Christopher Robinhas lost his way, and hes not even deep in the Hundred Acre Wood.

But hes not so lost that his old playmates cant find him again.

But hes not the same person Pooh remembers.

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And I think, largely, hes just lost any of that childish wisdom and hes a bit stuck.

Hes just very work-minded and doesnt have any time for play.

I suppose thats what the film is about: finding his relationship with his younger self again.

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And now hes come back and hes responsible for men and womens livelihoods.

Shes worked in schematics.

So, she was active in the war in that regard and had her own career, Atwell says.

But, of course, she thinks hes gone mad.

Other people can see Pooh and the other woodland creatures.

But they perceive them as stuffed animals, Forster says.

Its not that theyre invisible.

The director says Pooh himself is the perfect balance between childlike innocence and adult experience.

He has these Poohisms that land, but they are totally absurd.

It always reminded me a little of Peter Sellers character Chauncey Gardiner fromBeing There.

To quote that character, As long as the roots are not severed, all is well.

Fortunately, the roots to the Hundred Acre Wood run deep.

Christopher Robinwill be released Aug. 3.