Jane Barnwell 2022. The Hero’s Journey: The Quest for Home in Paddington 2 (2017, Dir. Paul King, PD Gary Williamson). in: Production Design & the Cinematic Home Springer Nature. pp. 151-170
| Chapter title | The Hero’s Journey: The Quest for Home in Paddington 2 (2017, Dir. Paul King, PD Gary Williamson) |
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| Authors | Jane Barnwell |
| Abstract | This chapter explores the role of the Brown’s house and the prison in the representation of home in the film Paddington 2 (2017). The prison is a key setting in the film, which playfully stitches together popular notions of the real and imagined prison and turns into a community where friendship, food and flowers blossom. It effectively forms a transition space linking Paddington’s journey away from home and back again. The Brown’s house, Paddington’s family home, is established as a warm and welcoming environment, which Paddington is forcibly removed from when he is wrongly sent to prison. On arrival, the prison appears to be a classic harsh and hostile place of incarceration where Paddington is intimidated and alone. However, Paddington’s presence is slowly seen to transform the place into a warm and inviting world full of friendship and hope. The design is crucial in conveying key themes in the script that reflect Paddington’s character and the positive impact he has on people’s lives. The changes we see taking place in the home and prison are metaphors that convey the visual concept at the heart of the film design. |
| Book title | Production Design & the Cinematic Home |
| Page range | 151-170 |
| Year | 2022 |
| Publisher | Springer Nature |
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| Published | 2022 |
| ISBN | 9783030904487 |
| 9783030904494 | |
| 9783030904517 | |
| Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-90449-4_8 |
| Web address (URL) | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-90449-4_8 |
| Journal | Production Design & the Cinematic Home |