Disney brings yet another classic for a live-action adaptation with Peter Pan & Wendy which takes everyone back to Neverland. Here's our review whether the movie is worth watching!
Is Peter Pan & Wendy Worth Watching?
A new live-action adaptation of the beloved children's story from the 1904 play titled The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up, and the 1953 Disney movie, Peter Pan, brings back Neverland to the screens with Peter Pan & Wendy.
Peter Pan & Wendy joins the ranks of the various live-action adaptations that Disney is bringing to life like Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid, The Lion King, and more.
In an adventure to the magical land, Neverland, Wendy Darling and her brothers will be meeting the boy who never wants to grow up, Peter Pan, and his tiny fairy, Tinker Bell.
Disney Plus brings Peter Pan & Wendy a Disney original film headed by Alexander Molony as Peter Pan, Yara Shahidi as Tinker Bell, Ever Anderson as Wendy Darling, and Jude Law as Captain Hook.
Among the cast are Jim Gaffigan as Mr. Smee, Joshua Pickering as John Darling, Jacobi Jupe as Michael Darling, Molly Parker as Mary Darling, Alan Tudyk as George Darling, and Alyssa Wapanatahk as Tiger Lily.
The lost boys are not just boys anymore as they are now joined by lost girls. They are Noah Matthews Matofsky as Slightly, Skyler and Kelsey Yates as Tudy and Rudy, and Florence Bensberg as Curly.
Also among the lost children on Neverland are Caelan Edie as Tootles, Sebastian Billingsley-Rodriguez as Nibs, Diana Tsoy as Birdie, and Felix De Sousa as Bellweather.
From the cast of Peter Pan & Wendy, the classic movie was brought to life and to start, the acting of the cast members perfectly suit their characters.
At a point, there are scenes where the lost boys and girls are genuinely scared of Jude Law with the actor portraying the character even behind the scenes which is part of his methods in acting.
Jude Law is a veteran actor and his expertise brought new colors and depth into the character of Captain Hook whose story has been tweaked in Peter Pan & Wendy.
There is a huge consideration to have kids on set but the cast members of Peter Pan & Wendy brought justice to their characters.
Well, there's some rawness in the acting of Alexander Molony as Peter Pan but considering his age and experience, he did the character well.
Noah Matthews Matofsky is the leader of the Lost Boys and he is the first ever actor with Down Syndrome to star in a Disney movie. He did a great job playing the role!
Ever Anderson brought maturity to the role of Wendy and she sure does make her parents, Milla Jovovich and Paul W. S. Anderson, proud of the actress that she has become.
David Lowery directed the cast and most of them are kids which makes it a challenge but he managed to bring the best out of each of them.
Lowery also wrote the movie and the tweaked a few things along the way.
The lost boys are not just boys anymore, which is great because there is a sense of inclusion, even having Noah Matthews Matofsky to be their leader.
The narrative focused on Wendy more than it does on Peter Pan which is quite different from the Disney classic animated movie.
Wendy became the main protagonist, from her story of deciding whether to grow up, to sacrificing herself for her brother and the lost kids, to saving the day in the end.
A back story for Peter Pan and Captain Hook's rivalry has been given and while it wasn't given a solid groundwork, it worked for the movie.
The story is a great one to tell, especially for kids who are in the same situation, that sometimes, it is no so bad to grow up. One should just grow up right.
The costume and set design of Peter Pan & Wendy are both stellar. Each of the characters got their distinct costumes which makes each of them stand out.
The set design of Peter Pan & Wendy definitely delivered the movie to its genuine feels.
Along with it are the cinematography, musical score, visual effects, and editing of Peter Pan & Wendy which brought the true magic to the movie.
The sceneries where the movie were shot is perfectly served with the amazing cinematography of the film.
The musical score adds to the totality of what to feel in each scene and it served its purpose, especially the lullaby.
The visual effects and editing team did a great job bringing the magic to the screens with the flight of Peter Pan and the Darling siblings, Tinker Bell and her pixie dust, and that giant crocodile is truly terrifying.
Overall, Peter Pan & Wendy is great to watch, especially with children, because the movie ponders on values which kids could learn from.
The movie brings a whole new color to the beloved story of Peter Pan and that of the whole adventure in Neverland.
If there are major take away lessons from the movie, here are those: growing up may not be as bad as it seems, missing your parents is normal, and friendships, no matter how scarred, could still be repaired.
Peter Pan & Wendy puts Wendy Darling in a challenging position where she refuses to grow up and in the end, she learned to accept that there are things in the future that are waiting for her.
Valuing parents is another take away from Peter Pan & Wendy that while they were having fun and away from all the stress of the real world, there is that joy of coming home to our parents.
Then, there's the friendship of Peter Pan and Captain Hook which, in the end, prevailed over all the hatred that they built over the years.
Yes, Peter Pan & Wendy is worth watching, and you can now stream it on Disney Plus.