

"Up," like " Finding Nemo," "Toy Story," " Shrek" and " The Lion King," uses colors in a way particularly suited to its content. It's about "Up." But let me gently mention one of the film's qualities that is likely to be diminished by 3D: Its subtle and beautiful color palette. So he's one of the leading artists of this renaissance of animation, which has limitless possibilities if it is not derailed by Hollywood's mass corporate delusion about 3D.

THOUSANDS OF YEARS LATER HE TURNS INTO DARTH VADER THE SONG MOVIE
The movie was directed by Pete Docter, who also directed " Monsters, Inc.," wrote " Toy Story," and was the co-writer and first director on " Wall-E" before leaving to devote full time to this project. "Up" doesn't think all heroes must be young or sweet, although the third important character is a nervy kid. Two of the three central characters are cranky old men, which is a wonder in this era when the captain of the Starship Enterprise must be three years out of school, lest fans be asked to identify with a veteran officer. That means they're earnest and plucky, and one of them is an outright villain-snaky, treacherous and probably mad. They're cute in the human way of the animation master Hayao Miyazaki. They are cute and goofy, but they aren't cute in the treacly way of little cartoon animals. They have tempers, problems, and obsessions. It tells a story.The characters are as believable as any characters can be who spend much of their time floating above the rain forests of Venezuela. My official review is scheduled to run when the movie opens in late May, but there will be hundreds online and in print from Cannes, so I see no harm in making some unofficial observations. At the black tie evening screening, all the top design houses in Paris will have their hand-made gowns and formalwear complemented by the stylish and eco-friendly XpanD® eyewear. All I really miss is seeing the Cannes crowd put on the glasses. Faithful readers will know that I don't at all miss seeing the 3D version. But I have had the great pleasure of seeing "Up" in 2D, which is how most people will see it.
