Introduction:
A.
Animated
feature film: Disney-Pixar’s UP (1hour 45mins)
B.
Thesis:
In Pixar’s UP film, the laws of
physics were pushed beyond the limits existent in real life in order to provide
an entertaining story of a retired balloon salesman and his ultimate adventure
in his flying home to the South American wilderness.
Body Paragraphs:
1.
Unrealistic
Gravitational Forces
-The
20,000 balloons used to lift the house in the beginning of the film would not
be strong enough of a force to rip the house off the ground
-The
House would be too heavy and fall over with out support on left and right side
of house during lift off (Balloons are gathered up and center on top of roof)
-Defies
rules of air resistance- scene where Russell is piloting the house and lands on
the roof. Carl, Dug, and Kevin are moving as if they were on normal ground,
defying effects of wind resistance
-Good
use of Physics: Chimney scene. Charles Muntz sets the chimney on fire and
balloons start to pop, making the house start to fall back to ground
-Carl
empties out house by throwing out the special objects inside the home. House
slowly begins to float again and take off
2.
Exaggerated
Path of Actions
-Impossible
for house to travel several days from North America to the wilderness of South
America with just the help of balloons inflated with helium
-Opening
scene: Balloons magically appear and rise out of the roof’s chimney. 20,000
plus balloons emerging from an approximate 30x30 inch chimney
-
Carl and Russell carry the house holding on to strings on top of a cliff at a
constant motion/path of action. Buoyant Force causes the house to rise upwards,
then the density of air and balloons decrease, and in turn allow the weight of
the house and the buoyant force to be the same and balanced.
3.
Challenges
and Defies Newton’s Law of Inertia and Follow Through
-The
house hits objects such as minivans and other objects along the path of his
journey to the wilderness, yet it remains at the same or similar speed it was
traveling before hitting
(An
object in motion remains in motion unless acted upon outside force)
-Carl
and Russell attempt to escape Munt’s cave. They are jumping and floating as if
they were on the moon with a floating house attached to their backs.
Conclusion
-
A
couple of laws of physics were bent or broken in different scenes throughout the
animated film
-
The
use of good and bad physics within the film were done intentionally in order
to illustrate the story of Carl’s journey with Russell and a floating house
that had many previous memories of Carl’s past. The film had a balance of real world
physical laws, along with laws of physics unique to fit the story of UP.
