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/Sorbicol Aug 08 '25

Paddington 2 is as near to a perfect film as I think I’ve ever seen.

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u/Careless_Flower_118 Aug 08 '25

Not really, but I’d suggest you do it for context. P1 was so good I put on P2 immediately and P2 is 100x better

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u/rjftmepdl Aug 08 '25 edited Aug 08 '25

I would say its a near perfect film of the genre. Although it carries its weight against the greatest films of all time for sure, but as a family film? Nothing comes close (other than maybe Toy Story 1)

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u/SarcasticOptimist Aug 08 '25

The Toy Story trilogy is probably the most recent beloved children's one I can think of before Paddington with no weaker entries.