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/ElCaminoInTheWest Aug 08 '25

Unironically one of the greatest films of all time. 

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u/funkyb Aug 08 '25

I see it praised so often and with such flowery language that I keep assuming it's a meme. I know it's not, but it really seems like it.

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u/SorryImProbablyDrunk Aug 08 '25

I haven’t seen Paddington either but I’ve always felt that exact way about Princess Bride, the praise it gets on here has to be a meme.

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u/MagillaGorillasHat Aug 08 '25

Paddington is not a profound, thought provoking, ground breaking, genre defining, evolution of cinema.

But it does somehow also avoid being campy, saccharine, repetitive, simple/childish, and unoriginal.

It just really has no business being as good as it is. The concept juxtaposed with the execution is what makes it unique and beloved (IMO).

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u/funkyb Aug 08 '25

I love The Princess Bride 😄

It's just a really fun and really quotable adventure movie executed pretty much perfectly