10 Reasons The New Peanuts Film Will Be A Complete Success

4. Blending Modern and Classic Sensibilities

The Peanuts strips and specials have always seemed to flawlessly exist in a timeless black hole. The strip began in 1950 and ended in 2000 but currently still runs daily in most newspapers, and the first special aired in 1965 and they have continued to make them up until this current feature. Despite living in so many different forms since its birth, audiences can successfully read or watch the Peanuts and feel that it is speaking to them in the here and now, not as an old or outdated piece of nostalgia. The characters, themes, and stories are timeless. The observations are those of the common man and we make them every day. One of the things that ensured the Peanuts popularity in the 50's was that Charles Schulz used children as the prism for pointing out adult problems or even suggested that adults still deal with childish obstacles despite growing older. Because of that there isn't a wasted panel or cell in all of Peanuts history. The film-makers have made it a priority to ensure fans that the film is going to be blending both modern and classic modes of storytelling. The animation is likely the largest change we can expect, but the story and all the key elements could hearken back to the timeless feel that the Peanuts have always effortlessly achieved. No one is looking to stomp on our memories, rather they seem determined with this new film to remind us of one of the Peanuts key messages; what "happiness is".