to learn to have fun again and lay off working so much. Usually, this is clunky and not well executed,
but Christopher Robin pulls it off well. I liked the chapters (illustrated like the chapters in Winnie the
Pooh) that gave us a montage of Christopher’s life and the events that led him to become so serious,
like that he fought in a world war. We also get a compelling reason why Christopher has to work
late so much, he’s trying to keep the company from going under and the staff being laid off. You get
the sense that his priority is his family but that life is just hard in recovering post-war England.
I liked that we got the Winnie the Pooh music, usually as themes in larger songs. I liked the balloon, it
was like the balloon itself "I know I don't need it but it did make me very happy." I was impressed with
the stuffed animals, I’m not sure how much was puppets and how much was CG but it was well done.
I liked that Eyeore seemed particularly insightful. I thought the credits scene was funny.
What I didn’t: Ok, I know communication skills are hard to develop, but is it really that hard to even
try. Like maybe the wife would be more understanding if Christopher ever mentioned what was
actually happening at work and maybe work would be more accommodating if they had any inkling
that Christopher was in the middle of a family emergency. I didn’t like the Christopher Hephalump
scene. The second Hephalump scene was fun. I was confused by the similarity between the
coworkers and the animals. I was expecting the actors to also have been the voice actors, but
they weren’t. So, now I’m left wondering was the similarity intentional or were the co-workers just
really weird?
try. Like maybe the wife would be more understanding if Christopher ever mentioned what was
actually happening at work and maybe work would be more accommodating if they had any inkling
that Christopher was in the middle of a family emergency. I didn’t like the Christopher Hephalump
scene. The second Hephalump scene was fun. I was confused by the similarity between the
coworkers and the animals. I was expecting the actors to also have been the voice actors, but
they weren’t. So, now I’m left wondering was the similarity intentional or were the co-workers just
really weird?
Who should I watch this? People who have fond memories of Winnie the Pooh. People who are
entertained by the antics of silly old bears. It is probably either too scary or too boring for little kids.
entertained by the antics of silly old bears. It is probably either too scary or too boring for little kids.
Would I watch it again? It was fun to see, I would have to be in the right mood to watch it again.
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