Carl and Ellie in the ‘Up’ Opening Sequence | Rotten Tomatoes’ 21 Most Memorable Moments

Of all of Pixar’s most heartbreaking moments, none broke us quite so hard as the opening minutes of Pixar’s ‘Up.’ And yet the deeply moving, dialogue-free montage about the life of Carl and Ellie could have played very differently if Pixar went with its original idea – a funnier, wordy, slapstick journey with… punches? In this exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the ‘Up’ opening sequence on the movie’s 10th anniversary, director Pete Docter describes what might have been, how the sequence evolved, and why Pixar decided to keep its darkest the montage’s darkest moments. This reflection on the Carl and Ellie relationship is part of Rotten Tomatoes' Most Memorable Moments series, celebrating the most electrifying, terrifying, moving, and hilarious movie moments from the last 21 years.