The defence The Sentimental Softie
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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Happiness Is a Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown
Animation · Comedy · Family · 2011
Linus is pushed to his limits when he learns Grandma is coming to visit and plans on ridding him of his childish security blanket.
Movie details
Happiness Is a Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown
“Happiness in feeling secure”
2011 Animation · Comedy · Family 46m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
7.1 / 10
Community rating
Linus is pushed to his limits when he learns Grandma is coming to visit and plans on ridding him of his childish security blanket.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Happiness Is a Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown?
For the defence
The Sentimental Softie
“You came to feel something, and you will.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Andrew Beall · Frank Molieri
Written by
Craig Schulz · Stephan Pastis
Austin Lux
Linus van Pelt (voice)
Amanda Pace
Sally Brown (voice)
Trenton Rogers
Charlie Brown / Schroeder (voice)
Grace Rolek
Lucy van Pelt (voice)
Ciara Bravo
Patty (voice)
Blesst Bowden
Violet (voice)
A
Andrew Beall
Snoopy (voice)
Court is in session
Put Happiness Is a Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.