C INEMA R E V I EW Christopher Robin By filmcolumnist JenniferMayWest


Bring yourmost suitable attire, a few tissues and plenty of honey - you’re cordially invited toOneHundred AcreWood’s Tea Party, and adventure begins fromthemoment you arrive.Woodlands that befriend the sunrise andmessy lakes filled with character; talking rivers adjoined by rustic bridges; trees that frame never-ending hills of green and gold also cradle a young boy and his bear as they enjoy their favourite: Today. Dreams of days to come and a promise never to forget his childhood home of theHundred AcreWood,Christopher Robin enjoys the freedomof youthwith


stories, games and somemuch- loved literary teddies - so real you can almost hug them.As time marches on, however, friends becomememories, and childhood promises are exchanged for adult priorities.An enchanting tale that resonateswith all of us and reminds uswe can always find ourway, ifwe only look to followthe thread ofwho we are. In a forest, filledwithmemory and


the fresh sense of something new– sits Tigger and Piglet and Eyore and Pooh , but not as youmay know them. In a dramatic turn from animation to our dimension, our


cuddly friends become strikingly real and just as true to their illustrated selves. In amid-summer haze, do good friends playwhilst dreams lead conversations and Pooh sticks reigns as the ultimate test, but the tide turnswhen boyChristopher announces hismove to boarding school and hiswill to hold his friends close for all time.Beautifully sketched scenes relay patchworks of story as the tales separate out.Here, a cuddly bear of inner childwith wisdomthatwould surprise even him – and there, a boy, turned teen, turningman – onwhose shoulder rests the responsibility of real life


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