Movie Review Goodbye Christopher Robin
Wednesday, March 7, 2018
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Goodbye Christopher Robin
Get a rare glimpse into the relationship between author A.A. Milne,
creator of the beloved Winnie-the-Pooh stories, and his son, in this
moving story about success and family.
Returning from The Great War, Blue (AA Milne) finds it hard to readjust to ‘proper’ society and moves his family to the country where he plans to write a protest book against war. When his wife flees back to the social lifestyle of the city and their nanny abandons him, a bonding with his son Billie (Christopher Robin) changes not only his objectives but his perspective.
Returning from The Great War, Blue (AA Milne) finds it hard to readjust to ‘proper’ society and moves his family to the country where he plans to write a protest book against war. When his wife flees back to the social lifestyle of the city and their nanny abandons him, a bonding with his son Billie (Christopher Robin) changes not only his objectives but his perspective.
Reviews :
A very
thoughtful film, well written, acted, and filmed. Felt like you were
actually watching the Milne family. The actor playing Christopher Milne
was phenomenal. This made me cry, both time's I watched it. This is
NOT a Disneyesque film, much closer to a Merchant Ivory film and not for
the folks looking for an easy "feel good" family film.
It captures the consequences of a terrible war, and the difficulties of social strata in England, the corruption of childhood, among many other things. It does not diminish my love for Winnie-the-Pooh, and I am encouraged to go see Tiger, Pooh, Piglet, Kanga and Roo at the New York City Library. It only has increased my empathy for this whole family, and their struggles, and my love for the hundred acre wood Again, this is a serious, imaginative and special film. I am seriously considering purchasing as gifts for my adult children.
It captures the consequences of a terrible war, and the difficulties of social strata in England, the corruption of childhood, among many other things. It does not diminish my love for Winnie-the-Pooh, and I am encouraged to go see Tiger, Pooh, Piglet, Kanga and Roo at the New York City Library. It only has increased my empathy for this whole family, and their struggles, and my love for the hundred acre wood Again, this is a serious, imaginative and special film. I am seriously considering purchasing as gifts for my adult children.
My family and I have always been huge fans of Winnie the Pooh. This movie was so good. I can't believe this movie wasn't nominated for anything. Glad I purchased instead of just renting, I know we will be watching it again. My 13 yr old daughter and 22 yr old son both loved it as well. It is sad, quite sad at times but so worth watching.
This is an
extravagent independent film of the depiction of children's' beloved
Winnie The Pooh creator A.A. Milne. Tears fell from my eyes as I felt
empathy for Christopher's plea for love in a world that exploited,
neglected, and abused him. No child should have experience this at the
expense of fame for a children's book. I really felt this movie. I
wanted to jump through the screen and give Christopher Robin a bear hug
and say that it would be okay. Wow! What a movie experience. I have not
felt this in a while. This film is very family friendly but can be dark
and cynical at times. I recommend this movie for adults and older
children. Younger children may need parental guidance to talk about
these mature themes.
To Winnie the Pooh fans the script was not centered
on the creation of Winnie the Pooh as it was centered on A.A. Milne's
relationship to his son and Milne's post dramatic stress. The movie's
ultimate theme is the effects of fame on Christopher Robin. Fans that
want a detail account of the creation of Winnie The Pooh should look
elsewhere. It's not that the creation of the Winnie the Pooh is not
included in the film; It is just shown briefly. The chemistry between
the characters was ecstatic.
I will be
the odd reviewer here because I have not read the Winnie the Pooh books
or seen any of the animated films that have been made from the books.
Good-bye Christopher Robin is a beautifully filmed and acted movie. I
have come across comments elsewhere about the chilly relationship
between A.A. Milne and his wife and son Christopher. Even though the
First World War is only 100 years past, the devastating effects of the
war does not seem to register with viewers. Many villages in England had
all of their young men wiped out entirely because they were encouraged
to join a single regiment. The sense of extreme loss was very palpable.
The Milne marriage was devastated from the shell shock that Alan
suffered and made him withdraw. The fact that the story of the writing
of Winnie the Pooh had no happy endings is the way life goes. The
tragedy of Christopher is that the writing of the book blighted his life
because it made him famous, and he was unable to cope with the demands
that fans of the book placed on him.
I loved this film and have loaned it to my daughter for her to view. I also texted my sister to recommend that she watch it. It was well done, and the child actor who played Christopher Robin was adorable. The beginning was confusing slightly, but I soon sorted out what was going on. A very pleasant viewing experience although I was almost in tears in parts.
For me the story had was
wonderful because Alan Milne and his son did draw closer over the
writing of Winnie the Pooh and created books that offered some light
during the difficult times following the war. If Daphne Milne enjoyed
the glamor of London, her husband and son found peace in the English
countryside. Ultimately, this is a beautiful film with a good resolution
as Christopher goes to war, like his father and comes home. He
reconciles with his fame from the Winnie the Pooh books but wanted none
of the royalties. I plan to see this film again for the sensitive
direction by Simon Curtis and the superb performances by Margot Robbie,
Domhnall Gleeson, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, and Will Tilston.
I strongly recommend this film. Please support Independent Films.
Goodbye Christopher Robin
- Genres: Kids & Family
- Starring: Vicki Pepperdine, Margot Robbie, Domhnall Gleeson
- Supporting actors: Domhnall Gleeson, Will Tilston, Alex Lawther, Stephen Campbell Moore, Richard McCabe, Geraldine Somerville, Mossie Smith, Stanley Hamlin, Kelly Macdonald, Dexter Hyman, Sonny Hyman, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Sam Barnes, Allegra Marland, Mark Tandy, Richard Dixon, Shaun Dingwall, Ann Thwaite
- Director: Simon Curtis
- Format: Color, NTSC, Widescreen
- Language: English (Dolby Digital 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround), Spanish (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)
- Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
- Dubbed: French, Spanish
- Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Number of discs: 1
- Studio: 20th Century Fox
- DVD Release Date: January 23, 2018
- Run Time: 107 minutes
Description
: Movie Review Goodbye Christopher Robin
Rating
: 4.5
Reviewer
: Bey Alhamdi
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: Movie Review Goodbye Christopher Robin
