He found Russell, Dug, and Kevin to be annoyances and obstructions in his goal to fulfill Ellie's dream of moving their home to Paradise Falls, but after he read her last message to him, he did what was right and saved Russell and Kevin, and accepted Dug as his dog. He was also quite shy as seen when he first met Ellie, but was able to strike a friendship with her due sharing a love for adventure and idolizing Muntz.įollowing Ellie's death, Carl became lonely, cranky, and bitter and misses his wife terribly, but became nicer with Russell's help.Ĭarl has the typical stubborn character of a man his age, but deep down he's a kind person but has his limits in patience and temper. But the characters around him, which have curves, circles and other shapes making up their figures, continue to change while Carl stays within the confinements of his 'square'.Īs a little boy, Carl was shown to be imaginative, and greatly admired the famous adventurer Charles F. After the death of his wife, Ellie, Carl has shut off the world around him and has sunk very low to the ground, like a brick. One of the stylization choices made for Up was that a square represented the past and a circle represented the future, the reason for Carl being box-shaped.

Up 2009