

My name is Alan Seawright. I'm a professional filmmaker who needs therapy. That guy...

Jono: Jonathan Decker, licensed therapist who loves movies.

What are we doing today?

Alan: I'm going to have you react to a film, as you often do.

Jono: Which film are we doing?

Alan: What if I told you we were going to react to an entire saga of a married couple,

that only lasts 4 minutes?

Jono: We're watching Up.

Alan: I'm going to make you watch it up.

Jono: Oh, man...

Alan: I'm going to make you cry.

Jono: Wow. This is the big one.

Alan: Yeah!

Jono: This is... this is the white whale.