The Grown-Up Innocence of Winnie the Pooh: Revisiting a Disney Classic Masterpiece as an Adult

I explain why, even as an adult, I still love The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh. This Season 2 premiere of the Masterpiece Series is a heartfelt retrospective on this animated film. It's about what it means to grow-up, adulthood, and my general outlook on life. This one was probably the most nostalgic video I've ever made. A video essay from the heart, if you will.

[@WoodlandFaerieCrochet]

I know I’m three years late, but I just want to say thank you. Thank you so much for making this video.
As a Pooh fan and child at heart, this is how I feel. Everything you said is spot on. Winnie the Pooh isn’t just a kids movie. I believe he can be for anyone! Winnie the Pooh reminds me that I don’t always have to mold myself into what Society wants me to be as an adult. It’s okay to do “nothing.” It’s okay to run through the meadows. It’s okay to just… be in the present moment and just enjoy life.

[@disneymagicfanatic]

Thank you so much for this comment! I'm so glad that my video brought you joy!

[@annaluna6461]

I have always loved Winnie the Pooh. Watching it always makes me feel reassured and happy.

[@skidwardshlongington8025]

This looks like one of the only video essays about pooh

[@catherineanderson4755]

Made me tear up, I love it! Really tugs at the heartstrings!

[@ericgeddes3353]

Also I did grow up with this film. Thanks for doing these videos!

[@calebpeiffer2434]

I love Winnie-the-Pooh, and this is such a unique, succinct analysis of what makes it so special.

[@disneymagicfanatic]

Thank you! :)

[@jazzy_macaron9502]

Dawww this is incredibly sweet

[@felicitousfeline9956]

Thoughtful analysis. I really like original Winnie-the-Pooh books and movies but haven’t seen the New Adventures. I’ll have to try them. If you haven’t read The Tao of Pooh by Benjamin Hoff, I suggest it. It’s deepened my appreciation of Pooh and introduced me to a philosophy of living that makes sense to me.

[@ericgeddes3353]

I haven't seen Many Adventures in a long time. I went into Christopher Robin fully expecting to tear up a little at the end. There is one scene where CR says I lost myself and Pooh says something like That's all right I found you. I wept.

[@actionman9451]

Tigger was always my favourite character because he had a heart of gold and was always the first one to step up if one of his friends was in danger or needed rescuing, Kanga was my second favourite because she was like the mother of the group and the voice of reason. The rest of the characters were ok except Rabbit I didn’t like him because it felt like when he wasn’t bossing the others around he was always picking on Tigger or shouting at him making him sad.

[@jaredgarcia8638]

If anything, Pooh is a generational tale. It's meant to be passed down.

[@skidwardshlongington8025]

In the process of watching the new adventures

[@joshmontemayor1212]

I guess that Pooh's the Disney equivalent of Rugrats, meaning that it's for both kids & adults.

[@dementedfairy7373]

I had that same baby mobile