Watched it last Sunday

Jarrod 2022-03-19 09:01:10

It made me wonder how truthful the movie is, 'cause it portrayed his parents as pretty bad...though I guess it was just how upper-middle class Brits raised their kids back then. I wonder how much has changed.

Anyway, it did give me the impression that AA Milne cared about his son more more than his wife did. I find it quite sad and did shed a few tears when a particular scene involving a telegram near the end happened (I did not know anything about Christopher's life before watching this).

Also, it's sad that Christopher no longer enjoy his childhood toys or hanging out with his father because of the association with the books. And that he refused to take the money, because he more than earned it. I do wonder how the rights got sold to Disney, as that would mean even more people knowing about Winnie-the-Pooh and Christopher Robin.

I now don't know if I want to read or watch anything associated with Winnie-the-Pooh...

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Extended Reading
  • Ladarius 2022-03-21 09:03:21

    No more Christopher Robin, just Billy Moon.

  • Mable 2022-03-21 09:03:21

    The first movie I watched in the UK, the audience were all lovely grandpas and grandmas~ It was a bit long and no climax, but after the end, I still heard the sobbing sound of the grandma in the back row. Their childhood?

Goodbye Christopher Robin quotes

  • Christopher Robin Aged 8: Well... you see, after the war there was so much sadness... that hardly anyone could remember what happines was like. Then Winnie the Pooh came along and he was like a tap. You just turned it on and happines came out.

    Christopher Robin Aged 8: But I'm not Christopher Robin, really. I'm Billy Moon.

  • Daphne Milne: You know what writing a book against war is like? It's like writing a book against Wednesdays. Wednesdays... are a fact of life, and if you don't like them, you could just stay in bed, but you can't stop them because Wednesdays are coming and if today isn't actually a Wednesday it soon will be.