I had not read any reviews, but my husband said that the critics' average was a 62% "Fresh" rating or something, saying it was boring; I asked him what the audience rated it, and he said 92%. So I went into it having heard that it has boring parts, but I was not bored at all.
I know that CR was an awful guy for a lot of the film, but that was the point of it-- Pooh is such a forgiving, sweet bear that CR eventually came around to see the error of his ways,
I had that thought, of the next time I watch a Pooh film, what will I think of Christopher Robin? But in my eyes, he was at such a low point in life, he needed Pooh to re-teach him how to be Christopher Robin again. For me, the other Pooh films show CR before he was an a-hole, before the pressures of adult life made him that way, so I don't think anything will be ruined for me. The kids sitting next to me in the theater laughed a lot and asked their mom some questions; I think that kids who only like "action"-type movies will be bored with a lot of this film, but I think plenty of other kids will like it.disneyprincess11 wrote:I wouldn’t say they ruined the character of Christopher Robin, but what Disney did was painful.
CR didn't set out to be an overworked a-hole, you know? He used to know how to have fun. But obviously war changes people, and he had a family to support when he came back. His boss was shoving it down his throat that you have to work hard, hard, hard and sacrifice everything for this job-- that's what he was being told, maybe even on a daily basis. His intensions were originally good, but he felt between a rock and a hard place. And it took his old buddy Pooh to show him what was really important. I love that people at his company accepted his idea at the end- that made me have some faith in humanity!
disneyprincess11 wrote: But, the scene when he realizes that it's Christopher was so sweet and heartwarming.
The fight scene was so funny- I loved that so much.
I 100% agree.disneyprincess11 wrote:I hope to gosh that there’s a miracle and the Academy or Golden Globes nominate Jim Cummings for Best Supporting Actor because my gosh, what a special and warm performance.
I've always enjoyed bittersweet stories, so this was right up my alley. I like a healthy dose of adult reality, lol. I just think that because Pooh is so forgiving and sweet, he was exactly what CR needed to "fix" himself.