Piglets Big Movie
Director: Francis Glebas
Cast: John Fiedler, Jim Cummings, Kath Soucie, Nikita Hopkins, Peter Cullen, Ken Sansom,
“Piglet’s Big Movie” is a heartwarming story that shows, in its own unique way, that size doesn’t matter when it comes to showing your friends how much you truly care. When Piglet (John Fielder) goes missing, Pooh (Jim Cummings) and the other animals in the Hundred Acre Wood must embark on a journey to rescue their lost friend, using Piglet’s book of memories to help them find their way. Along the way, they realize that sometimes, even the smallest of animals can be a hero.
One of the strongest themes in this film is that sometimes the smallest of creatures can have the biggest heart. This theme is illustrated perfectly in the character of Piglet, and the journey he embarks on as the story unfolds.
Piglet has always been the smallest and most shy of the characters in the Hundred Acre Wood. When he sees his friends preparing to rob a beehive of its honey, Piglet asks each of them what they are doing, and they each respond by describing their role in the “big plan” to their little friend. But when Piglet offers to help them with their “big plan” the others say that he is much too small, and that it would be best if he just stayed out of their way. When the plan goes awry, and the bees attack, Piglet bravely protects his friends from the bees, by cleverly using Eeyore’s megaphone to guide the angry swarm into their new hive. When the bees are safely trapped, the others congratulate themselves on their success in getting the honey, but when Piglet tries to remind them of the part he played in this moment, they don’t believe him…indeed, they didn’t even see him save the day at all. When Piglet sees how very small his shadow is against the rock, it only validates the thought that maybe he is too small to help his friends with their big plans and grand adventures.
As Piglet goes for a walk through the woods, he laments that he is so small, and wishes he could be big enough to help his friends and have his friends notice him. He sees a ladybug struggling to crawl from one leaf to another because it is so small…but with just a gentle nudge from Piglet’s hand, the leaves form a bridge, and the little ladybug walks across easily. When Piglet sees a squirrel trying to reach an acorn in a tall tree, he uses a big rock and reaches the acorn and gives it to the squirrel. And when a baby bird can’t fly across the river to his family, Piglet carries the baby bird across the river and brings him back to his parents. As Piglet helps each animal overcome their problem, he feels proud of himself for helping them, and he imagines that his friends would also see his worth, as well, and want Piglet to help them too. When Piglet discovers that the bees have escaped his trap and his friends are missing, he is initially reluctant to believe that he can find them…until the animals remind Piglet of the big ways that he helped them overcome their problems. Their encouraging reminder inspires Piglet to remember that his friends need him, and feeling just a bit bigger and braver, he sets out to find them. When he sees that Pooh is in great danger, having fallen from a broken log while trying to retrieve Piglet’s lost book of memories, it is Piglet, who bravely climbs down and helps rescue Pooh from the danger.
When Piglet goes missing after his friends exclude him from their “big plans”, Pooh, Eeyore, Tigger, and Rabbit worry that Piglet could be in trouble, and because he’s so little, he won’t be able to protect himself from it…so they decide to go and rescue Piglet. The friends use Piglet’s scrapbook of memories to help them find their lost friend. As the group reminisces over the memories hidden within the pages of the scrapbook, they begin to realize that Piglet – the smallest of them all - played a much bigger role in the stories than any of them ever realized. He was not the insignificant hindrance that they thought he was. He was the brave hero, with a wise and tender heart, that none of them truly appreciated until he was no longer there.
After the scrapbook is lost in the river, Pooh and his friends realize that even though the book is gone, the memories woven into its pages are still very much alive. As the friends begin to recreate the memories that were lost, their love for Piglet begins to shine through in the pictures and their hope is restored that they will, indeed, find their lost friend, and bring him safely home. In the end, it is only after Piglet’s friends illustrate how much he means to them, by sharing their memories of his heroic deeds, that Piglet realizes how big he truly is.
I have always had a special place in my heart for Winnie the Pooh, and this film illustrates, once more, why these characters are so special and timeless. The animation, done in the classic Winnie the Pooh style, is stunning, the songs are charming and sweet, and the story is deeply heartfelt, and rings with an unvarnished and sincerely emotional truth that anyone who has grown up with these characters can connect with. I would highly recommend this film to anyone who loves Winnie the Pooh.
©2022 Keriane Kellogg.
Director: Francis Glebas
Cast: John Fiedler, Jim Cummings, Kath Soucie, Nikita Hopkins, Peter Cullen, Ken Sansom,
“Piglet’s Big Movie” is a heartwarming story that shows, in its own unique way, that size doesn’t matter when it comes to showing your friends how much you truly care. When Piglet (John Fielder) goes missing, Pooh (Jim Cummings) and the other animals in the Hundred Acre Wood must embark on a journey to rescue their lost friend, using Piglet’s book of memories to help them find their way. Along the way, they realize that sometimes, even the smallest of animals can be a hero.
One of the strongest themes in this film is that sometimes the smallest of creatures can have the biggest heart. This theme is illustrated perfectly in the character of Piglet, and the journey he embarks on as the story unfolds.
Piglet has always been the smallest and most shy of the characters in the Hundred Acre Wood. When he sees his friends preparing to rob a beehive of its honey, Piglet asks each of them what they are doing, and they each respond by describing their role in the “big plan” to their little friend. But when Piglet offers to help them with their “big plan” the others say that he is much too small, and that it would be best if he just stayed out of their way. When the plan goes awry, and the bees attack, Piglet bravely protects his friends from the bees, by cleverly using Eeyore’s megaphone to guide the angry swarm into their new hive. When the bees are safely trapped, the others congratulate themselves on their success in getting the honey, but when Piglet tries to remind them of the part he played in this moment, they don’t believe him…indeed, they didn’t even see him save the day at all. When Piglet sees how very small his shadow is against the rock, it only validates the thought that maybe he is too small to help his friends with their big plans and grand adventures.
As Piglet goes for a walk through the woods, he laments that he is so small, and wishes he could be big enough to help his friends and have his friends notice him. He sees a ladybug struggling to crawl from one leaf to another because it is so small…but with just a gentle nudge from Piglet’s hand, the leaves form a bridge, and the little ladybug walks across easily. When Piglet sees a squirrel trying to reach an acorn in a tall tree, he uses a big rock and reaches the acorn and gives it to the squirrel. And when a baby bird can’t fly across the river to his family, Piglet carries the baby bird across the river and brings him back to his parents. As Piglet helps each animal overcome their problem, he feels proud of himself for helping them, and he imagines that his friends would also see his worth, as well, and want Piglet to help them too. When Piglet discovers that the bees have escaped his trap and his friends are missing, he is initially reluctant to believe that he can find them…until the animals remind Piglet of the big ways that he helped them overcome their problems. Their encouraging reminder inspires Piglet to remember that his friends need him, and feeling just a bit bigger and braver, he sets out to find them. When he sees that Pooh is in great danger, having fallen from a broken log while trying to retrieve Piglet’s lost book of memories, it is Piglet, who bravely climbs down and helps rescue Pooh from the danger.
When Piglet goes missing after his friends exclude him from their “big plans”, Pooh, Eeyore, Tigger, and Rabbit worry that Piglet could be in trouble, and because he’s so little, he won’t be able to protect himself from it…so they decide to go and rescue Piglet. The friends use Piglet’s scrapbook of memories to help them find their lost friend. As the group reminisces over the memories hidden within the pages of the scrapbook, they begin to realize that Piglet – the smallest of them all - played a much bigger role in the stories than any of them ever realized. He was not the insignificant hindrance that they thought he was. He was the brave hero, with a wise and tender heart, that none of them truly appreciated until he was no longer there.
After the scrapbook is lost in the river, Pooh and his friends realize that even though the book is gone, the memories woven into its pages are still very much alive. As the friends begin to recreate the memories that were lost, their love for Piglet begins to shine through in the pictures and their hope is restored that they will, indeed, find their lost friend, and bring him safely home. In the end, it is only after Piglet’s friends illustrate how much he means to them, by sharing their memories of his heroic deeds, that Piglet realizes how big he truly is.
I have always had a special place in my heart for Winnie the Pooh, and this film illustrates, once more, why these characters are so special and timeless. The animation, done in the classic Winnie the Pooh style, is stunning, the songs are charming and sweet, and the story is deeply heartfelt, and rings with an unvarnished and sincerely emotional truth that anyone who has grown up with these characters can connect with. I would highly recommend this film to anyone who loves Winnie the Pooh.
©2022 Keriane Kellogg.