Review of Peter Pan

Peter Pan (1953)
4/10
Peter Pan is mean bully in this Disney cartoon, I feel very sorry for Hook.
20 June 2019
Warning: Spoilers
I have seen this cartoon movie many times and I liked the music and animation and the story, but unfortunately some of the characters are bad like "Peter Pan." and "Tinkerbell". Yes Hook is a villain but a victim of bullying and now has a disability caused by the jerk Peter Pan, decapitating his hand and throwing his hand to the crocodile, thankfully was never shown or it would've gone from PG to PG-13.

The story starts off, George is going to the party and his family members his wife his kids, Wendy, John, Michael ignore him and they don't ask if he's all right since he tripped and fell going over, they run over to the dog instead, why didn't they also ask their dad if he was okay, that scene scared me. Anyways he puts Nana the dog outside, Then George and Mary goes out for the evening.

Peter Pan and Tinkerbell breaks into the Darling house to find his shadow. Peter wakes up Wendy, she sews the shadow on Peter, Tinkerbell pulls on Wendy's hair and Peter stops her, John and Michael wakes up. Peter puts the pixie dust so Wendy and the children can all levitate and fly, the 4 of them sneaks out and flies toward another planet to Neverland where nobody grows up yet they're mortal and can get hurt or die.

Hook has psychological problems and a disability missing his left hand, which causes him to be a murderer and a kidnapper, unforgiving and seek revenge and hold a grudge against Peter. Peter and the 3 kids arrive at Neverland, they're attacked and they seek safety from the cannonballs. Tinkerbell tricks the lost boys to attacking Wendy and she gets banished by Peter. Peter takes Wendy to the lagoon while John and Micheal leads the lost boys on a hiking trip which they eventually got captured by Indians. The Indian Chief is angry and falsely accuses the lost boys for kidnapping his daughter Tiger Lily.

Meanwhile Peter and Wendy meets the mermaids, but Peter makes fun of Wendy getting wet and she gets angry. Then Peter sees Hook and Smee with Tiger Lily who is captured. Then Peter gets into a fight with hook and laughs and bullies Hook who is attacked by the crocodile.

Peter is declared the hero and is honored by the Chief and the Indians hold a celebration for saving Tiger Lily, Wendy didn't like the party and goes back to Peters hideout.

Then Hook becomes sick then heard rumors Peter banished Tink, he then has his assistant Smee kidnap Tinkerbell where she lead them to Peters hideout. Peter is annoyed and disappointed with the lost boys for wanting to leave Neverland, Wendy, John, Michael and the lost boys gets kidnapped by Hooks pirates. Hook becomes a terrorist by planting a time bomb in Peters hideout.

The next morning, Wendy, John, Michael and lost boys have a choice to make, join Hooks crew or walk the plank, Tinkerbell quickly flies over to warn Peter and saves him from getting blown up and survives, Wendy walks the plank and Peter saves her, the lost boys get into a swashbuckling war against the pirates, Peter once again goes on a duel with Hook, he then wins and once again makes fun of Captain Hook who falls in the water and gets attacked by the crocodile and the pirates escape in their lifeboats. Peter makes the ship hover and flies them safely home to their parents.

I have a big problem with this movie, first of all I do not like Peter Pan, he's spoiled, arrogant, selfish, a showoff, rude to people, only cares about himself unless tragedy strikes. He's a bully, he mocks disabled people like Hook which made me really mad and almost becomes a murderer himself, yes there have been people in real life that have been attacked or killed by the Crocodile.

The controversial scene where Hook gets brutally attacked by the Crocodile scares me every time and I get sensitive to it since I don't find it funny at all, I can't believe Disney is still showing graphic violence in this cartoon I want them to stop showing it.

He bullied Wendy at one point for letting the mermaids bully Wendy which I thought was uncalled for. He also shows off at the Indians ceremony. Yes even though he did some good deeds to save Wendy and Tiger Lily and Tinkerbell. He also put the 3 kids in peril and didn't watch over their safety.

That isn't enough to make me cheer for Peter. Peter Pan overall shows no mercy to the pirates and is rude and is very bossy and mean to everybody and I think he should've been a labeled a villain not Hook.

I also didn't like Tinkerbell because she's annoying like Navi the fairy, she bullied Wendy and almost got her killed and led Hook to Peter's hideout.

I actually liked Hook in this movie, yes even though he's labeled a villain, I don't think he was a very bad villain, unlike Snow White's Stepmother who's a murderer and serial killer. I felt very sorry for Hook the entire time and I did wish he did win the fight instead of Peter Pan, I rooted for Hook. Yes he did commit terrorist attacks, shot one of his annoying singing pirates, kidnapping Tiger Lily, planting a time bomb in Peter's hideout. I wish that someone could've taught Hook forgiveness and help him to not seek revenge and be happy and a loving pirate.

I also liked Mr. Smee who was cheerful and easygoing and a friendly pirate and tried to help Hook out, he was also my favorite sidekick villain. I liked the part where he accidentally shaved off the seagull's feathers off his bottom exposing the seagulls bare bottom. I think Mr. Smee should've been a hero and not a sidekick villain.

I did like the crocodile and felt bad for it when it became attracted and addicted to eating Hook.

I felt bad for George their father and also for Nana the dog. who tripped and had an accident in the bedroom, that's a lesson for you kids, never ever leave a wagon in the middle of the room, it's a hazard even in real life.

I wish that the Disney storyboard people had spent more time giving Indians more personally and screen time and the reason why they attacked the lost boys and why they feuded with each other, I'm interested in Indian characters. Also the mermaids weren't given enough screen time which I felt letdown.

I liked George, Mary, Nana, Wendy, John, Michael, the lost boys, the Indian tribe, and Captain Hook's pirates, and the Crocodile they were very fun and enjoyable.

But I hated Peter Pan with a passion and his annoying fairy Tink. If I could change this movie, I would have Wendy help Captain Hook out with his personal problems and get him to change and give up his villainous ways and think happy thoughts and learn how to forgive other people, Hook, Smee and the pirates needed a mother for sure. I would've had both Peter Pan and Tinkerbell get banished from Neverland and grow up for once and never come back, good riddance to Peter Pan the jerk and bully.

It's too bad Peter Pan is the real villain star in this cartoon and not Hook. I would've liked him better if Peter wasn't a bully and a showoff. Yes this is also a Disney classic but there's better Peter Pan films to watch, I highly recommend "Hook" 1991 with the late Robin Williams, or also "Peter Pan" 2003 an amazing live action movie. Or "Neverland" 2011, those Peter Pan films are worth your time. Also the SNES game "Hook" 1992 is also worth your time.

This Disney cartoon should've been Rated PG-13 for scary scenes, violence, peril, smoking, alcohol, terrorist attack.
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