“Winnie the Pooh Chubby little Cubby all Stuffed with Fluff...” People of all ages adore the characters from the Hundred Acre Wood. There is a special feeling of nostalgia that has been passed down for generations, since A.A. Milne released his first volume of stories in 1926. Disney acquired rights to the characters in 1966 increasing the popularity and making Pooh Bear a common household name. In August 2018, with the release of the new motion picture Christopher Robin, Disney has reminded us of our love for Pooh that “willy, nilly, silly old bear”, Eeyore the loveably gloomy and pessimistic donkey, Tigger the bouncy flouncy and fun fuzzball, Piglet, Pooh’s extremely anxious best friend, Kanga, Roo, Owl, Rabbit and of course Christopher Robin. This new story finds a grown Christopher Robin facing some very difficult decisions, and living life in a dreary and decidedly unimaginative way. After being reunited with his childhood friends, Christopher Robin finds a new path in life, remembers how to be happy and saves the day for the average working man. There are a lot of call backs to the Milne and the Disney versions of the Winnie the Pooh stories. Many funny parts and a few times you may get emotional to the point of tears. It’s a heartwarming story that was really well done. It was easy to forget that the stuffed animals on the screen weren’t really moving on their own, and though it’s rated PG I think that people of all ages will enjoy it. There were definitely some youngsters in the audience at our screening who enjoyed the movie thoroughly! It is rated PG, most likely to the WWII scenes in the movie. They are short, but give the feel of what it was like being under fire and distressed. Christopher Robin’s father also dies, though young children may not get that part of the movie since it is not shown or said. There are sad images of his mother and he meeting at boarding school and then him sadly sitting on the stairs while someone tells him that ‘now he’s the man of the house’. These scenes are done as part of a montage showing the changes Christopher Robin endures as he matures.
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