Carl. The sometimes grumpy elderly old man Carl wants to fulfill his lifelong dream of visiting
South America. He ties thousands of balloons to his house and flies away to the wilderness but discovers all too late that his biggest nightmare has latched himself along for the ride: an overly optimistic 8-year-old named Russell. The movie UP is a surprising tale of followings one 's dream, facing fears and being true to who you are even in the face of hardship and also about the power of human connections.
Erikson’s psychological theory of development described development as occurring in eight discrete stages across a person’s lifespan. Each stage is characterized …show more content…
The key and importance experience in stage 8 is found in the reflection and acceptance of one 's life as a whole. The theorists Erikson belived that stage 8 relates to maturity from late adulthood to death. (“Erickson”, 2009)
The plot of the movie is fairly simple; The elderly main character Carl is being forced out of his home due to developers. This a very pivotal moment in the movie because the house has been his home for many years and holds great significance. The home is where he lived his life with his beloved late wife Ellie. It is the spot where they kept their dreams of one day becoming world explorers. One day, Carl attaches thousands of balloons to his house and surprisingly makes a getaway, escaping the developers. Unfortunately, Carl takes off with unexpected baggage. The optimistic Wilderness Explorer Russell has invited himself along for the adventure. Carl has been dealing with the final stage of Erikson 's theory: Maturity. The conflict