In a matter of 10 minutes, we fall in love with Carl and Ellie’s romance as it springs up, blooms, then withers under the winter of death. A grieving, elderly Carl sets off on a journey with young stowaway Russell in order to fulfill the adventure he once promised her, and the unlikely pair begin to realize that what they seek is not found in faraway lands or wild escapades, but in the profound beauty of everyday friendship. C.S. Lewis once wrote, “You have never talked to a mere mortal. Nations, cultures, arts, civilizations–these are mortal…but it is immortals whom we joke with, work with, marry, snub, and exploit.” – Steven D. Greydanus