The amazing
franchise of Winnie the Pooh and his friends never seems to get old for me.
I’ve long been a fan of the silly old bear, and I was thrilled when Disney
decided to do a live adaptation of A.A. Milne’s book.
The CGI is
awesome, and Ewan McGregor was just as classy as he always is. Jim Cummings,
who has been the voice behind the stuffed bear in the animations, was brought
back to reprise his role here. To me, it was an added bonus hearing the voice
I’ve always associated with Pooh return as the voice of the stuffed bear in
this live adaptation.
Before we dive
into the plot, it’s worth noting that this story isn’t as soul-searching or on
the same level as the animated ones.
To be honest, Disney
has mastered the stories in the animations because there are fewer
limitations. All they have to do is imagine something and then draw it out
exactly as they envisioned. But in the live adaptation, you can see certain
constraints they faced. The stuffed animals looked a little different from the
ones we’ve come to know in the animations.
That said, even though the story isn’t on the same level as the animations,
it’s still wholesome fun. The Disney magic will keep you smiling as you coast
through this movie with ease.
The movie starts
with a brief party as our stuffed friends throw a send-off for Christopher
Robin, who’s heading to boarding school.
After the sad goodbyes, we see Christopher grow into a fine gentleman who has
left his childhood behind. He (Ewan McGregor) is now married with a daughter of
his own and has lost his sense of fun. The struggle to get ahead and provide
for his family has caused Christopher to distance himself from them. Worse
still, he’s finding it hard to connect with his wife, and he’s losing his young
daughter’s love as she grows tired of always trying to please him.
When a planned
family getaway to a place from his childhood is disrupted by work commitments,
his wife and daughter go without him.
While Christopher is trying to navigate his work duties, Pooh wakes up and
discovers that his friends are missing.
He decides to visit Christopher—something he doesn’t usually do—but it seems
necessary since he can’t find his friends. Pooh ventures into the human world
and meets Christopher, who struggles to understand how someone he believed to
be imaginary could be standing before him. Pooh fills him in on the missing
Piglet, Rabbit, Eeyore, and others. Christopher tries to get Pooh out of his
life, but Pooh still needs his help to find the others.
The whole movie
is amazing and funny. I thoroughly enjoyed myself, and you will too if you go
see this with your family.
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