Comparable to how Spielberg showed us the dilemma of Peter Pan growing up in Hook, Marc Forster illustrates another fictional character's adulthood tragedy, and how elements of the past try to pull him back into the innocence of childhood. The reason Spielberg’s narrative worked and Forster's doesn't, is that the great auteur told a cautionary tale for adults, while this movie is a warning for ... kids? When they haven’t even experienced the complexities growing up entails? There are some funny correlates from Pooh stories in a fictional Christopher Robin's adult life, but overall, this is a misdirected message.
PS: Okay, there are some memorable Winnie the Pooh quotes in there: "I always get to where I’m going by walking away from where I’ve been."
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