As beloved as AA Milne Pooh books, there is little doubt that most people were first exposed to sign Walt Disney adaptations of them. If a new Pooh movie success with viewers, it must capture the spirit of these drawings from the 1960s and '70s, not necessarily the spirit of the books. (. Fortunately, the two spirits are quite similar) Winnie the Pooh and soft-spoken and friendly, the familiar theme song, the simple animation - this is where nostalgia is.
I am pleased to announce that the new feature, simply called Pooh (abandoning the script was the most serious change for the Disney formula Milne), recreates the look of the old cartoons as accurately as expected, given the nature of the majority died of the original voice cast. Knowing that Disney, I guess I have been tempted at some point to produce a hip, 21st century Pooh - Winnie the Xtreme! - Rabbit with a skateboard jive-talk and Tigger, all produced with computers and displayed in 3D and with a soundtrack of Maroon 5. But all these attempts have been repressed. What we have is hand-drawn animations, songs, cheerful, a complicated story and sense of childlike humor and wonder. In a nutshell: classic Pooh.
You will recognize the elements of the plot away. Winnie the Pooh (voice of Jim Cummings), dangerously dependent on honey, can not find someone in her house and want to go to "borrow" some of his neighbors. Eeyore (Bud Luckey), the ass of clinical depression, lost his tail, so that everyone in the Forest of Dreams of Acre to try to find a suitable replacement. Christopher Robin (Jack Boulter) left for the day, but left a note in which the animals mistake, sending them on a mission to save their friend a monster forest non-existent. Tigger (Jim Cummings again) that the character Kramer in this universe, trying to learn Piglet (Travis Oates), how to become a beggar, too. Owl (Craig Ferguson) speaks wiser than he, Bunny (Tom Kenny) is confused, Kanga (Kristen Anderson-Lopez) and Roo (Wyatt Dean Hall) serve as background in a good mood - you know the drill.
This is purely a children's film, the most magical way, appealing to under-8 crowd, talking with them at their level. Presumption is that these are the stories of Christopher Robin The manufacturer because he plays with his stuffed animals, and therefore no one is more mature and sophisticated, or the world would be seen as a kid. The narrator (John Cleese) is only a result of this game in the adult world, and he travels lightly, with our new friends to the course with caution and only on request. Not clear of-the-moment pop culture references for the last film, nothing that makes you remember, 20 years later, it was in 2011. (If you do not see the credits, I suppose: Zooey Deschanel sings the classic theme song, new songs were written by Robert Lopez, Tony-winning Avenue Q and the Book of Mormon). And 'only the sincerity and joy.
As a child, I thought I knew the Pooh characters are "in a book, even goes so far interact with the font of the pages was the niftiest thing in the world. I am glad that the unit has been preserved as remains terribly clean. Lapin is a very important role in history (and his voice does not sound good to me), and none of the songs are instant classics as "The wonderful thing about Tiggers," but you can not have everything right?
In addition, one or two sly references, the film makes almost no attempt to contain the material specifically for adult audiences - and the adult audience that has fond memories of the previous animated adventures of Pooh will find that the attitude even more attractive. How could you bring back the children were constantly peppered with jokes that only an adult, you know? In a sense, it does not matter that the film is just for kids. Having done its job properly, all the children look at him.
