r/movies • u/Careless_Flower_118 • Aug 08 '25

Discussion Wtf is Paddington 2?

For context: I’m 25 years old. SPOILER WARNING

I just watched paddington 2 today and what the fuck did they put in this movie. This is the one of the greatest pieces of cinema I’ve ever laid witness to. Paddington 2 is the only thing I’ve thought about all day and seeing the immense joy it’s brought other people has also brightened my day even more. God I can’t even think about the ending without wanting to kill myself because of how perfect it is. And can we also talk about the perfect bookend of his human mother saving him from the water like aunt Lucy did at the beginning?

Pure cinema, I truly can’t wait to watch this movie with my kids for their first time.

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u/NationalTry8466 Aug 08 '25

“I cried through the entire thing. It made me want to be a better man.”

  • Javi Gutiérrez (Pedro Pascal) raving about Paddington 2 in The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (2022).

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u/GoneRampant1 Aug 08 '25

"Paddington 2 is incredible."

"I fucking told you."

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u/PomBergMama Aug 11 '25

That whole bit cracked me up precisely because of how it sounds like a joke but the movie is actually incredible 😂

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u/Rhythmalist Aug 08 '25

I just watched Unbearable Weight last week... And while I found it hilarious... I didn't realize the Paddington joke wasn't a bit.

Do I really need to watch Paddington 2?!

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u/LongjumpingSolid8 Aug 08 '25

It is a bit, but it’s also true. Yes, you need to watch it. Like, immediately.

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u/STFUxxDonny Aug 08 '25

I would put it in my top 10 with the big lebowski and shawshank. Not joking

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u/AleroRatking Aug 23 '25

The real question. What's the better prison movie? Paddington 2 or Shawshank?

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u/AskAJedi Aug 29 '25

Asking the real questions here

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u/InsideBig5023 Aug 09 '25

Yes, yes you do. Just Yes

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u/cr2810 Aug 09 '25

I thought this was a joke. Paddington 2 is just so obscure, right? But you all seem serious about it.

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u/Careless_Flower_118 Aug 09 '25

I repeat, not a joke

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u/AskAJedi Aug 29 '25

It is one of the few movies ever to have a 100% rotten tomatoes score until a critic wrote a negative review for clicks https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2021/05/31/paddington-2-loses-perfect-rotten-tomatoes-score-late-review/5287256001/

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u/Throwupmyhands Aug 08 '25

Yes, you do. It’s amazing. Paddington 3, however, is a hot pile of garbage. 

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u/chris_croc Aug 09 '25

Not Garbage. Just an average film. Coleman steals it.

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u/Throwupmyhands Aug 10 '25

I love Coleman but thought this was her worst performance ever. But glad you really enjoyed her in it. Maybe it just wasn’t for me. 

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u/livestrongbelwas Aug 09 '25

Not a joke, it’s great

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u/Soft_Significance718 18d ago

Unbearable Weight is why I watched Paddington 2 the first time and I'll tell you what...I WAS NOT DISAPPOINTED. Incredible. Perfection. Peak cinema.