‘Christopher Robin’ encourages viewers to be kids again

    Say what you will about Disney remaking its older properties in live action. Is it a cop-out? Maybe. Is it working? Like gang busters.
    Their latest in a long (and ever-growing) line of live action adaptations is “Christopher Robin,” the story of what happens to Winnie the Pooh’s human friend once he grows up and forgets about the 100 Acre Wood.
    Played brilliantly by Ewan McGregor, Christopher Robin has gone to boarding school, his father has passed away, he’s been to war, started a family and has a steady job, but life has begun to wear on him. When he’s told by his boss he must find ways to cut costs at the luggage company, he must also forgo his weekend in the country with his wife Evelyn (Hayley Atwell) and daughter Madeline. He’s stressed, irritable and not at all himself.
    Meanwhile, back in the Wood, Pooh has lost all his friends. He searches everywhere but cannot find anyone. Eventually he comes upon Christopher Robin’s old house and goes through the door. Magically he appears in the park opposite Christopher’s house in London, and they are reunited. Christopher cannot believe what he’s seeing and whisks Pooh away before anyone sees him. Pooh then tells him what’s happened in the Wood, and Christopher agrees to take him to his old house in the country to get him back through the door.

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