UP and James and the Giant Peach
Have you seen the new movie UP yet? Because I have, and it is a-maz-ing!
As you can see from the trailer, the film features a house floating through the sky, held aloft by a bunch of balloons. Which reminded me of one of my favorite books by Roald Dahl, James and the Giant Peach. Check out some of the similarities I noticed:
| James and the Giant Peach | The movie UP | |
| The "Old" Dude | The Old Green Grasshopper | Carl Fredricksen |
| The Little Boy | James Henry Trotter | Russell |
| Unconventional Mode of Flight | Giant Peach, by way of seagulls | A House, by way of balloons |
| Deceased :*( | James' parents | Carl Fredricksen's darling, Ellie |
| There's a scary pack of . . . | Sharks | Dogs |
| You'll be surprised when you start chatting up . . . | A centipede, earthworm, ladybug, and more . . . | Alpha, Beta, Gamma, and more . . . |
| One of the antagonists is . . . | The Cloud Man | Ha! I can't give everything away! |
| So go and . . . |
Pick up a copy of James and the Giant Peach! |
Watch the movie UP! |
| P.S. | James and the Giant Peach was made into a movie too. Rent it! | Can you think of other similarities? |
— Nancy, STACKS Staffer
Janes Aunts had an old house and Carl Fredricksen has an old house too!
Comment #1 | Posted by: piggylover123 on June 23, 2009 at 01:26 PM
wow i love what you did i love up but i never got to see it i also like the phinies and ferb drwaings
Comment #2 | Posted by: maria s2 on June 23, 2009 at 04:33 PM
also thats a nice diagram has alot of work into it and i also want to give a shout out to my freinds hey guys watzs up
Comment #3 | Posted by: maria s2 on June 23, 2009 at 04:35 PM
OMG! Up is so cool!
Comment #4 | Posted by: JetDragon on June 24, 2009 at 01:57 AM
I've seen James and the giant peach and i'm going to see up TODAY!!!
Comment #5 | Posted by: piggylover123 on June 24, 2009 at 12:30 PM
I can't wait to read James and the Gaint Peach
Comment #6 | Posted by: va0980 on June 24, 2009 at 12:42 PM
Up and James and the Giant peach are good.
Comment #7 | Posted by: 101mintchipgirlcandy on June 24, 2009 at 10:05 PM
I want to see the movie so bad my mom might take me there i will tell my the hole stories iwant to see it so bad.
Comment #8 | Posted by: liltt on June 24, 2009 at 10:33 PM
I didnt see the movie yet, but I want to see it so bad. When I see the movie
I'll tell everybody about it.
Comment #9 | Posted by: liltt on June 24, 2009 at 10:40 PM
Yes, I have seen the movie UP, it's so amaysing!
Comment #10 | Posted by: joshua on June 30, 2009 at 08:26 PM