迪斯尼卡通片赏析 飞屋环游记

Unit Six

Up

飞屋环游记

Part I Information on the Background and Culture

Up is

a

2009

American 3D computer- animated comedy-adventure

film produced

by Pixar

Animation Studiosand released by Walt Disney Pictures. Directed by Pete Docter, the film centers

on

an

elderly

widower

named

Carl

Fredricksen

(voiced

by Edward

Asner)

and

an

earnest

young Wilderness

Explorer named

Russell

(Jordan

Nagai).

By

tying

thousands

of

balloons

to

his

home, 78-year-old Carl sets out to fulfill his lifelong dream to see the wilds of South America and

to complete a promise made to his lifelong love. The film was co- directed by Bob Peterson, with

music composed by Michael Giacchino.

Docter began working on the story in 2004, which was based on fantasies of escaping from life

when

it

becomes

too

irritating.

He

and

eleven

other

Pixar

artists

spent

three

days

in Venezuela gathering research and inspiration. The designs of the characters were caricatured and

stylized

considerably,

and

animators

were

challenged

with

creating

realistic

cloth.

The

floating

house

is

attached

by

a

varying

number

between

10,000

and

20,000

balloons

in

the

film's

sequences. Up was Pixar's first film to be presented in Disney Digital 3-D.

Up was released on May 29, 2009 and opened the 2009 Cannes Film Festival, becoming the

first animated and 3D film to do so. The film became a great financial success, accumulating over

$$731

million

in

its

theatrical

release. Up received

critical

acclaim,

with

most

reviewers

commending the humor and heart of the film. Edward Asner was praised for his portrayal of Carl,

and

a

montage

of

Carl

and

his

wife

Ellie

aging

together

was

widely

lauded.

The

film

received

five Academy

Award nominations,

including Best

Picture,

making

it

the

second

animated

film

in

history to receive such a nomination (and Pixar's first Best Picture nomination), following Beauty

and the Beast (1991).

Part II Highlights Learning

Period 1 Episode 1-2

Step 1 Language Study

I. Learn New Words

1. adventure [

?

d'vent

?

?

(r)]

n.

冒险活动

;

冒险经历

2. witness [ 'w

?

tn

?

s]

n.

目击者，见证人

3. shadow ['

?

?d

?

?

]

n.

阴影

;

影子

;

鬼

4. explorer [

?

k's pl

?

:r

?

(r)]

n.

探险家

;

勘探者

5. faithful ['fe

?

θfl]

adj.

忠实的

;

忠诚的

6. monster [' m

?

nst

?

(r)]

n.

怪物

;

恶魔，恶人

7. spirit [ 'sp

?

r

?

t]

n.

精神，心灵

8. unlimited [

?

n' l

?

m

?

t< /p>

?

d]

adj.

无限的

;

无数的

9. swear [swe

?

(r)]

v.

发誓

;

咒骂

10. porch [p

?

:t

?

]

n.

门廊

;

游廊

11. badge [b?d

?

]

n.

徽章，像章

12. mention ['men

?

n]

vt.

提到，说起

13. occupy ['

?

kj< /p>

?

pa

?

]

vt.

占领

;

使用

II. Learn Difficult Expressions

1. by oneself

单独，独力

;

自行

2. complete with

包括，配套

3. take up

开始从事< /p>

;

接受

;

占用< /p>

4. knock off

撞倒

停止

,

中断

5. be close to

接近，靠近

6. hang on

坚持下去；

等候；

紧紧抓住

7. go ahead

前进

8. get separated

分开、分离

Step 2 Listening Comprehension

Exercise 1: Filling the Blanks.

Directions: Listen to the following episode and fill the missing words in the blanks.

Carl

Fredricksen

idolizes

Charles

F.

Muntz.

Muntz

has

been

fabricating

the

skeleton

of

a

giant

he

claimed

to

have

discovered

in

Paradise

Falls,

and

vows

to

return

there

to

capture

one

alive.

One

day,

Carl

befriends

Ellie,

who

is

also

a

Muntz

fan.

She

confides to Carl her desire to move her

—

an abandoned house in the neighborhood

—

to a cliff overlooking Paradise Falls.

Carl and Ellie eventually

and restore Ellie's

takes

a

job

as

a

helium

,

which

he

holds

for

many

years.

Carl

and

Ellie

plan

to

have

children,

but

Ellie

is

diagnosed

as

infertile.

Carl

wants

to

fulfill

their

promise

to

travel

to

South

America, so they repeatedly

for a trip to Paradise Falls, but each time the couple ends up

spending the money on more

needs.

Exercise 2: Paraphrasing Words and Expressions.

Directions: Try to replace the underlined words and expressions according to the context.

Some

years

later,

Carl

still

lives

in

the

house

when

he

accidentally

injures

a

construction

worker over damage to his mailbox, and a court orders him to move to a retirement home. However,

Carl

comes

up

with

a

scheme

to

keep

his

promise

to

Ellie:

he

turns

his

house

into

a

makeshift airship using

thousands

of

helium

balloons

from

his

balloon- selling

days.

Russell,

a

young

Wilderness

Explorer,

becomes

an

accidental

passenger

due

to

his

efforts

to

earn

his

final merit badge for

assisting

the elderly.

After surviving a thunderstorm, the house lands near a ravine facing Paradise Falls. Carl and

Russell harness themselves to the still-buoyant house and begin to walk it around the ravine, hoping

to

reach

the

falls

before

the

balloons

deflate.

They

later

befriend

a

tall,

colorful

flightless

bird (whom Russell names

him to speak.

Step 3 Practice

Exercise 1: Comprehending Questions

Directions: Watch the whole movie and answer the following questions.

1. What is Carl’ dream when he is a boy?

2. Is Carl a shy, quiet boy?

3. How did Carl feel when he met Ellie?

4. What happened when the elderly Carl finally arranges the trip?

5. Did Carl keep his promise to Ellie?

6. Why did Carl get so angry when he found the bird?

7. What do you think will happen in the next episode?

Exercise 2: Paraphrasing Words and Expressions.

Directions: Match some new words with the correct English meanings..

scent

typical

snipe

degree

explorer

special

prisoner

assign

A. to shoot at people from a concealed position

B.

a

person

who

travels

to

unknown

places

in

order

to

find out more about them

C. somebody confined in a prison as a punishment for a

crime or whilewaiting to stand trial

D. characteristic of an individual person or thing

E. to perceive somebody or something by smelling

F. a unit for measuring

G

.. to give somebody a job to do

H. not ordinary or usual

Exercise 3: Character Description

Directions:

Try to use own words to describe the following characters.

Character

Carl

Ellie

Kevin

Russell

Dug

Muntz

Alpha

Personality

(using some adjectives)

Exercise 4: Comprehending Questions

Directions: Watch the whole movie and answer the following questions.

How do you understand the following sentences?

1. What a swell monster this is!.

2. He's out to get your house.

3. Thanks for the adventure. Now go have a new one!

4. I want to say one last goodbye to the old place.

5. You know, it just a house.

6. Paradise Falls ,a land lost in time.

7. My pack sent me on a special mission all by myself.

8. I have been assigned by my strength and cunning.

Exercise 5: Homework

Directions: Write a review of the given movie, sharing your feelings and thoughts on the

story.