While I’m very tempted to read a book about bunnies, I think it might be too sad for me. I’m really sensitive and the video for “Bright Eyes” had me crying….

I heard recently they are planning on re-making either the movie or the show based on the book. I can’t remember which.

If I remember correctly from middle school Watership down is a metaphor for WWII… But the bunnies are awesome in it. Fiver for life!

There is a sad part, but its really an adventure story and its amazing. At least I remember it being when I read it around 10 yrs old. I think you can handle it LPT!

I heard they are remaking it too.

I read it a few years ago. I believe Netflix and BBC are the ones teaming up to make a few part movie/show thing. I believe it is coming out next year.

One of my favourite books to the point where I assign it as summer reading to my students and then teach it. lol

Allegory or not, it captures rabbit behaviour spot-on and has awesomely endearing characters.

I love Watership Down =:3 I think it would also be cool to read The Private Life Of Rabbits which is where Richard Adams got his rabbit traits from, I believe it is more of the non-fiction then an adventure though.

Watership Down has been my favourite book since I was twelve years old.

While it certainly can be a tear jerker, for me it’s one of the best fictional universes to get lost in. I just love the depth of culture within the rabbit community. Will always recommend this book to people, and also the follow up book of short stories “Tales From Watership Down”

There is an old animated movie, an animated tv series from the late ’90s and as MoxieMeadows said, Netflix and BBC are doing a 6 part remake.

While for schools is has long been used as a reference for WWII, it’s not actually a story about that, Watership Down is simply a story that Richard Adams made up to tell to his children on long car journeys. While some of the characters may be quite military in nature, I don’t feel that inspiration for a strong character automatically creates a definite link between a fictional story and a point in history or similar.

I cried several times reading it last summer. I don’t really see the WW2 allegory, which is good because that’d make it less original and more moralizing.
My Yohio is very like Bigwig, he has a tuft of hair on his forehead and he’s big and strong and brave.

We have a bunny names Hazel Rah, named after the WD bunny. My husband and I are both big fans.

The second “Tales…” book was good also!

Pippi’s full name is Pipkin, from WD, I thought about calling Podge Bigwig, but my son, having never read WD, didn’t like the name

I don’t see any allegory, and don’t plan to look for one!

If you haven’t read the book, Bigwig isn’t a beautiful name (Podge is a beautiful name), but if Yohio hadn’t already been called Yohio for more than 2 years before I read the book I’d have named him Bigwig. He’s not as big-wiggy as Podge though, he doesn’t have a mane. But Podge can only be Podge imo. He IS Podge. You should write his book, GJ.

BM, I didn’t know you have a Hazel Rah =)

I wonder would Podge as a name have sounded beautiful more than 9 weeks ago, or has he made the name into something special, by being the bunny he is? 

NB Can you believe its only 9 weeks today Podge moved in?

I’m of the opinion that the bunny makes the name. Especially when it comes to buns whose personality is so singular that they make you feel like they’ve been in your life forever.

So here is an explanation of part of the WWII reference:

THE RABBITS WERE MODELED AFTER WWII OFFICERS …

Lieutenant Richard Adams commanded C Platoon in 250 Company’s Seaborn Echelon, and, as he wrote in his autobiography, he based Watership Down and the stories in it around the men of the 250 Airborne Light Company RASC—specifically, on their role in the battle of Arnhem. The battle, fought over nine days in September 1944 in and around the Dutch towns of Arnhem, Oosterbeek, Driel, and Wolfheze, resulted in devastating losses for the Allied forces, including in Adams’ company. Adams says that two characters were directly drawn from life. Hazel was inspired by Adams’ commanding officer, Major John Gifford, a man he described as “brave in the most self-effacing way” and an “excellent organizer” who rarely raised his voice, adding, “Everything about him was quiet, crisp and unassuming.” Gifford survived the war; Captain Desmond “Paddy” Kavanagh, on whom warrior Bigwig was modeled, did not. Daring, debonair Kavanagh was, Adams wrote, “afraid of nothing,” a “sensationalist,” and “by nature entirely the public’s image of a parachute officer.” He was killed in action outside Oosterbeek while providing covering fire for his platoon, at just 25 years old.

Its from this link: http://mentalfloss.com/article/63054/11-fascinating-facts-about-watership-down

Very interesting…..

Bam – she’s my avatar she is also my caption bunny iny Caption That Bunneh thread. . Who is currently role playing as Whitney Houston lol

I want to name a future female rabbit Hazel =:3 even though Hazel is male in the book.

Posted By MiNinoJack on 5/26/2016 10:32 AM

So here is an explanation of part of the WWII reference:

THE RABBITS WERE MODELED AFTER WWII OFFICERS …

Lieutenant Richard Adams commanded C Platoon in 250 Company’s Seaborn Echelon, and, as he wrote in his autobiography, he based Watership Down and the stories in it around the men of the 250 Airborne Light Company RASC—specifically, on their role in the battle of Arnhem. The battle, fought over nine days in September 1944 in and around the Dutch towns of Arnhem, Oosterbeek, Driel, and Wolfheze, resulted in devastating losses for the Allied forces, including in Adams’ company. Adams says that two characters were directly drawn from life. Hazel was inspired by Adams’ commanding officer, Major John Gifford, a man he described as “brave in the most self-effacing way” and an “excellent organizer” who rarely raised his voice, adding, “Everything about him was quiet, crisp and unassuming.” Gifford survived the war; Captain Desmond “Paddy” Kavanagh, on whom warrior Bigwig was modeled, did not. Daring, debonair Kavanagh was, Adams wrote, “afraid of nothing,” a “sensationalist,” and “by nature entirely the public’s image of a parachute officer.” He was killed in action outside Oosterbeek while providing covering fire for his platoon, at just 25 years old.

Its from this link: http://mentalfloss.com/article/63054/11-fascinating-facts-about-watership-down

Well there you go Very interesting, thanks

I named my first rabbit Hazel-rah. I used to get very upset would people would just call him Hazel and not use the full name, haha.