Review: Peter Pan (2015)

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The character Peter Pan was created by the British writer JM Barrie in 1912 and his story was told several times in plays, animations, films, books and in several other media.

And in 2015 we have the new adaptation of the classic when we are taken to the period of the Second World War and we see that Peter (still without “Pan”), starring the young actor Levi Miller, is a 12-year-old boy who lives in an orphanage and is tormented by the nun barnadas (Kathy Burke) for always being a questioning boy and daring with words. One day, he and several children are kidnapped by pirates on a flying ship that leaves for the Neverland, a magical and distant place where the captain Black beard (Hugh Jackman – our dear Wolverine) enslaves children and adults in a quarry for them to find pixie, a gemstone that contains fairy dust. And that's where the boy Peter meets James Hook (Garreth Hedlund – from Tron: Legacy), who so far is not a famous pirate, let alone captain of the ship Jolly Roger.

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Peter Pan | Image: Disclosure

In this retelling of the classic tale of JMBarrie, the interaction between young Peter and Hook is a highlight, as it is through her that the story is told. James Hook is a person who only thinks about himself, but he meets a pure boy, with a good heart who only wants to help others, even though he was abandoned by his mother (Amanda Seyfried) in an orphanage. A crucial point for the film is that, unlike the other Peter Pan stories, here we have the fact that Peter's parents have an importance in the story. Peter is no ordinary child, he is destined, a sort of chosen one, he is a PAN.

The work has some classic rock songs sung by Blackbeard and his lackeys such as: Smell like a teen spirit (Nirvana) and also blitzkriegbop (Ramones), which surprisingly work very well in the film, in addition to the two good contemporary songs by singer Lily Allen: little soldier and Something's Not Right.

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Hugh Jackman in Peter Pan | Image: Disclosure

As for the special effects, they alternate good and bad moments. In open shots, where the scenery is all digital, it works very well, giving depth and quality to the effects, but in closed shots with integration of the characters, they become false and incomplete. As it is a magical world like Neverland, the film could address more practical effects and/or better quality effects.

The direction is Joe Wright(Pride & Prejudice), who commands the work in a safe way, but without making high advances to the rich magical world of Neverland. The film did not do well at the box office, having grossed only 15 million dollars in its opening weekend in the United States and with a budget of more than 150 million dollars, which shows that we will hardly have the director's return for a sequel (if have).

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