The plot of this kind of children's film is not even worth repeating, and the jokes are old-fashioned (some are even a little disgusting), but the director handles it properly, the rhythm is brisk, the style and the story are bright and warm, these points are very flattering. There are a few transitions with ingenuity, and a few details that are moving. As a film for children, it is good enough.
The biggest highlight is of course this super cute Paddington bear, his shape is like the classic bear cloth doll, but after being moved alive, it is probably the cutest screen image of the year (compared to [Guardians of the Galaxy]] The fierce raccoon looks more cute). Not only the appearance is pleasing, but the personality is also cute + stupid, and it is in place and not annoying.
The whole story still has deep meaning on this little bear. There is an intriguing detail: when the bear first arrived at Paddington station, no one noticed him. When the human protagonist's family walked by, he just glanced at it and walked away. Dad also said, "There is a bear over there, maybe it is to sell us something", and then his mother turned back and talked directly to the bear! The family was not surprised to hear Xionghui's human words, and they didn't even have any lines such as "Oh, you can still speak human words". (Not only that, passers-by didn't show any surprise when they heard the little bear talking) Under normal circumstances, a bear standing upright, carrying a suitcase, and talking, would be strange if it didn't cause riots!
(I think this is a children’s story, so don’t care about these details/or it’s just to show that the people of London have seen the world, so you can stop watching it.)
But if you think of the little bear as a young man who smuggled into London from a foreign country, Everything is very natural. The whole story is actually equivalent to a young man of a little nepotism from the previous generation who came to London to find his belongings. The identity of "bear" cleverly wraps the story in a fairy tale coat and adds dramatic conflict.
The movie shows a lot of classic London scenery through the little bear, which is not considered an adventure. Of course, the focus is on the magical natural history museum. Bright London (it's almost the same in reality), happy passers-by, and the pride of "London is good, we are good" everywhere in the movie. Although the family of the human protagonist has its own awkwardness and quirks, the kind heart gradually makes the bear feel a sense of belonging at home. As my father said at the end, "We love him (Little Bear). Although we are not a species, but with love, we are a family."; Little Bear also wrote: "I feel more and more that this is my home"; "In London, everyone is different, so everyone can find his belonging in London."
What the movie says is "species", but in reality it can be "race", "belief", and so on. The message of the movie speaks for itself. What is cultural output and what is propaganda! The movie started with a child, and it was clever and calm. But London is truly worthy of such propaganda, although I don't know how much the "open arms and welcome talents from all walks of life" promoted in the movie can deliver to non-European people. Regardless of the splendid and glorious history of other famous European cities, if you insist on choosing a gathering place for all European elites, it must be London.
In the end, the French dubbing is really 130 different from the London story, and the sense of contradiction is even more annoying than the [Les Misérables] who saw a bunch of people singing English songs in Paris. Envy people who can watch the original sound, the lack of a funny London accent in the movie really lacks an important seasoning.
Afterwards, I finally watched the original soundtrack when I was in Edinburgh, and it felt good to be moved and laughed with the British people. Unknowingly, my mood was different from the first time I saw it. I was sad and moved when I saw Mrs. Brown come back and say the phrase "Hello there". Maybe I would crave for that warm favor when I was really alone. . Thinking of the sentence "He comes to the City to find a home" in the trailer again, the corners of my eyes can't help but moist.
80/100
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