Like the rendering of Paddington Bear himself, the film is sweet, but not too sweet. In my opinion, Paddington 2 should be required viewing for anyone making children’s films. Director Paul King succeeds in giving us just that. I fear that, quite often, producers think you need all that to keep adults in the seats, but sometimes you just need a simple well-told story. Sometimes (and don’t get me wrong, I love Pixar films), those films are so clever, so technologically miraculous, you get caught up in all that. But this isn’t Pixar and, at risk of speaking heresy, I’m kind of glad about that.
So how does a film meant for kids not bore an adult to distraction? Of course, Pixar has seemingly perfected this art form.
Of course, that only lasted until we read the latest Presidential tweet, but if you can avoid that until the next morning, you will probably have sweet dreams, thanks to this lovely film. And for a few blessed moments, we believed that kindness, generosity, and love could really conquer all.
FILM PADDINGTON 2 MOVIE
I came out of the movie with the biggest smile on mine, and so did everyone else in the theater. It is joyful, innocent, fun, hilarious, filled with hope, and you’ll emerge with a smile on your face. Why? Because this film is the cure for all the feelings of dank awfulness of the last year, both onscreen and off. But even if you have no children and can’t borrow one, go see Paddington 2. Take a kid along if you want, since they are the intended audience, after all. Do yourself a favor and go see this film.
0 kommentar(er)
