I've watched the "Hook" movie on YouTube recently. I know I've watched it a couple of times before when I was a little kid, but it feels different watching it as a teenager. The movie is about Peter who has grown up, forgotten about his life in Never Land, and has a wife and children of his own. While the family is in London visiting a now elderly Wendy, Captain Hook abducts Peter's children to lure him back for a final duel. Peter has to find a way to remember how to be Peter Pan again in order to save his children. The movie was really good, and on some points, it made me cry. The movie teaches us about how we become adult without forgetting our childhood. In this movie Peter was pushed to remember his childhood, to be Peter Pan again, whom has long forgotten.
From this movie I developed some kind of interest with Peter Pan stuffs, so, following my nerd instinct, I searched for another movie, a 2003 released, "Peter Pan". The story is brought from the original novel by J.M. Barrie "Peter and Wendy" where Peter brings Wendy and her brothers to Never Land, where he has a climatic showdown with his nemesis, Captain Hook. And by the way, the guy who played as Peter was so cute. His name is Jeremy Sumpter. He's all grown-up now. But, let's not talk about him. The movie was epic. I have no idea how come I didn't get to see the movie before as it is a 2003 released. So, the conclusion was, all Peter Pan movies are epic. I gotta find about its origin, the history of the Peter Pan character, and the story. Who has made this to be so legendary and widely-known all over the world? And so I started to find out more...
Peter Pan is a character created by scottish novelist and playwright J.M. Barrie (1860-1937). a mischievous boy who can fly and magically refuses to grow up, Peter Pan spends his never-ending childhood adventure on the small island of Never Land as the leader of his gang the Lost Boys, interacting with mermaids, Indians, fairies, pirates, and (from time to time) meeting ordinary children from the world outside.
Peter Pan was originally the main character of a play and a novel. I have no idea why they used this name for a pop-rock band, which has absolutely no relation with any "Peter", "Pan", or something that related to "The Boy who Wouldn't Grow Up". I mean, all the members are adult, and they sings adult songs, like, love. I still can understand if the members are children. Ok, continue.
Peter Pan first appeared in a section of "The Little White Bird", a 1902 novel written by Barrie for adults. The character's best-known adventure debuted on 27 December 1904, in the stage play "Peter Pan, or the Boy who Wouldn't Grow Up". The play was adapted and expanded somewhat as a novel, published in 1911 as "Peter and Wendy" (later as Peter Pan, and still later as simply Peter Pan).
Following the highly successful debut of the 1904 play, Barrie's publishers, Hodder and Stoughton, extracted chapter 13-18 of "The Little White Bird" and republished them in 1906 under the title "Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens", with the addition of illustrations by Arthur Rackham.
Peter Pan has appeared in number of adaptations, sequels, and prequels since then, including the widely known 1953 animated feature film "Walt Disney's Peter Pan", various stage musicals, live-action feature films "Hook" (1991) and "Peter Pan" (2003) and the authorized sequel novel "Peter Pan in Scarlet" (2006). He has also appeared in various works not authorized by the holders of the character's copyright, which has lansed in most parts of the world.
For the appearance of him, Barrie never described it in detail, even in the novel "Peter and Wendy". leaving much to it to the imagination of the reader and the interpretation of anyone adopting the character. Peter Pan is described in the novel as a young boy who still has all his first teeth; he wears clothes made of hemp, and he is the only boy able to fly without the help of fairy dust, and he can play the flute. Barrie describes him as a beautiful boy with a beautiful smile, "clad in skeleton leaves and the juices that flow from trees". In the play, Peter's outfit is made of autumn leaves and cobwebs. His name and playing the flute vaguely suggest the mythological character Pan (as for Pan, the Greek mythological god of nature). Peter is afraid of nothing except mothers, but he loves Wendy; however, it's not a romantic love---he thinks of her as his mother. I know, it's complicated. I don't understand about it either. He's afraid of mothers, yet he chooses Wendy as his mother, and loves her... That's just one heck of a story.
From this movie I developed some kind of interest with Peter Pan stuffs, so, following my nerd instinct, I searched for another movie, a 2003 released, "Peter Pan". The story is brought from the original novel by J.M. Barrie "Peter and Wendy" where Peter brings Wendy and her brothers to Never Land, where he has a climatic showdown with his nemesis, Captain Hook. And by the way, the guy who played as Peter was so cute. His name is Jeremy Sumpter. He's all grown-up now. But, let's not talk about him. The movie was epic. I have no idea how come I didn't get to see the movie before as it is a 2003 released. So, the conclusion was, all Peter Pan movies are epic. I gotta find about its origin, the history of the Peter Pan character, and the story. Who has made this to be so legendary and widely-known all over the world? And so I started to find out more...
Peter Pan is a character created by scottish novelist and playwright J.M. Barrie (1860-1937). a mischievous boy who can fly and magically refuses to grow up, Peter Pan spends his never-ending childhood adventure on the small island of Never Land as the leader of his gang the Lost Boys, interacting with mermaids, Indians, fairies, pirates, and (from time to time) meeting ordinary children from the world outside.
Peter Pan was originally the main character of a play and a novel. I have no idea why they used this name for a pop-rock band, which has absolutely no relation with any "Peter", "Pan", or something that related to "The Boy who Wouldn't Grow Up". I mean, all the members are adult, and they sings adult songs, like, love. I still can understand if the members are children. Ok, continue.
Peter Pan first appeared in a section of "The Little White Bird", a 1902 novel written by Barrie for adults. The character's best-known adventure debuted on 27 December 1904, in the stage play "Peter Pan, or the Boy who Wouldn't Grow Up". The play was adapted and expanded somewhat as a novel, published in 1911 as "Peter and Wendy" (later as Peter Pan, and still later as simply Peter Pan).
Following the highly successful debut of the 1904 play, Barrie's publishers, Hodder and Stoughton, extracted chapter 13-18 of "The Little White Bird" and republished them in 1906 under the title "Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens", with the addition of illustrations by Arthur Rackham.
Peter Pan has appeared in number of adaptations, sequels, and prequels since then, including the widely known 1953 animated feature film "Walt Disney's Peter Pan", various stage musicals, live-action feature films "Hook" (1991) and "Peter Pan" (2003) and the authorized sequel novel "Peter Pan in Scarlet" (2006). He has also appeared in various works not authorized by the holders of the character's copyright, which has lansed in most parts of the world.
For the appearance of him, Barrie never described it in detail, even in the novel "Peter and Wendy". leaving much to it to the imagination of the reader and the interpretation of anyone adopting the character. Peter Pan is described in the novel as a young boy who still has all his first teeth; he wears clothes made of hemp, and he is the only boy able to fly without the help of fairy dust, and he can play the flute. Barrie describes him as a beautiful boy with a beautiful smile, "clad in skeleton leaves and the juices that flow from trees". In the play, Peter's outfit is made of autumn leaves and cobwebs. His name and playing the flute vaguely suggest the mythological character Pan (as for Pan, the Greek mythological god of nature). Peter is afraid of nothing except mothers, but he loves Wendy; however, it's not a romantic love---he thinks of her as his mother. I know, it's complicated. I don't understand about it either. He's afraid of mothers, yet he chooses Wendy as his mother, and loves her... That's just one heck of a story.
Now what did I say earlier? He's really cute, isn't he?
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