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Let's be realistic.

Disturbing yet enthralling

Easily the biggest piece of Right wing non sense propaganda I ever saw.

I think every parent in the UK should show this to their kids for two reasons;1. Its just a wholesome, fun, heartfelt adaption of a beloved character in the strong cannon of British children's literature. 2. Given the undertones of the film and the current political climate in our country, it will be likely to annoy a UKIP-er (which is what we all want, really)

This review contains spoilers.Paddington is a movie that blends the Paddington station bear with a live action cast. The movie follows an animated bear as he finds a new home after a catastrophe. Along the way, he encounters a family that takes him in until Paddington can find information about an explorer. Meanwhile a villainess wishes to capture Paddington.Paddington is an enjoyable movie. Although aimed at children, the movie can be enjoyed by adults. It touches themes such as abandonment and family. The movie starts by pulling at these themes to drive both audience involvement and Paddington's motivation. The movie is also quick to be light-hearted so as to not drive children away. One of the ways the movie does this is by Paddington's love of marmalade. Paddington, the Brown family, and the villainess are well-realized characters that have their own motivations of helping or hurting Paddington. Mr. Brown, the father of the house, becomes more endearing as the movie continues. Nicole Kidman as the taxidermist that wants to kidnap Paddingotn is incredibly charming in the role. When her motivation is revealed, the audience could understand her goal. Paddington is of course a well-likable character that is animated well.I highly recommend Paddington for being a great movie for any audience.I watched this movie on Amazon Prime and the video quality could be better. The video suffered from artifacts that appear randomly. There was some skipping, but none of this hurts the enjoy-ability of the movie.

Paddington begins by drawing attention to a set of old fashioned ideals on style, behaviour and propriety, and hopes that the current generation might learn a lesson or two. Disarmed of his rifle, explorer Montgomery Clyde finds that even in deeper, darkest Peru a bit of British hospitality doesn't go amiss, a cup of tea and a jar of delicious marmalade all that is needed to make lifelong friends. The opening scene is a whimsical delight harking back to the silent movie era, with a boxed-in frame, fuzzy faux black and white footage, and oodles of slapstick humour to start us off. And later, when Aunt Lucy farewells Paddington on his trip across the Pacific to find a new home in London, she fastens a tag with a simple plea that pays homage to not only Michael Bond's original children's novel, but also a time where the kindness and generosity of strangers shone through the darkness of the Blitz. Many have noted the film's allegorical association of Paddington's journey to the immigrant experience, and what's especially impressive is the ease in how the message of humanity and compassion is given universal appeal through the children's format of live action/animation blend. It pays close attention to how often these figures are marginalised and pushed aside upon arriving and trying to settle into the dominant culture, so much so that they become almost invisible. The film's usage of gentle magical realism is the best I have seen since that of Lars and the Real Girl, where a talking bear is treated as an unusual but not impossible occurrence, and as merely another strange creature washed up upon the shores of Thames here to steal local jobs (and clog drains with fur, throw buns at old ladies, throw picnics all night - the script poking fun at the slippery logic of anti- immigration rhetoric, with Kidman selling it with mock seriousness). See what Henry whispers to his family and how he ushers them quickly past the sight of the crestfallen Paddington, as if he was not a sentient, anthropomorphic animal, but something of a dirty foreign nuisance. It's not the bear aspect of his character that bothers the London residents, but the fact that he is an outsider. The script is witty enough that every time we think that we've gotten the film categorised and figured out (cliches abound initially: the strict, paper-pusher father who eventually warms to the chaotic intruder, and we all just know what will happen when Paddington visits the bathroom for the first time), it flips those expectations on their heads and has us giggling in another way. There's a double blow early; Paddington, voiced by the delicate Ben Whishaw, is all charm and manners upon arriving in London, until he's asked his name and roars indecipherably before chugging down from a teapot whilst scolding Henry for his rudeness. The most moving of these moments comes when the family gathers round to watch Clyde's old explorer footage from Peru, and a mesmerised Paddington reaches out to touch the jungle on the projector. You'd expect slapstick here, for his paw to go right through and poke a hole, or for him to stumble around and set the room on fire. Instead, he slips through seamlessly, and in a magical moment is transported right back to the colourful jungle where he was raised. By the end he's found something different but just as welcoming - a family and home to call his own.

We all loved it. The family including five year olds sat and watched this. From the start, with the exception of laughter, we were all mesmerised. The film is great to look at, with stunning locations and the Brown's house is absolutely beautiful. The humour is there for all ages. Loved Hugh B dressed as a char lady with his wonderful Welsh accent (recognised a couple of actors from Horrible Histories at the records office) . The scenes in the record office are hilarious with clever CGI. I remember shops giving change via those tubes and pods.I hope the reviewer (selffamily?) can manage to watch it again as it's a beautiful, feel good film. So there's a baddie in it? I'm sure Michael Bond wouldn't have objected. Cruella de Ville managed to scare me as a child and many more, as did The Child Catcher in Chitty, kids love this. I can't praise this film enough, or describe how I feel when watching it (warm and fuzzy?)