Arriving as it does in an era of CG-animated 3D excess,
Winnie the Pooh feels like quite a throwback. With its hand-drawn scenes, this movie would have felt perfectly at home in the late ’60s, when
Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day appeared. That isn’t intended as a criticism but an observation; it’s refreshing and invigorating to watch a new animated picture where we can still see the penciled-in sketches of the characters’ eyebrows and wind-ruffled clothing, for example. Thanks to the detail in the environments, not a moment passes where one forgets the painstaking care and love that must have gone into every scene. Neither the original
Pooh...
Released:
2011
Rated:
G
Length:
73 mins