For many of you, myself included, seeing Up in theaters was a delightfully fun, heartwarming experience.

Except the intro.

Never have I been subjected to big ugly tears as quickly as I was during the first 10 minutes of that movie. I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THE CHARACTERS, THEY WERE MADE UP OF POLYGONS, AND YET HERE I WAS CRYING IN THE DARK DANG THEATER OVER ANIMATED PEOPLE.

It seems appropriate to continue on the theme of wordless storytelling after my review of A Quiet Place. The fine folks at Pixar are absolute masters of showing a story rather than telling it. And so follows one of the most effective introductions to a character you're likely to see without hearing them say a word.