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When I was a little kid, we used to have a handful of Disney LP's which had narrated versions of several Disney films; The Aristocats, The Rescuers, but especially The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh. We used to sit and listen to them all day long, singing the songs and reciting the quotes, so going back to it is going back to my childhood.
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh follows Pooh (Sterling Holloway) and his friends as they go through, well, many adventures. Released during the so-called "Disney Dark Age", it is comprised of several short featurettes that are tied together by themes of weather, accepting your friends, and the passage of time.
This rewatch was in preparation for a future guest spot I will have on some friend's podcast, and we were live-tweeting along with their listeners. It was a lot of fun to share with others the joy of this rather innocent and charming look at childhood. It is interesting how, unlike others animated films, this one is significantly more "childish" and features no typical "villains" or story arcs. This makes for a rather refreshing watch.
The film does lose a bit of momentum for me once Tigger (Paul Winchell) is introduced. I've never been a fan of him, but also one of the first sequences where he appears feels more like a lull, instead of the more lively and energetic others.
Despite that, the film manages to close beautifully with a bittersweet and melancholic epilogue between Pooh and Christopher Robin; a reminder that time undoubtedly passes, and that sometimes we can't just go back to page one, but have to say goodbye instead.
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THE MANY ADVENTURES OF WINNIE THE POOH
(1977, Lounsbery & Reitherman)
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(1977, Lounsbery & Reitherman)
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"Goodbye? Oh no, please. Can't we just go back to page one and start all over again?"
When I was a little kid, we used to have a handful of Disney LP's which had narrated versions of several Disney films; The Aristocats, The Rescuers, but especially The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh. We used to sit and listen to them all day long, singing the songs and reciting the quotes, so going back to it is going back to my childhood.
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh follows Pooh (Sterling Holloway) and his friends as they go through, well, many adventures. Released during the so-called "Disney Dark Age", it is comprised of several short featurettes that are tied together by themes of weather, accepting your friends, and the passage of time.
This rewatch was in preparation for a future guest spot I will have on some friend's podcast, and we were live-tweeting along with their listeners. It was a lot of fun to share with others the joy of this rather innocent and charming look at childhood. It is interesting how, unlike others animated films, this one is significantly more "childish" and features no typical "villains" or story arcs. This makes for a rather refreshing watch.
The film does lose a bit of momentum for me once Tigger (Paul Winchell) is introduced. I've never been a fan of him, but also one of the first sequences where he appears feels more like a lull, instead of the more lively and energetic others.
Despite that, the film manages to close beautifully with a bittersweet and melancholic epilogue between Pooh and Christopher Robin; a reminder that time undoubtedly passes, and that sometimes we can't just go back to page one, but have to say goodbye instead.
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