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HIS FILM DIARY 2015
total movie count ........... viewing day count
230 .......................... 265
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September 22nd
—— 1977 ——
The Many Adventures Of
WinnieThePooh
—— animation ——
DISNEY CLASSIC no.22
REWATCH
Wherever they go, and whatever happens to them on the way,
in their enchanted place on top of the forest, a little bear will always be waiting
In parallel with the enduring presidential election I would like to enlist pooh for president – that bear knows what’s up and is at least honest about being a bear of very little brain. All jokes aside, this charming and endlessly heartwarming emblematic hug of a movie is just a joy to watch. In a lot of ways, the universe within ‘Winnie the Pooh’ is essentially the essence of childhood, with its dreamlike fantasy world full of wonders and wild adventures, starring wildly different characters in weirdly different stories. It is also one of those features that you find yourself returning to, remaining in and reminiscing about, simply because of the calm and comfortable atmosphere characterizing the Hundred Acre Wood...
‘The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh’ consists of a perfect collection of previously released short stories and the way you just drop into this world is amazing; four smaller stories set in a world of trees is simply too good to be a one-time walkthrough only. In ‘Winnie the Pooh’, there is no need for an enormous and important set-up and pay-off, you simply sit down and just let it pay-off as it comes off. You can’t really count on anything and no one is held accountable for anything either – it is a harmless but far from charmless little adventure that lives off of impulses and inventiveness. The short-story-structure truly brings out the spirit of the books and makes the movie feel grounded, while the fourth wall breaks and page to picture puns propels the story to an amusingly loose and light-weighted level of entertainment.
The universe is easier than ever to adapt to and its weak points is pretty much its strong points – meaning how the film is far from stuffed with complexity is what makes it compelling – and the stuffed bear and his friends are fully capable of filling out the missing links and potential plotholes all on their own; like those Gopher keeps falling into, which is a fun parallel to make. The humor is on point and it is worth pointing out how the movie is easily one of the most harmless and dramatically “hollow” outings made by Disney, but somehow the sweeter-than-honey approach seems to work wonders on this occasion. I invite you to take a vacation in a world where nothing needs an explanation, nothing is expected to exceed expectations and every little piece of its simple foundation is what ultimately makes this movie a complete revelation. Also, ‘Winnie the Pooh’ might just be the best name for a character since forever, I sh*t you not.
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HIS FILM DIARY 2015
total movie count ........... viewing day count
230 .......................... 265
__________________________
September 22nd
—— 1977 ——
The Many Adventures Of
WinnieThePooh
—— animation ——
DISNEY CLASSIC no.22
REWATCH
Wherever they go, and whatever happens to them on the way,
in their enchanted place on top of the forest, a little bear will always be waiting
In parallel with the enduring presidential election I would like to enlist pooh for president – that bear knows what’s up and is at least honest about being a bear of very little brain. All jokes aside, this charming and endlessly heartwarming emblematic hug of a movie is just a joy to watch. In a lot of ways, the universe within ‘Winnie the Pooh’ is essentially the essence of childhood, with its dreamlike fantasy world full of wonders and wild adventures, starring wildly different characters in weirdly different stories. It is also one of those features that you find yourself returning to, remaining in and reminiscing about, simply because of the calm and comfortable atmosphere characterizing the Hundred Acre Wood...
‘The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh’ consists of a perfect collection of previously released short stories and the way you just drop into this world is amazing; four smaller stories set in a world of trees is simply too good to be a one-time walkthrough only. In ‘Winnie the Pooh’, there is no need for an enormous and important set-up and pay-off, you simply sit down and just let it pay-off as it comes off. You can’t really count on anything and no one is held accountable for anything either – it is a harmless but far from charmless little adventure that lives off of impulses and inventiveness. The short-story-structure truly brings out the spirit of the books and makes the movie feel grounded, while the fourth wall breaks and page to picture puns propels the story to an amusingly loose and light-weighted level of entertainment.
The universe is easier than ever to adapt to and its weak points is pretty much its strong points – meaning how the film is far from stuffed with complexity is what makes it compelling – and the stuffed bear and his friends are fully capable of filling out the missing links and potential plotholes all on their own; like those Gopher keeps falling into, which is a fun parallel to make. The humor is on point and it is worth pointing out how the movie is easily one of the most harmless and dramatically “hollow” outings made by Disney, but somehow the sweeter-than-honey approach seems to work wonders on this occasion. I invite you to take a vacation in a world where nothing needs an explanation, nothing is expected to exceed expectations and every little piece of its simple foundation is what ultimately makes this movie a complete revelation. Also, ‘Winnie the Pooh’ might just be the best name for a character since forever, I sh*t you not.
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