As
Wendy Darling stands on the edge of growing up, she and her two
brothers, John and Michael, are visited by the fun loving and adventures
Peter Pan, who takes them away to Neverland. Unfortunately, at their
arrival, they are shot out of the sky by Captain Hook and caught in a
long standing battle between the pirates and the lost boys.
Peter
Pan & Wendy is a live action adaptation of the classic and beloved
Peter Pan and Wendy story. There have been many cinematic adaptations of
Peter Pan, this time it is done by Disney as part of their project of
making live action adaptations of their animated movies. Initially it
looks and feels a lot like the 2003 Peter Pan but it
very quickly twist the story with another focus. It also includes more
modern values, despite being a story set in the early 1900. An example
of this is that the Lost boys, though still called the Lost boys, are
now including girls as all children can get lost. They chose to make
this a comment in the movie instead of simply just changing it to the
Lost children. Despite including the Lost boys in the movie, they play a
very small part in the over all plot. The same is to be said about
Tiger Lily, Tinkerbell, John and Michael; none of them seem to have been
given much personality. Instead it does elaborate on the backstory of
Captain Hook and establishes a deep relationship between him and Peter.
This is in no way a complain about any of the actors, who all did a
great job, their roles were just limited by the story.
Peter
Pan & Wendy is visually quite average to look at. It is pretty and
there is nothing major to complain about but it brings nothing new.
Compared to other adaptations of Peter Pan it is a little plain. The
colour scheme, the costumes and the world in general has been toned down
to give it a more natural look, which does take away a lot of the magic
in the story. And as for Disney's live action movies based on their
classic animated, this is yet another one that feels unnecessary. I will
give this movie two and a half star out of five. I have now seen
several adaptations and read the book and this is the less exciting
option in my opinion. My recommendation is to watch
the 2003 Peter Pan directed by P. J. Hogan instead as it overall is a better and more magical
experience and has more emotional depth to it.
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