- Content: “A Nostalgic Holiday Adventure”
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What You Need To Know:
It is an absolutely delightful, nostalgic trip down memory lane! The three segments look a little rough, but they do not distract from the top-notch story, characters, and message. The cast members also excel in their voice work, relishing their roles as these fun characters. It demonstrates a light moral and Christian worldview, with the main characters saving and protecting others. Teamwork, kindness, gratitude, forgiveness, and friendship are all extolled. A character is angry and stubborn and refuses to let another character go, but this is rebuked, because the character apologizes. MOVIEGUIDE® commends the filmmakers for delivering a standout Thanksgiving and Christmas treat appropriate for all ages.
Content:
A light moral and Christian worldview with the main characters saving and protecting others. Even though God and prayer are not explicitly mentioned, both celebrations of Thanksgiving and Christmas emphasize the importance of celebrating it with friends and loved ones more than keep with the traditional food. A character cannot find the star and is upset, and even though another says it is okay, a different character places a star on the Christmas tree, which symbolizes the star that appeared when the Child Jesus was born in Bethlehem. Teamwork, kindness, gratitude, forgiveness, and friendship are all extolled with the main characters;
No foul language
No violence. Minor, mild cartoon violence and peril with no blood;
No sex;
No nudity;
No alcohol use;
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A character is angry and stubborn and refusing to let another character go, but this is rebuked, because the character apologizes.
More Detail:
The special starts with “Groundpiglet Day,” where Pooh, Tigger, Piglet, and Rabbit believe it is Groundhog Day after an accident tears the pages from Rabbit’s calendar, even though it is fall. In “A Winnie the Pooh Thanksgiving,” Rabbit organizes a Thanksgiving dinner, but things do not go quite as planned. In “Find Her, Keep Her,” Rabbit saves a baby bird named Kessie, whom he takes care of and becomes especially overprotective of, and does not want her to leave when she learns how to fly.
WINNIE THE POOH: SEASONS OF GIVING is an absolutely delightful, nostalgic trip down memory lane! All the characters (Winnie the Pooh, Tigger, Piglet, Rabbit, Eeyore, Owl, Gopher, Kanga, and Roo) are iconic. Newcomer Kessie also shines as the new addition to the Hundred Acre Wood. The filmmakers did a great job of offering something for kids and something for adults so that they can relive their sweet childhood. Everything from the music to the animation and message deliver and fire on all cylinders.
The cast members also excel in their voice work, relishing their roles as these fun characters. Jim Cummings as Pooh gives an air of naïvité to his performance that is very appropriate, but there is a sweetness and care to his voice, as well. Everyone else does a fantastic job. It is refreshing to have a voice cast that enjoys their roles!
As for the animation, it came out in 1998 and 1999, so the three segments do look a little rough, but they do not distract from the top-notch story, characters, and message. The filmmakers pulled off an impressive feat and wove together the three episodes with new footage, where you can tell the animation is much more polished. All of the people who grew up watching WINNIE THE POOH are going to fall in love with this special all over again, and it is an excellent introduction to these characters for a new generation, as well.
This special demonstrates a light moral and Christian worldview with the main characters saving and protecting others. Even though God and prayer are not explicitly mentioned, both Thanksgiving and Christmas emphasize celebrating with friends and loved ones more than keeping with traditional food. A character cannot find the star and is upset, even though another says it is okay. A different character places a star on the Christmas tree, symbolizing the star that appeared when the Child Jesus was born in Bethlehem.
Teamwork, kindness, gratitude, forgiveness, and friendship are all extolled. A character is angry and stubborn and refuses to let another character go, but this is rebuked, because the character apologizes. MOVIEGUIDE® commends the filmmakers for delivering a stand-out Thanksgiving and Christmas treat that’s appropriate for all ages.
