My dad read me Paddington books when I was young. Tales of a young bear in a strange land with a love for marmalade as he went through a series of basically harmless adventures. They were fun, adorable, and something I rather enjoyed in that age range they were meant for. When I heard there was going to be a movie I was…less than thrilled, especially because the trailers looked like the standard fare for Hollywood deciding to go ahead and slaughter another batch of precious childhood memories with a badly written silver screen adaptation.
I am wondrously happy to say that I was oh so very, very wrong. Paddington the movie is as adorable and fun as it was when I was about six, and it comes with pro-immigration and anti-colonial messages that are great to see on the big screen as well as a truly excellent sense of narrative economy.
The most progressive bear to ever hit the silver screen
Fear The Swarth 