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ceebeegeeComplete exhaustion. I slept a good eight hours last night and nothing is helping.
Yesterday was nice. Mom and I stayed in our pajamas and watched the Yule Log on TV, then two different versions of A Christmas Carol. Stocking, presents, etc. then we saw Peter Pan. It's FANTASTIC. I must reiterate--FANTASTIC. If you have any love for this story, RUN OUT AND SEE IT. The cinematography was literally breathtaking, and the chemistry between Peter and Wendy is electric. I've never seen two child actors with that kind of chemistry before--they were incredible. There's a lot of subtext in this version; as one review said, with this version, it's there, whereas other versions (notably the disappointing Disney cartoon) ignored it. I was especially impressed with the kid (Jeremy ?) playing Peter--he was word-perfect. Even his American accent didn't bother me, because everything else was so good. That's such a difficult role to cast, and they hit the jackpot with him--he's obnoxious, charming, cocky, remote, self-centered, cute, a show-off, mysterious. He was simply perfect. Wendy was great too; the actress was good and they emphasized her more tomboyish elements. And the whole story is so much more complex and interesting--both Peter and Wendy are approaching adolescence and that brings so much more to the story, because Peter is shown not just rejecting adulthood but seeing it as a possibility, fearing it. "Come with me and you will never, never have to think about grown-up things again." "Never is a long time."
Captain Hook was excellent as well, not as foppish as in the musical but playing both sides of ridiculous and deadly. The crocodile was terrifying--he was huge, a primordial reptile! Tinker Bell was very well-done, and the scene where she almost dies was very clever. I won't tell you how they handled it but it was clever and moving at the same time. Never Never Land was--oh God, it was perfect, a child's dream. Pink fluffy cotton candy clouds, rich dank greenery everywhere, beautiful and deadly mermaids right out of Homer. The weather scenes are especially gorgeous.
There's one especially breath-taking scene when, on Never Never Land, he beckons Wendy over to watch pixies wooing each other under a hollow tree. Pleased with her delight, he steps back, looks at her and bows. She curtsies and steps into his arms and they dance together--flying together throughout the treetops, against the stars. It was so beautiful I almost cried. It was lovely. I can't describe how this movie made me feel--it was everything I'd hoped for. Mom felt the same way--we both thought it was fantastic. We love the story of Peter Pan--I always loved the musical, and I've read the original play and books. Thank God they did it justice this time.
I do believe in fairies.
Yesterday was nice. Mom and I stayed in our pajamas and watched the Yule Log on TV, then two different versions of A Christmas Carol. Stocking, presents, etc. then we saw Peter Pan. It's FANTASTIC. I must reiterate--FANTASTIC. If you have any love for this story, RUN OUT AND SEE IT. The cinematography was literally breathtaking, and the chemistry between Peter and Wendy is electric. I've never seen two child actors with that kind of chemistry before--they were incredible. There's a lot of subtext in this version; as one review said, with this version, it's there, whereas other versions (notably the disappointing Disney cartoon) ignored it. I was especially impressed with the kid (Jeremy ?) playing Peter--he was word-perfect. Even his American accent didn't bother me, because everything else was so good. That's such a difficult role to cast, and they hit the jackpot with him--he's obnoxious, charming, cocky, remote, self-centered, cute, a show-off, mysterious. He was simply perfect. Wendy was great too; the actress was good and they emphasized her more tomboyish elements. And the whole story is so much more complex and interesting--both Peter and Wendy are approaching adolescence and that brings so much more to the story, because Peter is shown not just rejecting adulthood but seeing it as a possibility, fearing it. "Come with me and you will never, never have to think about grown-up things again." "Never is a long time."
Captain Hook was excellent as well, not as foppish as in the musical but playing both sides of ridiculous and deadly. The crocodile was terrifying--he was huge, a primordial reptile! Tinker Bell was very well-done, and the scene where she almost dies was very clever. I won't tell you how they handled it but it was clever and moving at the same time. Never Never Land was--oh God, it was perfect, a child's dream. Pink fluffy cotton candy clouds, rich dank greenery everywhere, beautiful and deadly mermaids right out of Homer. The weather scenes are especially gorgeous.
There's one especially breath-taking scene when, on Never Never Land, he beckons Wendy over to watch pixies wooing each other under a hollow tree. Pleased with her delight, he steps back, looks at her and bows. She curtsies and steps into his arms and they dance together--flying together throughout the treetops, against the stars. It was so beautiful I almost cried. It was lovely. I can't describe how this movie made me feel--it was everything I'd hoped for. Mom felt the same way--we both thought it was fantastic. We love the story of Peter Pan--I always loved the musical, and I've read the original play and books. Thank God they did it justice this time.
I do believe in fairies.
