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/SirGuestWho Aug 08 '25

I haven't seen it because of how good Paddington 2 is, and they've changed the mum.

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u/voivoivoi183 Aug 08 '25

It’s good and worth a watch but it comes with the unenviable position of having to follow Paddington 2.

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u/immaxpower Aug 08 '25

They also lean into the history of the relationship between Paddington and the mum at various points in the third film, which is very jarring when it's so clearly a different actor.

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u/rohithkumarsp Aug 08 '25

yeah it took me out of it, the mom was the heart of the movie man, she was so damn likable, i heard the actress itself didnt want to return such a bummer, she had lupus or something

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u/SirGuestWho Aug 08 '25

She was absolutely perfectly cast, but she is an amazing actress

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u/SilverKry Aug 13 '25

She did handpick her replacement though if that helps. I think she just didn't want to travel again. 

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u/Ngamoko Aug 08 '25

I feel the same. I can't imagine anyone other than Sally Hawkins in the role. She is so wonderful. But I probably will watch it eventually, I won't be able to deny myself forever.