{"id":21992,"date":"2012-01-12T11:09:53","date_gmt":"2012-01-12T18:09:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=21992"},"modified":"2021-01-24T23:18:58","modified_gmt":"2021-01-25T06:18:58","slug":"peter-pan-1953","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=21992","title":{"rendered":"Peter Pan (1953)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;That corner house over there is the home of the Darling family &#8212; and Peter Pan chose this particular house because there were people here who believed in him.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Peter-Pan-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Peter-Pan-Poster-198x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"198\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-21994\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Peter-Pan-Poster-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Peter-Pan-Poster-84x128.jpg 84w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Peter-Pan-Poster-678x1024.jpg 678w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Peter-Pan-Poster.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA forever-boy named Peter Pan (Bobby Driscoll) flies into the nursery of the Darling children &#8212; Wendy (Kathryn Beaumont), John (Paul Collins), and Michael (Tommy Luske) &#8212; and takes them to Never Land, where they battle against evil Captain Hook (Hans Conreid).\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Animated Features<\/li>\n<li>Fantasy<\/li>\n<li>Hans Conried Films<\/li>\n<li>Pirates<\/li>\n<li>Revenge<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nWalt Disney&#8217;s animated version of J.M. Barrie&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peter_and_Wendy\">play-turned-novel<\/a> is beloved by many, but ultimately remains one of his lesser classics. With the exception of the catchy tune &#8220;You Can Fly!&#8221;, the songs aren&#8217;t very memorable, and the animation &#8212; while representative of the fine work Disney Studios produced &#8212; isn&#8217;t all that distinguished. What hurts the film the most, however, is its disjointed storyline, which flits around through various scenarios (including a typically offensive one involving &#8220;redskins&#8221;), and simply never feels focused. In addition, we&#8217;re not quite sure who to be rooting for: while Peter Pan would be the obvious choice, he&#8217;s too much of a scampish scoundrel to feel much sympathy for; and though Wendy is a lovely character, she&#8217;s not sufficiently developed to be viewed as a central protagonist. <\/p>\n<p>Other characters, meanwhile, are simply disappointing and\/or ill-conceived: as <a href=\"http:\/\/moria.co.nz\/fantasy\/peterpan1953disneyanimated.htm\">Richard Scheib of Moria Reviews puts it<\/a>, &#8220;the Lost Boys look&#8230; like anthropomorphized fluffy bunnies and Smee [Hook&#8217;s right-hand-man] looks like he has strayed in from a casting call for one of the Seven Dwarves.&#8221; Meanwhile, Hook (wonderfully voiced by Hans Conried) is too buffoonish to represent a real threat; his interactions with both Peter and &#8220;The Crocodile&#8221; rely far too heavily on tiresome slapstick. The most intriguing character in the film by a long shot is Tinkerbell, who never says a word, but says PLENTY with her expressions, body language, and actions. <\/p>\n<p>Other than Tinkerbell, the most interesting aspect of this film for me (as a mom of two little kids) was the fact that young Michael Darling wears pink the entire time. This prompted me to do a bit of research, and I came upon <a href=\"http:\/\/www.smithsonianmag.com\/arts-culture\/When-Did-Girls-Start-Wearing-Pink.html\">this short article<\/a>, which states: &#8220;Pink and blue arrived, along with other pastels, as colors for babies in the mid-19th century, yet the two colors were not promoted as gender signifiers until just before World War I\u2014and even then, it took time for popular culture to sort things out.&#8221; Since the original <em>Peter Pan<\/em> was written (and takes place) near the turn of the century, this choice makes sense. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Typically fine Disney animation<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Peter-Pan-Animation4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Peter-Pan-Animation4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Peter-Pan-Animation4.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Peter-Pan-Animation4-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Peter-Pan-Animation4-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Peter-Pan-Tinkerbell.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Peter-Pan-Tinkerbell.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-21995\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Peter-Pan-Tinkerbell.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Peter-Pan-Tinkerbell-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Peter-Pan-Tinkerbell-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>The refreshingly feisty character of Tinkerbell<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Peter-Pan-Tinkerbell2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Peter-Pan-Tinkerbell2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-21996\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Peter-Pan-Tinkerbell2.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Peter-Pan-Tinkerbell2-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Peter-Pan-Tinkerbell2-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, though naturally it holds some cultural interest (it was the highest grossing film of 1953), and is a must for Disney fans.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0046183\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1953\/02\/12\/archives\/the-screen-disneys-peter-pan-bows-fulllength-color-cartoon-an.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.moriareviews.com\/fantasy\/peter-pan-1953.htm\">Moria Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;That corner house over there is the home of the Darling family &#8212; and Peter Pan chose this particular house because there were people here who believed in him.&#8221; Synopsis: A forever-boy named Peter Pan (Bobby Driscoll) flies into the nursery of the Darling children &#8212; Wendy (Kathryn Beaumont), John (Paul Collins), and Michael (Tommy Luske) &#8212; and takes them to Never Land, where they battle against evil Captain Hook (Hans Conreid). 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