From a philosophical standpoint, Married quickly go through attraction and eventually attachment sets in. Once they live together they
Life and the film itself Up embodies nearly all the representations of love by displaying philia, eros, plan for children and their dreams. While watching Married Couple, nearly every moment they and agape. Before the marriage scene, Carl and Ellie established a friendship before even being spend together is happy, this can be explained infatuated; and thus, created philia in their relationship. Once they marry, they begin their lives oxytocin. Throughout their relationship they
through the attachment hormone vasopressin and
with passion and physical love; they even try to strengthen each other, and love each other in different ways rather than just sex. In the end, Carl start a family towards the middle of the scene. Finally; towards the end of their lives, they develop and Ellie have the perfect relationship; hormones philia for each other where in their old age they kept in moderation, and personalities that complement each other. devout their lives for one another. Even when Ellie gets terminally ill, Carl maintains a“ fondness The film Up and the scene Married Life that I and appreciation of the other,” and once she dies chose is a wonderful film that depicts“ true love” loses all hope and“ cannot extend sympathy and and a fantasy adventure towards the second half. affection to others”( Moseley). He continues to However, if not explained correctly to younger hold feelings of agape towards his diseased viewers, children may get the wrong depiction of spouse, and continues the dream they both held romantic love. Carl and Ellie’ s relationship may together without any physical reciprocation. Their have shown some struggles, but doesn’ t portray relationship virtually encompasses all Greek definitions of love, and shows that marriage doesn’ t ally have. Society may attain the wrong represen-
the domestic arguments all relationships eventu-
have to only maintain eros the entire time. tation of love and may aspire to have the same
The relationship of Carl and Ellie is a product kind of attachment Carl and Ellie have. By no of the Disney Company that often polishes the means is the movie by the numbers; in fact, this format of romantic relationships. When Carl first film steps in the right direction by showing that meets Ellie, he falls“ heads over heals” over her; marriage is filled with mishaps and pain. Older Carl would do anything for Ellie. Carl in this stage viewers who watch the film are even depressed probably experienced lust and can be explained by the film because their relationship often reminded them of a time they felt like that in their at the chemical level. Psychologist Melanie Greenberg explains that during the stage of lust lives. Up is not a perfect movie; nevertheless, it is you feel physically attracted and drawn to the object of your affection”( Greenberg). This explains can show that a relationship is not happy and per-
still a great film that while still created by Disney,
Carl’ s feelings toward Ellie and never subsides fect the entire time. All relationships end, and even when Ellie dies! Through their marriage they sometimes it’ s ok to let go. •
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