Winnie-the-Pooh and The House at Pooh Corner are sacred
texts to me. If I had the coin, I’d have first British editions sitting on a
bookshelf. Instead I have both books in The
World of Pooh, which is the two books together, first released this way in
1957. I grew up with a copy of it, and after I got married and moved to DC, I
bought my own copy. Tim and I read it to each other. (Yes, sometimes we’re that
couple.) I practically know it chapter and verse. Do not quote Disney Pooh to
me. Your Disney Pooh quotes are not Winnie-the-Pooh.
I’m not asking anybody. I’m just
telling everybody.
[I do have a fondness for some of
those cartoons going ’round in which Pooh mentions that Trump is still
president and Piglet says “Fuck.” But I really like the word fuck, and I happen to agree with the
sentiment, and I see this more as parody, not as something trying to pass
itself off as Winnie-the-Pooh.]
Admittedly, I did see the film Goodbye Christopher Robin. I liked it.
Admittedly, I will likely see Disney’s Christopher
Robin. Because Ewan McGregor, and the animation looks well done. But the
trailer certainly hasn’t picked up any language from the original books, and
the writing seems stilted. We’ll see.
Yers,
Eeyore
And do you also have Winnie ille Pu?
ReplyDeleteI used to! It did not survive a purge, I don't think. I figured I was finished with it.
DeleteI really like the statement about really liking the word fuck.
ReplyDeleteP.S. Please give some thistles to Eeyore from me.
ReplyDeleteI will fucking do that.
DeleteI also like the parodies and you are right, these are not trying to be actual winnie the pooh quotations :)
ReplyDeleteI like this whole post. Because ... Pooh. Even though he was not part of my childhood.
ReplyDeleteI love Pooh but I don't like the Disney versions.
ReplyDelete