Dug is the Real Hero of Disney/Pixar’s “Up”
"Up" features one of Pixar's few Asian-American heroes and explores the institutionalized hardships elderly people face. Also, Dug is a good boy.

In an attempt to take her best friend's mind off a recent breakup, Aza (Chelsey Ehresman) takes Katherine (Jessica Thomas) on a canoe trip through the forest. After a brief argument, the two venture out into the woods, where they face not only each other but themselves.
"Up" features one of Pixar's few Asian-American heroes and explores the institutionalized hardships elderly people face. Also, Dug is a good boy.
We sat down with Writer/Director Albert Acosta to discuss his debut short film, (ha-ha), Acosta's foray into narrative cinema, and how his personal experiences have shaped his filmmaking philosophy.
Taika Waititi writes, directs and co-stars in 'Boy', set in 1984 New Zealand. The film does just what Waititi dreamed of — it gave a great coming-of-age story to Māori people without making a story of the Māori people as an exotic other.
Disclosure Day asks us to question humanity's role in the universe but falls victim to the same assumptions of centrality.