Pixar's latest film, "Onward" follows Ian Lightfoot and his older brother, Barley, as they complete an epic quest to bring their late father back to life for just one day.
The two manage to bring back just the bottom half of their dad, but time is ticking and obstacles keep getting in their way. As the journey continues unsuccessfully, Ian panics and says some hurtful things to his brother.
He immediately regrets what he's done, but by the time he finds Barley to make amends, his brother has located the Phoenix Gem that will bring back the rest of their father. He also accidentally activates a curse that awakens a massive stone dragon.
Time is quickly running out — and Ian realizes that even though he misses his dad and never got to meet him, he always had Barley as a father figure to look up to. Barley, on the other hand, never got to say goodbye and it's weighed on his heart for years.
In a moment of true love for his brother, Ian stays behind to fight off the dragon so Barley can finish bringing back their dad and finally say goodbye to him, thus giving up his own chance.
This powerful moment between brothers is enough to bring anyone to tears, but the battle isn't over yet.
With the help of his mom, Ian defeats the stone dragon and is left injured at the bottom of a pile of rubble as his dad's resurrection is completed. He can only see his dad and Barley through small cracks in the rocks, and watching him struggle to accept that he will never meet his father after the great sacrifice he made is utterly devastating.