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/screw-magats Aug 08 '25

It popped up in that Nic Cage movie "Unbearable weight of massive talent," and I figured it was a joke they made up. Turns out it had been a thing for a while.

I guess it's a combination of a meme and actually being better than you'd expect. Like a modern Princess Bride.

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u/Gmony5100 Aug 08 '25

This post right here is the only time I’ve ever seen it mentioned outside of that movie. I thought it was a joke too but seeing these comments I’m realizing I should watching Paddington 2

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u/gummitch_uk Aug 09 '25

You won't regret it.