Aww man I broke my ‘post every 3 days’ streak! I blame the little one, who this week decided that sleeping through the night actually wasn’t all that fun, and it’s much better to wake up several times instead. Oh, and also to never nap in the day either. Today’s post is sponsored by takeaway pizza and energy drinks…enjoy the nonsense and endless typos!
Sleep deprivation and complex movies don’t mix well so I decided to give something a little lighter a try this week and watched Goodbye Christopher Robin. I’ll admit I don’t know the story behind how that silly old pooh bear was created and you won’t find me turning down a movie starring Domhnall Gleeson so it seemed like the perfect choice! If you didn’t know either, the movie follows the story of creator Alan Milne (Domhnall Gleeson), his wife Daphne (Margot Robbie – who seems to be in everything lately) and his son Christopher Robin/Billy Moon (played at different ages by Will Tilston & Alex Lawther).
You know what? Every new parent needs to see this movie. If you feel bad about yourself as a parent – watch this movie. Because Billy Moon’s parents sucked. I know it was the ‘norm’ in those times to hire a nanny who basically raised your children for you, but Alan and Daphne especially were so cold towards Billy that it made my heart hurt.
My favourite chunk of the movie is when Alan is left to look after his son alone and the two begin to bond in the woods. They are such magical moments! It’s also quite fascinating to see where the book characters came from, and how they got their names. Then it takes a turn for the worst again. You know those terrible parents who enter their kids in beauty pageants? It can’t be worse than pushing your kid into a bear enclosure for a photo opportunity!
And then of course we have the inescapable heart breaking moment. You guys, I cried my heart out. My little one was having a rare nap in my arms at the time and she nearly needed a clothes change from my tears. Oh motherhood, why have you turned me into such a pussy? I knew the moment was coming, the start of the whole movie alerts you to what’s going to happen, but still! Ugh.
Of course, Alan gets his redemption in a way, but I never, ever warmed to Daphne. I wonder if it was intentional, but I still hated her by the end of it all.
Gosh doesn’t it sound like I hated this movie? I loved it! It just made me feel all the feels. Also like a much better parent than I feel I am 99% of the time. It’s well worth a watch if you haven’t seen it already. A solid 4 out of 5 silly old bears from me.
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Christopher never warmed up to his mother either. I read somewhere that he fell out of touch with her until the time of her death – how sad is that? 😦
That said, I absolutely LOVED this movie. I was watching it on a flight and I was a sobbing mess. At least the only person who got to see you cry was your baby, not complete strangers! haha
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That is super sad! Thanks for telling me that though – now I feel that we as the audience were never meant to warm to her character.
LOVE the fact you had to sob on a plane, I hope you were at least close to your destination!
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Girl, YES. Motherhood has made me cry in 75% of all films now. Anything that involves a child or parent, I’m essentially in tears. My theater had this for a while and I never went to see it. I’ll probably check it out on DVD now after reading this.
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For years I’ve made fun of my own Mum for crying at everything, and now it’s my turn!
I really hope you enjoy it if you give it a go – it’s a really enjoyable watch despite all my ranting!
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It seems like such a sad movie for some reason I don’t really know much about it but since you cried ….:/ I will see it eventually for Margot
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It’s quite sad throughout in a beautiful way! Margot is brilliant though even as such an unlikeable character!
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