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Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin

Writers: Carter Crocker & Karl Geurs

Producer: Gina Shay

Director: Karl Geurs

Casting And Voice Direction By Jamie Thomason

Date: August 5, 1997

Synopsis: "The gang goes search for Christopher Robin."

Winnie The Pooh is a franchise that's always optimistic at its core. While the optimism is still strong here, there's a noticeable darkness that seeps right in. Let me elaborate. The movie starts with Pooh and Christopher Robin spending time together on the last day of summer, meaning that fall starts the next day. Pooh wakes up to find a pot of honey with a note on it. Owl reads said note, but misinterprets it by reading that Christopher Robin has been taken to the skull instead of going to school. Now the gang has to go on an adventure to skull to rescue him.

Yeah, if you have a plot about characters traveling to a place called "skull", you would definitely expect quite a bit of darkness, but it just gets depressing at times, which is where the Charm lies. The arc words for this movie are "You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.". The message is relayed with the subtlety of a hammer to the foot, but it does not detract from how great this movie is. To show why, we go over the characters.

1. Let's start with the brave part of the quote. Piglet's character arc in this movie is about how he's braver than he thinks he is, befitting his lovable coward personality. The key word here is "lovable". The beginning of the movie has him trying to conquer a fear of heights when trying to get some acorns, but failing at it. That just merely pushes him into trying to act brace. The actual catalyst comes from how he doesn't want to let down Christopher Robin in fear of thinking that he's not good enough for him. That's the lovable part of his character here.

2. Now we move onto the strong part of the quote, which applies to Tigger. The scene of Piglet trying to be brave also has Tigger trying to rescue him, but all that results is a bunch of acorns falling down. The oomph for his character arc lies in how he wants to be seen as helpful by his friends. This is actually quite fitting his character considering that, for all his altruism, he can be a bit reckless in trying to show his strength. It helps that he's more innocent and misguided.

3. The smart part of the quote applies to Rabbit. In the beginning, he's trying to get a carrot out of the ground through use of the rules. He then decides to lead the group in the search, but falls to pieces when they lose the map. Rabbit is not an idiot by any means, but his fatal character flaw comes from his ego, and how he tries to go by the rules to ensure success. His character arc is strengthened because, like Tigger, he wants to be seen as reliable by others.

4. With all of this in mind, how does Pooh fit into the picture? Well, it's his heart. Pooh has always been one of the nicest characters ever, partly because he hangs around Christopher Robin to help him feel special. However, he goes to pieces when he thinks he won't be able to see his friend again. What really brings his character into perspective is that he's not an idiot. He's just so naive to the point of dependency on others to make him feel like he's a person. What helps him out is that he's actually quite competent with a clear head, and only lets emotion cloud who he is.

One thing that locks everything together is the theme of growing up. All the characters have this desire to be seen as grown up enough to be seen as friends by Christopher Robin. This helps bring the moral full circle by not just saying in how you're better than you think you are, but also by saying how, no matter what, friends will always be there for you in the worst of times, even if not physically. This movie is quite fascinating.

Here is the cast for the movie.

Jim Cummings as Winnie The Pooh, Tigger (singing voice only), Skullasaurus

Brady Bluhm (speaking voice) & Frankie J. Galasso (singing voice) as Christopher Robin

Paul Winchell as Tigger

Ken Sansom as Rabbit

John Fielder (speaking voice) & Steve Schatzberg (singing voice) as Piglet

Peter Cullen (speaking voice) & Dylan Watson (singing voice) as Eeyore

Andre Stojka as Owl

David Warner as the Narrator

Description
Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin

Writers: Carter Crocker & Karl Geurs

Producer: Gina Shay

Director: Karl Geurs

Casting And Voice Direction By Jamie Thomason

Date: August 5, 1997

Synopsis: "The gang goes search for Christopher Robin."

Winnie The Pooh is a franchise that's always optimistic at its core. While the optimism is still strong here, there's a noticeable darkness that seeps right in. Let me elaborate. The movie starts with Pooh and Christopher Robin spending time together on the last day of summer, meaning that fall starts the next day. Pooh wakes up to find a pot of honey with a note on it. Owl reads said note, but misinterprets it by reading that Christopher Robin has been taken to the skull instead of going to school. Now the gang has to go on an adventure to skull to rescue him.

Yeah, if you have a plot about characters traveling to a place called "skull", you would definitely expect quite a bit of darkness, but it just gets depressing at times, which is where the Charm lies. The arc words for this movie are "You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.". The message is relayed with the subtlety of a hammer to the foot, but it does not detract from how great this movie is. To show why, we go over the characters.

1. Let's start with the brave part of the quote. Piglet's character arc in this movie is about how he's braver than he thinks he is, befitting his lovable coward personality. The key word here is "lovable". The beginning of the movie has him trying to conquer a fear of heights when trying to get some acorns, but failing at it. That just merely pushes him into trying to act brace. The actual catalyst comes from how he doesn't want to let down Christopher Robin in fear of thinking that he's not good enough for him. That's the lovable part of his character here.

2. Now we move onto the strong part of the quote, which applies to Tigger. The scene of Piglet trying to be brave also has Tigger trying to rescue him, but all that results is a bunch of acorns falling down. The oomph for his character arc lies in how he wants to be seen as helpful by his friends. This is actually quite fitting his character considering that, for all his altruism, he can be a bit reckless in trying to show his strength. It helps that he's more innocent and misguided.

3. The smart part of the quote applies to Rabbit. In the beginning, he's trying to get a carrot out of the ground through use of the rules. He then decides to lead the group in the search, but falls to pieces when they lose the map. Rabbit is not an idiot by any means, but his fatal character flaw comes from his ego, and how he tries to go by the rules to ensure success. His character arc is strengthened because, like Tigger, he wants to be seen as reliable by others.

4. With all of this in mind, how does Pooh fit into the picture? Well, it's his heart. Pooh has always been one of the nicest characters ever, partly because he hangs around Christopher Robin to help him feel special. However, he goes to pieces when he thinks he won't be able to see his friend again. What really brings his character into perspective is that he's not an idiot. He's just so naive to the point of dependency on others to make him feel like he's a person. What helps him out is that he's actually quite competent with a clear head, and only lets emotion cloud who he is.

One thing that locks everything together is the theme of growing up. All the characters have this desire to be seen as grown up enough to be seen as friends by Christopher Robin. This helps bring the moral full circle by not just saying in how you're better than you think you are, but also by saying how, no matter what, friends will always be there for you in the worst of times, even if not physically. This movie is quite fascinating.

Here is the cast for the movie.

Jim Cummings as Winnie The Pooh, Tigger (singing voice only), Skullasaurus

Brady Bluhm (speaking voice) & Frankie J. Galasso (singing voice) as Christopher Robin

Paul Winchell as Tigger

Ken Sansom as Rabbit

John Fielder (speaking voice) & Steve Schatzberg (singing voice) as Piglet

Peter Cullen (speaking voice) & Dylan Watson (singing voice) as Eeyore

Andre Stojka as Owl

David Warner as the Narrator