Talk:Goodbye Christopher Robin

Authenticity

The article says the film is "biographical" (not autobiographical), and thaat it was written by a noted children's screenwriter. Christopher Robin himself wrote an autobiography, but no mention of that work is made in the article.

So is there any information as to what source the film draws on?

MrDemeanour (talk) 16:30, 14 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I'm sure the screenwriter used Christopher Milne's book as a source of information, but I don't think one could properly call a film autobiographical unless the subject wrote or at least approved the screenplay, which couldn't be the case here. Most biographical dramas are based on a number of sources, and necessarily fictionalize events. -Jason A. Quest (talk) 18:00, 14 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

OK. Perhaps I should be more direct!

I found the portrayal of CR's mother, in particular, was pretty unfavourable - to the extent that she seemed like a 2-dimensional baddie. That creates a strong impression that the movie represents someone's point-of-view. It seems very much to be written from the POV of CR. But if it was, in fact, based largely on CR's account, then it's striking that the article doesn't say so.

19:33, 14 November 2021 (UTC)

{shrug} A biopic reflects the POV of its writer and director. If the article doesn't satisfy your curiosity about how they formed that POV, you are welcome to research the question and add that information, or you can waste time speculating and complaining that no one has done that research for you.

P.S. "Christopher Robin" is a character in A.A. Milne's books. The author's son pointedly went by just "Christopher" to distinguish himself from that character. -Jason A. Quest (talk) 20:47, 14 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]