Finding a New Adventure After Heartbreak: Up (2009)

Screen Cares

Episode Transcript

Sarah sparks the conversation with Jennie for this week’s Screen Cares episode, and it’s her most personal one yet. She shares how Pixar’s Up (2009) inspired her terminally ill mother’s deepest hope that her beloved husband and family would choose new adventures, even after she was gone.

This episode is dedicated to Debbie and Art Woolverton, and to all who have experienced deep loss.

*Sarah and Jennie want to give listeners a heads up about this episode. We will explore some heavy topics like infertility, pregnancy loss, death, and loss. This conversation is thoughtful, sincere, and intended to honor the gravity of loss while looking towards the promise of new adventures and healing. We would like to give our listeners advanced notice so they can choose how to listen in a way that best meets their emotional needs.*

• This episode of Screen Cares discusses the impact of cancer:
  • Ovarian cancer awareness is key: September is National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. It is the insidious disease that took Sarah’s mother’s life, and according to American Cancer Research Association, is estimated to take 12,810 lives in 2022. Source: https://www.aacr.org/patients-caregivers/awareness-months/ovarian-cancer-awareness-month/
  • Visit Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance to learn more about the sneaky symptoms and signs, or about how you can make a difference in the life of someone coping with this deadly cancer. https://ocrahope.org

Screen Shares Rating:

• Family Screen
  • Up (2009) is a beautiful movie to share with your chosen family members; people with whom you feel safest, feel most comfortable to share the difficult themes of our mortality, losing a partner, and life after loss.

Screen Sparks:

1. Thinking about someone you’ve loved and who is no longer in your daily life can be painful. What are some of the memories that are most prevalent? Are they bold and elaborate? Simple and “boring” as Russell shared? Something else entirely?
2. What are your beliefs about older people? If you find that they skew a bit negative, what are some ways you can work to change your perception of older members of our community?
3. Do you think that children’s movies that feature heavy topics like infertility/miscarriage, death, etc. are appropriate? Why or why not?
4. What dreams do you have with a partner? With a friend? With a family member? Or a solo dream?

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