Books vs. Movies Review: Peter Pan

I love Peter Pan I've been him for Halloween 2 times in a row and I love both the book which is originally called Peter Pan and Wendy and the Disney movie and the 2003 movie I love them and how they are true to the story and the Disney movie is like better no offense because that is the version I grew up the most ,the 2003 movie I like it but it's dark and Grimm still great though.

I like all three movies :)

Dude, I love your stuff! And I may even call you the King of the Hipsters! :D

If you ever do other forms of adaptations I recommend a comic that was adapted into a cartoon called W.I.T.C.H. I grew up with both the comic and the cartoon and love both, and really wish they were talked about more even if they were aimed at young teen girls (but that didn't stop many males, including my older brother, from enjoying it). The cartoon has a lot of differences from the comic, like they took the ideas, characters and plot elements from the comic and then just made their own thing rather than follow the comic. The cartoon only has two seasons, so anyone wanting to compare them would only have to read the first two story arcs of the comic.

Hook isn't Disney is it?

What's with the Christmas Carol analogies?

17:21 Julia ROB-hurts!

Funny when you mention talking Tinker Bell in Hook, around the same year that came out, there was an animated series called "Peter Pan and the Pirates." But she still has the same personality as Barrie's story and it takes itself very seriously.

Honestly, I prefer the Disney movie over the book.:P

please do romeo and Juliet

Hey, I am actually citing this video in an essay I'm writing on Peter Pan. So your name is on an MLA annotated bibliography, which is a great honor indeed, I would think.

Thanks for the great source! :)

are they seriously two different people. maybe I'm crazy

I've seen the play and the movie adaptations except the live action one called Peter Pan

I would like to see you do if you haven't already a books vs. movies review on Treasure Island.

This video was great, had me laugh a bit. But I am all for the novel and not the movies and the Peter Pan 2003 would win by a landslide, then Hook, then the Disney movie.

I do have a couple arguments I would have liked to have seen though.
1. Peter's mother issues. The Disney film completely ignores these, as well as most of his personality (cockiness and such) as well as features and make Peter Pan seem like an elf. Hook also dismisses Peter's issues because it states that "everyone who grows up will have to die someday. No. Peter thought of that as an adventure. Clearly stated in the book. Peter wanted to stay young because he'd rather climb trees and fight pirates than go to school or become a man. 2003 is okay but you already mentioned the ignorance and choice I had an issue with.
2. The KISSES!!! My favourite part in the book. Disney leaves it out, how are you going to leave out this scene?? It's adorable! They also leave out the way Peter talks about girls and the charming air about him. Hook kind of references the kisses. 2003 gets it pretty spot on, which is awesome, and Jeremy Sumpter did a great job portraying Peter Pan here. However, Wendy was still very motherlike to Peter in the book and comforted him several times. Since this movie left it out I can't really give it a full seal of approval because I would have loved to have seen this. They also added the extra kiss at the end of the movie which doesn't actually happen. And of course Tiger Lily kissing John and not being in love with Peter was a bit strange.
3. THE ENDING!! Every one was terrible. In Disney the parents really didn't even notice their children were missing and they're supposed to be grieving them. Hook has so many issues I don't even want to start and in 2003 it's stated Wendy never saw him again. But she did!! Nearly every year for spring cleaning AND then he came back for her daughter and granddaughter and so on.

Going back over your arguments starting with the Darlings, more specifically, Wendy.
1. Disney makes her look like a babbling idiot and Peter says so! Her character is very disgraced and she is almost too mother like for the part of Wendy. This is not a girl who doesn't want to grow up for just a while longer, she's practically grown!
2. Hook claims Peter grew up for Wendy's granddaughter, but I don't think anyone but Wendy could have made him grow up and I don't much care for this version at all.
3. 2003 does a decent job, but again the love story is so played up, as well as the adventures, that the mother aspect gets pushed out.
So well each Wendy has their strengths none accurately portray the Wendy from the book, because she's motherly and adventurous.

Hook
1. Disney makes him a total coward when he's villainous and vile and truly scary. He could care less about good form and is very sneaky which is bad form. The comedy of Hook is supposed to be subtle not some character no one would ever fear. Honestly Hook from Disney is more of a filler antagonist than anything else. AND the croc is a very stupid puppy like character. It's supposed to be a monster.
2. Hook. Hook was supposed to die. Case and point. That's like making the sequel to Lion King where Mufasa never died, or Little Mermaid where Ursula never died. No. Just no. He's also still a bit too much of a clown, which defeats the purpose here. Not a Hook kids are scared of (I work with kids. Trust me. I know)
3. 2003 has a fairly decent Hook, much better than the other two. The comedy is very subtle, but it's not the main point. But he's not quite there because Hook isn't meant to be totally diabolical. By doing this in all three versions you are seriously straying from the book version which is like slander, because his moral code isn't all about manipulation like the other three seem.

I'll give the movie the Indians, Lost Boys and Pirates even though I prefer the book descriptions, the movies do go a bit more in depth and add dimension. And the stereotypes is not something I'd think of when I think of children playing games. They are the most imaginative people on the planet and every child I have ever worked with NEVER sticks to stereotypes or the "supposed to be's" of a game or character. So I'm going to give you a thumbs down there.

I LOVED your points on the composition of the story and how amazing it really is. The way this story is told is by far my favourite. Great Job!

I thought it was great that you noticed Peter Pan as a tragic character because he is.

Just some of my thoughts! Thanks for an interesting take on the books and movies. It was really fun to watch.

In my up coming novels The Land of Nod, wich will feature characters and creatrues of well known and obsure fables and folklore. Six young people will travel through this realms of Wonderland, Neverland, Marchen and Mythria. The will have themes on enviromentalism and what it means to grow up. It's not about getting old but about responsibilites.
Soilers: Hook is the father of Peter Pan

Would you ever consider doing reviews that compare light novels to their anime adaptations?

I don't agree that Peter was afraid of growing up. He had nightmares of abandonment from when he thought he had been locked out by his mother and replaced with another child, but he never feared actually becoming an adult. He didn't really fear anything until facing certain death on Marooner's Rock. He simply decided not to grow up because he despised grown ups and always wanted to be a boy. It never occured to him that he might grow up anyway. Or I should say occure, because he still hasn't grown up, and never will according to the book. The tragedy is in that he now is wrongly certain in his belief that grown ups are horrible people who can't be trusted, and not the loving parents who will always love you no matter what.

I agree, Julia Roberts was ridiculous as Tinkerbell

if 2003 is faithful then why is hook's hook on the right i know its nitpick but when we first see him where do we look first

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