Disney’s latest film, Christopher Robin, brings the audience back to their childhood by telling a heartwarming tale of friendship.
It will make you laugh and, if you grew up loving the characters, may even make you cry. The movie teaches the essential lessons of learning to live in the moment and enjoy every day of your life. It reminds us just how important our friends and family are.
In the live-action film, Christopher Robin has grown up and lost the carefree ways of his youth. He is always hard at work for a job he does not enjoy, barely gets to see his wife and daughter and has not thought of Winnie-the-Pooh or their friends in years.
One morning Pooh wakes up and finds that all of his friends in the Hundred Acre Wood are missing. His only option is to enlist the help of his old pal Christopher Robin. Pooh comes into the real world and takes Christopher back to the Hundred Acre Wood. There, Christopher learns to use his imagination again by pretending to defeat a heffalump. Along the way, he finds Tigger, Owl, Rabbit, Eeyore, Piglet, Kanga and Roo.
Together, the team embarks on a journey in the real world to help Christopher Robin find joy again. In the end, Christopher finally gets to take a vacation from work and bond with his family.
Although the movie takes a little while to get going, the animation is incredible and the characters are delightful. The amount of emotion that is portrayed in Pooh’s little, black eyes is astounding. It is clear that his love for Christopher is unconditional. Viewers cannot help but admire Pooh for his mispronunciations, inspiring mottos and devotion.
The film was written by Alex Ross Perry and directed by Marc Forster; it stars Ewan McGregor as Christopher Robin.
Christopher Robin was released on Aug. 3. It was given a rating of 70 percent by Rotten Tomatoes and a rating of 7.7 out of 10 by IMDB. It is rated PG for some action.
