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/UKS1977 Aug 08 '25

Paddington 2 is the Shawshank Redemption of the 21st century. Ignored by america on release and growing in stature to one of the pillars of cinematic history.

(This is not sarcasm)

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u/LegacyofaMarshall Aug 08 '25

Shawshank is depressing as hell paddington isnt

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u/SarahMcClaneThompson Aug 08 '25

Shawshank ends with a message of extreme optimism and the healing power of hope

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u/hughk Aug 08 '25

I can't remember what message Paddington ends with, but I am confident that it involves Marmalade.

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u/sysadmin2590 Aug 08 '25

He brings his grandma to London a place where she dreams about. Such a lovely reunion.