For many of us in the 30 and over crowd Disney’s Winnie the Pooh is a treasured memory. It’s often kept in that same corner were we store our pirate or knight in shining armor, dragon slaying adventures and our wild west shootouts. And hearing that today Disney released a new feature length movie starring our favorite bear has many wondering if it’ll tarnish that golden memory.
This updated tale of Winnie the Pooh brings us back home to The Thousand Acre Wood. Where we learn Winnie the Pooh needs to do a very important thing. But first, we must fill Pooh’s rumbly tumbly tummy. That’s when we discover Eeyore’s missing tail. Naturally, we can’t have that. So off to find Christopher Robin since he always knows what to do.
While everyone else tries to find a good replacement for Eeyore’s tail, Pooh heads back over to Christopher Robin’s. However, instead of finding Christopher Robin or even a single honey pot, Pooh finds a note.
Now, we all know Pooh bears have more fluff than brains, so Pooh takes the letter to Owl. Owl then tells everyone that Christopher Robin has been taken by the BackSon, a most dangerous monster. Luckly, Rabbit knows exactly what to do and gets everyone together to trap the Backson and save Christopher Robin.
You’ll have to go watch Winnie The Pooh for yourself to see what happens next. After all, what kind of adventure would it be if I told you how it ended?
I’m happy to say that Stephen Anderson, Don Hall and the entire team managed to do the impossible. They have created a new Winnie the Pooh adventure that is worthy of the Pooh legacy without relying on fancy 3D Animation. Matter of fact, my only real criticism of the entire movie is the one vignette that was created in 3D.
There’s a charm and magic that that happens when we’re adventuring through Thousand Acre Wood in 2D animation that is lost when done in 3D. In 3D Pooh seems to lose his cuddliness. Pooh turns from everyone’s favorite stuffed bear into a cold plasticized honey bear. Thankfully Anderson and Hall realized this and relied on the story and traditional 2D animation instead.
Winnie the Pooh is a great movie for parents with children 5 and under. Both grown-ups and children will enjoy romping around Thousand Acre Wood with Pooh, Christopher Robin, Piglet, Tigger, Eeyore and the rest of the gang.
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