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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Peter Pan (1953) |
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Wendy and her brothers John and Michael are visited one night by Peter Pan, an eternal child with the magical gift of flight. Since Wendy has been contemplating the horrific notion of growing up (her father insists this is her last night in the nursery), Peter Pan decides to teach her and her brothers to fly and take them to Neverland, where they can live as children forever. So he grabs his fairy, Tinkerbell, sprinkles some magic fairy dust on them, and they fly off into the night. Neverland, while full of adventure, is a relatively harmless place thanks to the pathetically inept pirate, Captain Hook. He's completely obsessed with destroying Peter Pan, but all of his plots usually fail. When Wendy and the boys arrive in neverland, Hook concocts another plan which involves the usual kidnapping job, but this time he has inside help from a jealous Tinkerbell. His plan nearly works but Tinkerbell has a change of heart and Peter Pan defeats the pirates and rescues Wendy and the boys. By that time Wendy is ready to go home a grow up. Tinkerbell gladly obliges her and sprinkles fairy dust all over the pirate ship and they all sail back to the nursery.
--sayruh, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Peter Pan (1953) |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 10%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzle - 20%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 70%
**Fantasy or Science Fiction?**
- fantasy story on present day Earth
Coming of age
Yes
he'll/she'll become:
- an adult (general)
Spying - Investigations
Yes
What is main char. doing?
- rescue mission/escape from confinement
If a cartoon...
- animated cartoon
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- unemployed
Age:
- a kid
Has special powers?
Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character:
- can fly
Eccentric:
Yes
- wild
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/medium straight
Events of movie makes character more...
- sensitive
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- Very athletic
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavy
Body type
- very skinny (female)
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- long-lived adults
Profession/status:
- pirate
Eccentric:
Yes
- emotionally unstable
- obsessed
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 60%
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard wavy
Body type
- average (man)
Ethnicity
- British
Sense of humor?
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Ordinary Dumb
Physical condition
- very athletic
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Setting
Earth setting:
- 19th century
A substantial portion of this movie takes place on a non-Earth planetary body:
- humans in a primitive/fantasy society
Takes place on Earth?
Yes
Planet outside our solar system?
Yes
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Tone of movie
- upbeat
Comedy or somewhat funny movie?
Yes
Any profanity?
- None
Is this movie based on a
- book
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