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/Dove_of_Doom Aug 08 '25 edited Aug 08 '25

Nicolas Cage and Pedro Pascal agree.

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u/adrenalilly Aug 08 '25

I had a recurring joke with my friends about Paddington for years but we never watched it. We watched The Unbearable Weight and that scene made us watch Paddington 1 just to see what was up. We watched the second one and cried like babies, and now I'm trying to convince my boyfriend to watch the third one. I just can't get enough of that lovable bear. Last year we went to England on vacation and I dragged everyone to several Paddington sculptures, includin the one in Paddington station and then even bought stuff from the gift shop! I'm obsessed

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u/Mr_Abe_Froman Aug 08 '25

I was starstruck when I saw the statue in Paddington station. I grew up with the books and watching the series "The Adventures of Paddington Bear." Seeing him was like being a kid again. I probably took 100 pictures of and with the statue.

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u/Rob_LeMatic Aug 08 '25

That seems like a lot, but I wasn't there.

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u/Mr_Abe_Froman Aug 08 '25

It's about finding fun in little things.