J.M. Barrie (Johnny Depp) finds inspiration for ‘Peter Pan’ in
a family of four young boys and their wonderful mother.
James helps Peter (Freddie Highmore) to become a child
again, to not only think of how sad he is that his father died. But Peter is
always expecting the worst and he can only pretend so far before it just
becomes another lie for him. He has stories within him and James helps him to
see the worth in writing them down and believing in them. The relationship
between the two is great, I love James’ patience with him as he helps to
rediscover his childhood.
Favourite bit of the film is when Sylvia (Kate Winslet) is
too sick to go to the play, so James brings the play to her. It is so wonderful
and just so sad. She gets to see the influence her children had on James and
she knows their childhoods are forever immortalised within the story. And she
gets to see Neverland for herself, as James promised she would.
Completely forgot just how sad this film is, bloody hell.
Peter: It’s just… I
thought she’d always be here.
James: So did I but in fact, she is because she’s on every
page of your imagination. You’ll always have her there. Always.
Peter: But why did
she have to die?
James: I don’t know,
boy. When I think of your mother I’ll always remember how happy she looked
sitting in her parlour, watching a play about her family, about her boys that
never grew up. She went to Neverland and you can visit her anytime you like, if
you just go there yourself.
Peter: How?
James: By believing,
Peter. Just believe.
8/10
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