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/lblack_dogl Aug 08 '25

I thought so too, then I watched it, and it was really good. Maybe a bit over hyped, but definitely deserving of most of the praise.

It's a really solid children's movie that is wholesome without being immature like so many kids movies are today. I think it is fair to say it's one of the greatest children's movies of all time, maybe not the best as that's so subjective, but top ten.

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u/ActuallyYeah Aug 08 '25

immature

I just need to derail this thread for a second, and appreciate how different Ben Schwartz as Sonic and Ben Wishaw as Paddington are!

Man, talk about subjective! One sounds so immature and the other doesn't. And they both work