The movie's main character, Carl Fredricksen, undergoes many hardships, but in the end, his troubles only make him a better person. He lives his life with the woman he loves, Ellie, who is heartbroken when she learns she cannot have children of her own. Here is when the first tear sheds from several audience members, but there are surely more on the way. The two decide to save up to go on the adventure of a lifetime that they've always dreamed about, to the wild lands of South America. Yet, as is life, problems keep cropping up that they have to spend their money on to fix.