Peter Pan is full of some crazy psychosexual themes. Not that I'm fully aware of what that word means, but it seems appropriate. I just watched the newest version of Peter Pan. Explained to someone, maybe my brother, that Captain Hook and Mr. Darling are traditionally played by the same actor.
I always just assumed it was to save money on a casting budget for a theater. But, why on earth would a big budget movie have to save money on casting? A little Anatoly popped up in my brain and started asking questions.
Is Captain Hook how Wendy sees her father? How she wants to see him? Could Hook and Mr. Darling and Peter Pan all be the same person? Then wouldn't that mean Wendy has the hots for her dad? Why do all the boys in neverland fear and want to kill Hook. Is it part of some Oedipal complex they all have? Do all boys want to kill their father and kiss their mother? Who is Tinkerbell in this big mess? Why is she not doublecast with the mother?
The story was written by a man. Why have I always assumed it took place in Wendy's head simply because she tells the story? Could it be possible that Peter fears being both Mr. Darling and Captain Hook? Are they the only options a boy is given in life? Grow up to be boring and loved, or adventurous and lonely.
Why is Hook so afraid of that crocodile and the ticking of the clock? (Besides the obvious that the croc wants to eat him.) Is Hook running away from time? If time is what terrifies Hook, and Peter's youth reminds him of how old he has become, of course Hook would want to kill Peter. At the end of the movie, Hook accepts that he's old and alone and is swallowed whole by the crocodile, only to reappear as a very happy and loved Mr. Darling who no longer cares so much about penny pinching. Is it possible that if men stop fearing old age then they can have both love and adventure?
Why do I find Wendy and Tinkerbell so bloody boring?
What purpose does Smee serve in all of this?
And who on earth thought of using a big fluffy dog as a child's nanny?
I always just assumed it was to save money on a casting budget for a theater. But, why on earth would a big budget movie have to save money on casting? A little Anatoly popped up in my brain and started asking questions.
Is Captain Hook how Wendy sees her father? How she wants to see him? Could Hook and Mr. Darling and Peter Pan all be the same person? Then wouldn't that mean Wendy has the hots for her dad? Why do all the boys in neverland fear and want to kill Hook. Is it part of some Oedipal complex they all have? Do all boys want to kill their father and kiss their mother? Who is Tinkerbell in this big mess? Why is she not doublecast with the mother?
The story was written by a man. Why have I always assumed it took place in Wendy's head simply because she tells the story? Could it be possible that Peter fears being both Mr. Darling and Captain Hook? Are they the only options a boy is given in life? Grow up to be boring and loved, or adventurous and lonely.
Why is Hook so afraid of that crocodile and the ticking of the clock? (Besides the obvious that the croc wants to eat him.) Is Hook running away from time? If time is what terrifies Hook, and Peter's youth reminds him of how old he has become, of course Hook would want to kill Peter. At the end of the movie, Hook accepts that he's old and alone and is swallowed whole by the crocodile, only to reappear as a very happy and loved Mr. Darling who no longer cares so much about penny pinching. Is it possible that if men stop fearing old age then they can have both love and adventure?
Why do I find Wendy and Tinkerbell so bloody boring?
What purpose does Smee serve in all of this?
And who on earth thought of using a big fluffy dog as a child's nanny?
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