In what part of my post did I say that I thought Up was overrated..?
It is possible to state my own opinion on the movie (which, BTW, is mostly positive) without whole-heartedly supporting the (admittedly tired) premise within the thread title.
Just when I thought I was the only one on this site with a bit of perspective
Nonetheless, Up suffers from the same "simplistic antagonist plot" issue as Toy Story 3 and many other Pixar films.
The movie starts out great with a story about an old man mourning the death of his wife, dealing with issues such as mortality and lost dreams. But about half way into the movie, the directors must have ran out of ideas, so they introduced this gratuitously evil antagonist, the old man Muntz. He wanted to capture that bird which I saw very little of in the movie and cared even less about. And during the dramatic end-scenes, the main characters are literally being chased by this villain, who is wielding a shotgun, and stereotypical, ugly dogs are flying around in little airplanes – and I find myself confused, wondering where the actual plot disappeared.
Dug Days, which premieres exclusively on Disney+ in Fall 2021, is a new collection of shorts that follows the humorous misadventures of Dug, the lovable dog from Disney and Pixar’s “Up.” Each short features everyday events that occur in and around Dug’s backyard, all through the exciting (and delightfully distorted) eyes of our favorite talking dog. The shorts are written and directed by Academy Award® nominee and Emmy® Award winner Bob Peterson and produced by Kim Collins.