Winnie the Pooh and The Sword in the Stone

Winnie the Pooh and The Sword in the Stone is the 2nd motion picture by SuperKitaroShinX. It appeared on YouTube 9-30-2009. A remake version of the movie will be made by Daniel Esposito in the near future.

Plot

After the King of England, Uther Pendragon, dies, leaving no heir to the throne, a sword appears inside an anvil in London, with an inscription proclaiming that whoever removes it is the rightful King of England. None succeed in removing the sword, which becomes forgotten, leaving England in the Dark Ages.

Years later, a 12-year-old orphan named Arthur, commonly called Wart, accidentally scares off a deer his older foster brother Kay was hunting, causing Kay to launch his arrow into the forest. In attempting to retrieve the arrow, Arthur meets Merlin, an elderly wizard who lives with his talking pet owl Archimedes. Merlin declares himself Arthur's tutor and returns with him to his home, a castle run by Lord Ector, Arthur's foster father. Ector's friend, Sir Pellinore, arrives to announce that the annual jousting tournament will be held in London, and the winner will be crowned king. Ector decides to put Kay through serious training for the tournament and appoints Arthur as Kay's squire.

To educate Arthur, Merlin transforms the boy and himself into fish. They swim in the castle moat to learn about physics. After the lesson, Arthur is sent to the kitchen as punishment for attempting to relate his lesson to a disbelieving Ector. Merlin enchants the dishes to wash themselves, then takes Arthur for another lesson, turning them into squirrels to learn about gravity. After they return to human form, Ector accuses Merlin of using black magic on the dishes, which Ector discovered and tries to fight off, while Merlin and Arthur are away. Arthur defiantly defends Merlin, but Ector refuses to listen and punishes Arthur by giving Kay another squire, Hobbs. Resolving to make amends, Merlin plans on educating Arthur full-time. However, Merlin's knowledge of future history confuses Arthur, prompting Merlin to appoint Archimedes as Arthur's teacher to punish Arthur. Merlin transforms Arthur into a sparrow and Archimedes teaches him how to fly. Soon after, Arthur encounters Madam Mim, an eccentric, evil witch who is Merlin's nemesis. Merlin arrives to rescue Arthur, and Mim challenges Merlin to a wizards' duel. Despite Mim's cheating, Merlin outsmarts her by transforming into a germ that infects Mim, thus illustrating the importance of knowledge over strength. On Christmas Eve, Kay is knighted, but Hobbs comes down with the mumps; therefore, Ector reinstates Arthur as Kay's squire. This causes Merlin to think that Arthur cares more about war games than having an education, and when Arthur defends his choices, Merlin angrily transports himself in time to 20th-century Bermuda for a long-overdue vacation.

On the day of the tournament, Arthur realizes that he has left Kay's sword at an inn, which is now closed for the tournament. Archimedes sees the legendary "Sword in the Stone" in a nearby churchyard, which Arthur removes almost effortlessly, unknowingly fulfilling the prophecy. When Arthur returns with he sword, Ector recognizes it and the tournament is halted. Ector places the sword back in its anvil, demanding Arthur prove that he pulled it. He pulls it once again, revealing that he is England's rightful king. Ector begs forgiveness from Arthur as the tournament knights cheer for him. Later, the newly crowned King Arthur sits in the throne room with Archimedes, feeling unprepared for the responsibility of ruling, but Merlin returns from his vacation and resolves to help Arthur become the great king that he has foreseen him to be.

Trivia

• Genie from "Aladdin" makes a cameo at the end of the film. However, he will make a full appearance in Simba, Timon, and Pumbaa's Adventures of The Sword in the Stone.
• The Winnie the Pooh featurette, Winnie the Pooh and A Day For Eeyore was released in theaters with the 1983 re-release of The Sword in the Stone in 1983.
• In SuperKitaroShinX's original version of the film, Pooh asked Sir Ector if he'd be satisfied with a hug, in which he refuses. However, Daniel Esposito's upcoming remastered remake version of the film will have Pooh asking Madam Mim if she'd be satisfied with a hug, in which she will refuses instead, since Mim was more villainous than Ector.
• SuperKitaroShinX's original version used the PAL version of The Sword in the Stone. However, Daniel Esposito's upcoming remastered remake version will use the NTSC version instead.

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