History TearJerker / ChristopherRobin

** Meanwhile, in the midst of all this, we occasionally cut back to the Hundred Acre Wood. As the years march on and on, [[IWillWaitForYou Pooh constantly keeps coming back to the door Christopher Robin would enter the Hundred Acre Wood from and waits for him to come back]]. At one point, Piglet comes up and silently leads him away from the door, but he never stops going back time after time.

* Christopher Robin's entire situation is a really bad case of GrowingUpSucks. He NeverGotToSayGoodbye to his already emotionally distant father at the time of his sudden death, as he was stuck in boarding-school, where through the then-legal practice of hitting children with straps he had his imagination (and therefore comforting memories of Pooh and his friends) ''literally'' beaten out of him. Not long after his marriage to Evelyn he was drafted into World War II, wherein much of his remaining innocence was further eroded by the horrors of war, and missing the first three years of his daughter Madeline's life. He returns to his wife and daughter whom he loves very much, but he does not know how to show affection to as his loveless childhood has made him forget how to do so. Rubbing salt in the wounds is a demanding boss who forces him to come to the office on a weekend, which means he can't join them on their planned get-away much to Madeline's disappointment. ''Then'' he finds out that his boss wants to cut 20% of the workforce and Christopher Robin is to be the hatchet man. Christopher Robin protests saying he promised his workers good jobs, but his boss won't budge, caring more about money than the well-being of those who make him money.
** Meanwhile, in the midst of all this we occasionally cut back to the Hundred Acre Wood. As the years march on and on, [[IWillWaitForYou Pooh constantly keeps coming back to the door Christopher Robin would enter the Hundred Acre Wood from and waiting for him to come back]]. At one point Piglet comes up and silently leads him away from the door, but he never stops going back time after time.

* When Pooh finishes searching the woods for his friends, he comes upon Christopher's entrance to the woods. He doesn't say a word, and sadly sighs and begins to walk off, clearly having lost faith in his friend returning a long time ago. Then when he magically hears Christopher's voice, he freezes and asks if it's him. And then he painfully asks "are you ''finally'' home?" Poor Pooh just doesn't realize that Christopher ''is'' home, and he can't stay in the woods even if he returns.

* After mournfully telling the Silly Old Bear that he is no longer the same person he knew him as, Christopher Robin hugs tight onto him and weeps like a helpless child. The emotional scars of battle still clearly stayed with him.
-->'''Christopher Robin:''' I'm not a hero, Pooh....I'm ''lost''.
* The last time audiences heard the voice or seen of Pooh and company in a theatrical project was in [[WesternAnimation/WinnieThePooh2011 2011]], almost a decade ago by the time this movie was released. Almost every comment you'll find about how the trailers and promos have made them cry ([[SugarWiki/MostWonderfulSound "Christopher Robin!"]]) are people in their teens and above — essentially every generation that grew up with the stories from the Hundred Acre Wood.

** Meanwhile, in the midst of all this we occasionally cut back to the Hundred Acre Wood. As the years march on and on, [[IWillWaitForYou Pooh constantly keeps coming back to the door Christopher Robin would enter the Hundred Acre Wood from and waiting for him to come back.]] At one point Piglet comes up and silently leads him away from the door, but he never stops going back time after time.

* When Pooh finishes searching the woods for his friend, he comes upon Christopher's entrance to the woods. He doesn't say a word, and sadly sighs and begins to walk off, clearly having lost faith in his friend returning a long time ago. Then when he magically hears Christopher's voice, he freezes and asks if it's him. And then he painfully asks "are you ''finally'' home?" Poor Pooh just doesn't realize that Christopher ''is'' home, and he can't stay in the woods even if he returns.

-->'''Pooh:''' I suppose you should let me go then... for a fish in the sea...
-->'''Christopher Robin:''' ''[in the middle of storming off]'' ...A fish in the SEA?? It’s 'efficiency-!'
-->''[Christopher turns around and Pooh has vanished]''

* The last time audiences heard the voice or seen of Pooh and company in a theatrical project was in [[Disney/WinnieThePooh 2011]], almost a decade ago by the time this movie was released. Almost every comment you'll find about how the trailers and promos have made them cry ([[SugarWiki/MostWonderfulSound "Christopher Robin!"]]) are people in their teens and above — essentially every generation that grew up with the stories from the Hundred Acre Wood.

* Christopher Robin's entire situation is a really bad case of GrowingUpSucks. He NeverGotToSayGoodbye to his already emotionally distant father at the time of his sudden death, as he was stuck in boarding-school, where through the then legal practice of hitting children with straps he had his imagination (and therefore comforting memories of Pooh and his friends) ''literally'' beaten out of him. Not long after his marriage to Evelyn he was drafted into World War Two, wherein much of his remaining innocence was further eroded by the horrors of war, and missing the first three years of his daughter Madeline's life. He returns to his wife and daughter whom he loves very much, but he does not know how to show affection to as his loveless childhood has made him forget how to do so. Rubbing salt in the wounds is a demanding boss who forces him to come to the office on a weekend, which means he can't join them on their planned get-away much to his daughter's disappointment. ''Then'' he finds out that his boss wants to cut 20% of the workforce and Christopher Robin is to be the hatchet man. Christopher Robin protests saying he promised his workers good jobs, but his boss won't budge, caring more about money than the well-being of those who make him money.

-->'''Christopher:''' ''(beat, then coldly)'' Yes, I suppose I did.

* The film itself is a tearjerker for those who grew up with fond memories of ''Winnie-the-Pooh'' and had to grow up the way Christopher did.

* After giving Pooh the compass that has saved his life in the war and mournfully telling the Silly Old Bear that he is no longer the same person he knew him as, Christopher Robin hugs tight onto him and weeps like a helpless child. The emotional scars of battle still clearly stayed with him, and although he may have rediscovered joy and old friends, Christopher Robin's experiences in the war ensures that he can ''never'' be quite as innocent again.
* This line from the above scene:

* Christopher Robin's entire situation is a really bad case of GrowingUpSucks. He NeverGotToSayGoodbye to his already emotionally distant father at the time of his sudden death, as he was stuck in boarding-school, where through the then legal practice of hitting children with straps he had his imagination (and therefore comforting memories of Pooh and his friends) ''literally'' beaten out of him. Not long after his marriage to Evelyn he was drafted into World War Two, wherein much of his remaining innocence was further eroded by the horrors of war, and missing the first three years of his daughter Madeline's life. He returns to his wife and daughter whom he loves very much, but his does not know how to show affection to as his loveless childhood has made him forget how to do so. Rubbing salt in the wounds is a demanding boss who forces him to come to the office on a weekend, which means he can't join them on their planned get-away much to his daughter's disappointment. ''Then'' he finds out that his boss wants to cut 20% of the workforce and Christopher Robin is to be the hatchet man. Christopher Robin protests saying he promised his workers good jobs, but his boss won't budge, caring more about money than the well-being of those who make him money.

* The last time audiences heard the voice or seen of Pooh and company in a theatrical project was in [[Disney/WinnieThePooh 2011]], almost a decade ago by the time this movie was released. Almost every comment you'll find about how the trailers and promos have made them cry ([[MostWonderfulSound "Christopher Robin!"]]) are people in their teens and above — essentially every generation that grew up with the stories from the Hundred Acre Wood.

* The film itself for those who grew up with fond memories of ''Winnie-the-Pooh'' and those who had to grow up the way Christopher did.

* Christopher has been getting increasingly annoyed and frustrated with Pooh acting childish and unreliable. After Pooh nearly causes him to lose important work documents, he finally looses his patience as he recovers them and blows up at Pooh like an angry parent scolding their child. All Pooh can do is just mutter a quiet "I'm sorry..."

-->'''Pooh:''' Oh... [[ArmorPiercingQuestion Did you let ''[[ArmorPiercingQuestion me]]'' [[ArmorPiercingQuestion go?]]

* Christopher Robin's entire situation is a really bad case of GrowingUpSucks. He NeverGotToSayGoodbye to his already emotionally distant father at the time of his sudden death, as he was stuck in boarding-school, where through the then legal practice of hitting children with straps he had his imagination (and therefore comforting memories of Pooh and his friends) ''literally'' beaten out of him. Not long after his marriage to Evelyn he was drafted into World War Two, wherein the final remnants of his innocence was destroyed by [[TheseHandsHaveKilled endless murder and bloodshed]] while missing the first three years of his daughter Madeline's life. He returns to his wife and daughter whom he loves very much, but his does not know how to show affection to as his loveless childhood has made him forget how to do so. Rubbing salt in the wounds is a demanding boss who forces him to come to the office on a weekend, which means he can't join them on their planned get-away much to his daughter's disappointment. ''Then'' he finds out that his boss wants to cut 20% of the workforce and Christopher Robin is to be the hatchet man. Christopher Robin protests saying he promised his workers good jobs, but his boss won't budge, caring more about money than the well-being of those who make him money.

-->'''Pooh:''' Oh... [[ArmorPiercingQuestion did you let ME go...?]]

* After giving Pooh the compass that has saved his life in through three years of hellfire and mournfully telling the Silly Old Bear that he is no longer the same person he knew him as, Christopher Robin hugs tight onto him and weeps like a helpless child. The emotional scars of battle still clearly stayed with him, and although he may have rediscovered joy and old friends, the [[TheseHandsHaveKilled blood on Christopher Robin's hands]] ensures that he can ''never'' be innocent again.

-->'''Christopher Robin:''' ''[in the middle of storming off]'' ...A fish in the SEA?? You pronounce it 'efficiency-!'

** This line:

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!!Meta
* The last time anyone (or at least anyone that hasn't done a rewatch) heard the voice or seen of Pooh and company in a theatrical project was in [[Disney/WinnieThePooh 2011]], short of a decade ago by the time this movie was released. Almost every comment you'll find about how the trailers and promos have made them cry ([[MostWonderfulSound "Christopher Robin!"]]) are people in their teens and above — essentially every generation that grew up with the stories from the Hundred Acre Woods.

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* Christopher Robin's entire situation is a really bad case of GrowingUpSucks. He NeverGotToSayGoodbye to his already emotionally distant father at the time of his sudden death, as he was stuck in boarding-school, where through the then legal practice of hitting children with straps he had his imagination (and therefore comforting memories of Pooh and his friends) ''literally'' beaten out of him. Not long after his marriage to Evelyn he was drafted into World War Two, wherein the final remnants of his innocence was destroyed by [[TheseHandsHaveKilled endless murder and bloodshed]] while missing the first three years of his daughter Madeline's life. He returns to his wife and daughter whom he loves very much, but his does not know how to show affection to as his loveless childhood has made him forgotten how to do so. Rubbing salt in the wounds is a demanding boss who forces him to come to the office on a weekend, which means he can't join them on their planned get-away much to his daughter's disappointment. ''Then'' he finds out that his boss wants to cut 20% of the workforce and Christopher Robin is to be the hatchet man. Christopher Robin protests saying he promised his workers good jobs, but his boss won't budge, caring more about money than the well-being of those who make him money.

** Meanwhile, in the midst of all this we occasionally cut back to the Hundred Acre Wood. As the years march on and on, [[IWillWaitForYou Pooh constantly keeps coming back to the door Christopher Robin would enter the Hundred Acre Wood from and waiting for him to come back.]] At one point Piglet comes up and silently leads him away from the door, but he never stops going back time after time...
* In a way, there's Pooh's appearance; he lost some of the color in his fur and he appears to be a rather old bear at this point, considering how long it's been. It's honestly kinda sad that after all these years, the two are reunited at the worst possible time.
* Pooh comes to find Christopher Robin because all of his friends have gone missing. We see a shot of Pooh at the deserted party table, and looking into Piglet’s empty house. When Christopher does find them again, they’re all huddled and looking scared in a tree hollow for some reason.

* Despite reuniting with all of his childhood friends, Christopher still goes to return to his life in the real world. Pooh can only sadly bid him farewell, crushed that he’s leaving once again after spending years hoping for a reunion that was extremely brief. He later laments that he wished their reunion could’ve lasted longer.
* While he was initially rather happy to see Pooh again after all these years, Christopher's initial motivation for going back to the Hundred Acre Wood was just to get Pooh home and out of his life; solidified after the incident in the kitchen
* Pooh asks if Christopher Robin's co-workers are his friends:

* Up until this point, Christopher has been getting increasingly annoyed and frustrated with Pooh acting childish and unreliable. After Pooh nearly causes him to lose important work documents, he finally looses his patience as he recovers them and blows up at Pooh like an angry parent scolding their child. All Pooh can do is just mutter a quiet "I'm sorry..."