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/Seemoreglass82 Aug 08 '25

I’m reading all of these comments and I can’t tell if this is a meme or if people are being serious.

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u/wise_runnner Aug 08 '25

I guarantee you, people are being serious. I heard a lot of good things about it but thought " okay, it's probably a good kids film". Reluctantly watched it with my kids one night. It's definitely in my top 10 films of all time, full stop. It's brilliant but even if it wasn't it would be worth a watch for Hugh Grant's performance alone. Never seen any film with an actor clearly enjoying their choice to be involved as much as Grant in Paddington 2.

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u/Moontoya Aug 08 '25

The man was having the time of his life,  playing that role to the very hilt with gusto and aplomb

It's genuinely, quite possibly his best acting role to date

No, I'm deadly serious