Winnie the Pooh - again

[Briar Rose's Dark Knight]

While visual spectacle makes tremendous money early on, it's brilliant storytelling that stands the test of time. Many of those movies will be forgotten and/or replaced as another technological wonder comes to replace them.

I wasn't really thinking of live action films in my post, but more about animation. I believe that if Winnie the Pooh tells a story that really touches the heart of the general public, the film will be a huge success. Will it tell that kind of story? I don't know. I hope it does.

Honestly, the strength of Disney or Pixar has never really been about the animation, though it's been beautiful and/or fascinating from the beginning. The strength has come from the storytelling. If Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs had not touched the hearts of the audiences, then we may have never seen another animated feature length film again.

[Silver]

To be beloved or critically acclaimed is one thing. To be a finacial succes story is a whole new ball game. Of course there are a few exceptions and surprises. Occasionally an indie film will become a smash it. But that's very few and far between.

Then there's the fact that quite a few Box Office hits don't turn out to be well liked. Shrek 4 and Despicable Me were moster hits last year at the Box Office. But if you read reviews from an audience thread, most said they had wished they waited for DVD rental. So what drove them to the Cinema in the first place? The visuals appeared to be too appitizing not to give it a try.

Winnie the Pooh is not the type of material to get you to cry like in Pixar. So if you're looking for that type of great story, you're in th wrong place. If you remember the orginal, it's the basic charm and innocence that's so appealing to the fans. The stories of Pooh and his friends is driven by this. I would compare it to The Wizard of Oz. The story isn't deep, complex, thought-provoking or tearjerking. Yet people love it because there's a universal theme that speaks to toddlers through to the elderly. It's just told on a basic and simplistic level. This why I still adore the characters and their even as a 22 year old. And why I'm so eager to see it. The trailer brings back the orginal theme that put these characters on the map. As well as memories.

[tangledsonshine]

As long as Darbys not in it, it will be good
I hate that they took Christopher away so it will be good to see him again

[drpepper]

May 17, 2011 17:33:12 GMT -5 tangledsonshine said:

As long as Darbys not in it, it will be good
I hate that they took Christopher away so it will be good to see him again

Don't worry she won't be there. It is based on the books.

[Silver]

Only two more weeks until it's released in America. Come on "Father Time", just go a little bit fatser. Please!