Pixar movie mirrors Edith’s story

Posted by Geeky Swedes on August 1st, 2008

My Ballard reader Josh sent us an email about the upcoming Pixar movie “Up” which seems to loosely mirror the Edith Macefield story.

Well, at least in the beginning. Up is about a 78-year-old man who feels trapped in his home as it’s surrounded by the big city. That is, until an 8-year-old Wilderness Explorer named Russell gives him a new lease on life, and they manage to tie a bunch a balloons to the house and float away to big adventures.

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Joe

I love the movie clip "If there's one thing about progress... it always progresses"

Ben

Same here Gretchen, on both counts.

Gretchen Z.

Ben - yes it is the one where they move the house to the country in the end. I loved that book when I was a kid. Thought of it every time I drove past Edith's.

Steve Shay

Thanks xochil! Geeze, talk about life imitating art. That would be great if Edith's house was moved to a quiet little hill in a quiet little spot in the country.

Ben

Julia - is that the book where they eventually move the house out into the country?

rowbot

Thanks for the cartoon link xochil! Nice to see that old style animation and story.

JuliaPequlia

It's also very much like one of my favorite kids' books: "The little house" by Virginia Lee Burton. I'm 40 and I *still* love to spend a long time looking at the fabulous illustrations in this book as the city grows up around the little house.

chelsea!

I was able to see the trailer before it was released - and more than one person in the room with me gasped 'Edith!' when that shot came on the screen.

xochil

This video is quite reflective of Edith Macefield's house as well.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y881yjtFluQ

rowbot

That is so totally Edith! Someone should send the producers a photo of her house during the construction over here. Her car is still parked outside of it too.