Hook: Hello Wendy (Robin Williams, Maggie Smith Scene)

Peter (Robin Williams) sees Wendy (Maggie Smith) for the first time in a long time.
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A high-flying adventure from the magic of Steven Spielberg, HOOK stars Robin Williams as a grown-up Peter Pan and Dustin Hoffman as the infamous Captain Hook. Joining the fun is Julia Roberts as Tinkerbell, Bob Hoskins as the pirate Smee, and Maggie Smith as Granny Wendy Darling, who must convince the middle-aged lawyer, Peter Banning, that he was once the legendary Peter Pan. And so the adventure begins anew, with Peter off to Neverland to save his two children from Captain Hook. Along the way, he rediscovers the power of imagination, of friendship, and of magic. A classic tale updated for children of all ages, HOOK was nominated for five 1991 Academy Awards® including best visual effects.

[@needbettername8583]

I've just realised, just how damn long has Maggie Smith been playing old women? This film is 30 years old and she's still doing it.

[@damienhine1861]

She came out of the womb as an old lady, don't you know 😉

[@k0ncursus]

She's actually 88

[@phaiz55]

@@k0ncursus And she was 56 in this scene. She just aged quick.

[@harringt100]

​​@@phaiz55 I think they probably aged her up for this scene (and the ones after it.) In the earlier one, where Moira is a child, she seems younger (albeit not _young_ young.) Sister Act came out the year after this movie, and I feel like her character in that also seemed quite a bit younger than this great-grandma.

[@Three-Headed-Monkey]

She was in her 50s here! You can tell she has a decent amount of makeup on her to make her appear older.

[@GalapagosPete]

"So, Peter, you've become a pirate." One of the greatest lines in cinema, or anywhere.

[@velvety2006]

and notcompletly incorrect considering how some lawyers are lol

[@silverblue73]

The way Peter looks at Wendy . . . @2:12 just look at that again, the way Robin played it, you can feel the weight of the history between them without him being aware, it's crushing

[@MsRaspberry86]

Hi Silver. You can see this same connection of communicating and history of telling in Maggies eyes. This is so fascinating. WHAT A GORGEOUS JOB! I can´t believe how great this is played. As a kid I didn´t realize. Were they aware back then? I was a little kid and I was magically turned into a wonderland watching story´s wie Robin Williams. Story´s with Robin, they are so classic. Well I must say, I miss him. Story´s with Maggie, they always have this little lovely picaro. I am stunned with this great talent of Maggie. You know actresses and actors have a really hard job. Their job is to tell story´s in moving pictures and they have to show the feelings of character in their best doable way. And some of them are just marvellous. I feel blessed to know this scene and the story. I am also blessed to know that I know Maggie before I learned about her as Minverva. Good to see, that movie making is like a little family, where the great actresses and actors work together like a big family. This is gorgeous to see. Well done.

[@3DSDF]

Yep. The memories are gone, but his heart still holds on to that love he has for her.

[@tylergalvez5033]

I kept rewinding this part, I’ve seen this film hundreds of times since I was 4 years old when I had the VHS in the 90s. And now that our beloved Robin has passed I couldn’t help but shed some bittersweet tears!! Such a subtle but great acting in this nostalgic scene!

[@louisewestie989]

It’s the Peter Pan in him - he promised to visit every year when he married Moira and moved to America, instead it was every ten years and Wendy was getting older. ❤

[@mileonaslionclaw2525]

“So Peter you’ve become a pirate” the fact that she called him that as a lawyer kills me XD

[@veramae4098]

Chat gpt4 can pass the bar exam 90% of the time. I'm hoping this is the end of lawyers.

[@comicbookreviewer4856]

It wendy knowing Peter became the thing he was trying to stop and the point of him coming to terms with the past and who he was is meant to show him becoming the hero and the leader the lost boys needed and him in his last battle with hook is him knowing it was going to be over and had to pass the role to someone else to carry the spirit as sometimes things can't last forever

[@susanhernandez]

@Blackfriar That line also flew over my head as a kid.

[@coolguy27]

@@veramae4098 I hope not, I've been waiting to fight the terminator with guns and explosives not legal jargon and paperwork

[@youtuber3328]

it's nice to meet you and national geographic said god and reincarnation are REAL so they PROBABLY are REAL and i'm PROBABLY living my SECOND life i'm 37 years of age and HOPEFULLY won't live ANY longer than 57 years of age PERIOD

[@BayouFrog]

For those of us who grew up watching him, Robin Williams was the "inner child" in all of us. Still hard to believe that he's gone.

[@lunagrace8717]

You could see it in his eyes that this world didn't kill his soul, that something pure came from within him

[@madwhitehare3635]

The only ‘celebrity’ death I ever shed a tear over. And me a lifelong David Bowie fan, too. Tut.

[@RaisinBran80s]

She's iconic

[@Patricia_H]

What a wonderful way of describing him. He is and was deeply loved for his kindness and beautiful soul. So sad he is gone.

[@Handlebrake2]

What are you talking about? I had lunch with him last week.

[@karmagirl314]

Maggie Smith looks older in this than she did in Harry Potter or even Downton Abbey. The magic of makeup.

[@crashpal]

Or horcreux

[@josejuanandrade4439]

I think she ages backwards.

[@Flamyll]

Once you reach a certain level of Epic, you stop aging.

[@Scrpzr]

She actually had face aving make-up in this movie to make her look like a 90 year old. Check out interviews with Maggie Smith around that time. She looks a lot younger.

[@TrackerRoo]

She took her own advice and stopped aging, right that moment

[@bgt2848]

The greatest Peter Pan we ever had was a middle-age man that never grew up❤️

[@stephenmurphy2212]

Jeremy Sumpter did a good job too in the 2003 Peter Pan film.

[@bgt2848]

@@stephenmurphy2212 he did very much so. But Robin Williams embodied it even as an adult.

[@konigeurichderwestgoten4460]

"Hello boy~" The way she says those words touches the core of my soul. It takes me back to when I'd play out in the woods, thinking I was a knight protecting a castle or a pirate sailing on the high seas. My mom always worried about taking me saltwater fishing 'Because the sea takes those she loves'. She said I wouldn't go to The Celtic Isles until I grew up "Because The Tuatha De Danann would want you, and I'd have a hard time getting you back."

[@ScantaniouslyCombust]

Them leaving the front door open during London winter is killing me

[@Isaac1995]

I don't think they need to worry about rising energy prices if they live in a house like that in Central London

[@sucioirlandes]

Come here baby

[@shawnthompson2303]

*IT'S SNOWING!!!*

[@MrBottlecapBill]

As a Canadian I'm not worried at all. 😆

[@cjsk45]

It bothered me, too.

[@krissymconnorsvlog7321]

Maggie smith as Wendy is perfect casting. She played her so beautifully she is a legend ❤️

[@CasperFGhost]

“I’ve lost my marbles” That line will always have me cackling

[@cofffee817]

I need to just have a bag of marbles just so I can lose them and say that.

[@keyblade9876]

Just don't choke on your gum

[@paulhiggins6433]

Especially with that deadpan expression and tone. So matter of fact. Love it. One of my favorite lines.

[@stephenmurphy2212]

At least he was honest about it! 😂

[@paulhiggins6433]

@@stephenmurphy2212 that's true!

[@QuayNemSorr]

This is the Peter Pan I grew up on. I hope Robin is enjoying Neverland.

[@kmannash5924]

Agreed

[@cassan884]

This made me cry

[@josejuanandrade4439]

But... but... Tinkerbell in this movie isn't an afroamerican girl,. how can i feel represented?! Oh right, i don't care about fake representation and diversity quotes bs... This movie has the best Pan, the best Hook, the best Tinkebell, and the best Wendy!

[@stephenmurphy2212]

This is one of two Peter Pan films I grew up on. The other being the 1953 Disney film.

[@flamingarbre1284]

​@@josejuanandrade4439 bro what the hell 😂😂 but why am I surprised at a randomly aggressive, moronic comment. Gonna cry bc a new movie abt an old disney character has *gasp* a different skin colour 😱 it's like ur a snowflake about it or something

[@patriciaheerdt4350]

I love the acting from Robin Williams in this. The way he regresses back to a boy when he sees Wendy and says: Hi Wendy. The few steps, the growing of his eyes, the little shrug of the shoulders.

[@tylergalvez5033]

Omg I know right?! I’ve watched this countless times and I haven’t in a while. And it’s like greeting an old friend. It’s all so sad, bittersweet, & so nostalgic. RIP Pan the Man

[@nontew85]

Man it’s a shame this was not appreciated when it was released. This scene was so well done. There’s so many layers out into it. You can just tell that Peter was extremely uncomfortable being there, though he probably couldn’t quite understand why the deep down he knew the history.

[@stichhavoc88]

You have to remember and I speak as someone who saw this in theaters when it came out. This film faced HEAVY competition at the time. What would later be revealed in the years after was just how much of a nightmare production was as the film was HEAVILY reshot. The film had good word of mouth but it wasn’t jumping for joy by any means.

[@jasonrodgers880]

"So... Peter... you've become a pirate!" What an actress! Seriously, she's got to be one of my favorites.

[@InfamousCrimeLocations]

Maggie Smith is one of the greatest actresses, especially when you consider she's been playing 70 to 80 yr olds for over 30 years

[@joshuasnyder2790]

"We're in england, land of good manners." *Opens door* "Agh, it's snowing!!!" *slams door!*

[@El-Mac795]

Love the soft music that plays in the background as Wendy and peter acknowledge each other.

[@johnalday710]

The line when Wendy said “there’s 1 rule while you’re in my house, no growing up!” That hit so hard!👏🏽💯

[@Trikeboy2]

Maggie Smith really is an amazing actress. The way she delivers the "no growing up" line, along with the score just makes you feel like a child again.

[@LeoStaley]

She was only like 55 when they made this.

[@skyure]

"Lost my marbles" ".... okay..."

[@LoveHandle4890]

R.I.P Robin Williams. Still seems like just yesterday.

[@brandonharristsw7516]

Yeah

[@brandonharristsw7516]

Before I didn’t know he was dead until I found out one day

[@serenhafwilliams-davies5915]

My brother knows about his death.

[@DK412724]

I am 36 now. This is a childhood favorite film of mine. When Wendy walked down I started to lose it. Growing up and becoming old is a harsh reality we all have to accept

[@seanspear6224]

I was 9 turning 10 in 2 weeks of dec 1991 the time of these movies and tv shows were magical. No internet, having lots of friends and family still alive now being 41 I am so grateful for how good life is.

[@gdog2831]

1981 - me too.

[@silverblue73]

1982

[@Merknilash]

Almost the same age as you and it really was the best time. Not enough technology to ruin everything, but just enough technology to make life really great. We truly lived at the peak of the golden age.

[@sid2112]

1975, we chewed come of the same chronology.

[@SC-pe9ir]

Me too❤

[@anndownsouth5070]

For a moment there, while watching the clip, I forgot that Robin is no longer with us. I don't think my mind and heart can except that such a spirit is gone.

[@SapphireZeev36]

As Luke Skywalker said: “no one’s ever truly gone”

[@sevenwatson5854]

He isn't gone whilst we still remember him and rewatch his films/shows. That's immortality!

[@snow0over0sahara]

The ''Hello Boy'' always killed me inside....

[@barbarabrady5487]

It has been my greeting for my now 35 year old son since he became taller than me at age 12. Although this has always been a favorite movie of his, he only recently made the connection. The light in his eyes when he did! Priceless!!

[@Swarm509]

Any time I go to the door and it is snowing unexpectedly I think of this scene in my head and exclaim "ITS SNOWING!" Love it.

[@roxanelvgsch]

The way he shuts the door at them immediately 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@sspdirect02]

“Land of good manners” my ass!

[@ponciopilato31]

You can see on Peter's eye that Wendy has still a special place on his heart. ♥️

[@packergeek10]

02:10 brings a tear to my eye. This movie was so good.

[@milla0722]

Same here! ❤😢

[@gregorypost2308]

The way she looks at him at 2:55 is heartbreaking 💔 So much love in her eyes. And the way he look at her at the top of the stairs, the sense of remembering and love as well. He just doesn’t understand it.

[@ceougin20]

This movie hits me in more ways than one. 1) One of my favorite Robin films RIP. 2) I first saw this in 2001, the summer after my father died. He was gonna be one of my school trip chaperones. It was playing on the bus trip to DC. I related to Jack because I hated my dad for leaving me.

[@DaltonHBrown]

I love Liza. Such a warm soul she has. And the way she yanks Jack into the house by his scarf is hilarious.

[@Dir8ktor12]

I think that’s Peter who yanks him

[@ginoborrero2222]

Regardless it’s hilarious 🤣

[@chadwells3868]

@@Dir8ktor12 Look at 1:13 again - you can see it's Liza's arm

[@littlesongbird1]

It's been years since I saw it but how she was connected to the family. I almost want to say she's a cousin of Jack's wife or she volunteers with the orplans along with Wendy

[@TheTangeriner]

The moment Wendy says "Hello boy" after just hits so hard.

[@Holly-on6ey]

In that moment you truly see that spark between Peter and Wendy. Wendy was his first love after all.

[@mrpurple11]

But also it's bc she's that name that still ties him to something else, a past or memory that he (at this point of the movie) can't fully remember or understand

[@cjsk45]

Why is Wendy so old and decrepit and Peter isn't?

[@rickbruner5525]

@@cjsk45 Because Peter went back to Neverland and when he finally returned Wendy was older and had a granddaughter, Moira, who Peter then took to Neverland as well. So there were long periods of time when Peter didn't age, but Wendy did. The time stop even affected Wendy's grand daughter, Peter's wife, which is why she has such an old grandmother.

[@Holly-on6ey]

@@cjsk45 She only went to Neverland every once in a while until she was too old to travel. Peter stayed in Neverland so therefore he didn’t age. He only decided to leave Neverland when he saw Wendy’s granddaughter(Moira) grown up and fell in love with her. He was essentially immortal until then.

[@brando4422]

​@@cjsk45He never stayed so she aged and he stayed a boy. Then he stays after seeing Wendy's granddaughter who was around his age at 13 to be with her. He would have been her age if he had stayed when Wendy was young and they would've aged together. So between when she meets him as a girl, then him. finally staying and giving up childhood for her granddaughter made her at least 40 years older. So basically time stopped for him going back but not her, then his time went like the rest aging with her granddaughter his future wife by never returning to Nederland where the other boys stayed boys since they never left.

[@liammize3765]

I got teary eyed in the theater when Wendy appeared at the top of the stairs.

[@jonathanfunnell4167]

MISS ROBIN EVERY SINGLE DAY THE WORLD IS A LESSER PLACE WITHOUT HIM

[@Goddessvenom]

His eyes had such a beautiful twinkle to them. No mistaking those unique eyes ❤

[@theparanormalman8707]

That last line delivery at 4:10 is one of the greatest in film history.

[@joshyaash]

bangarang

[@Ostsol]

He's remembered most from being an out of control comedian, but Robin Williams really was a fantastic actor.

[@brandonberrios9014]

This was one of the first movie I ever saw and even in my 20’s I still act like the kid I was but never forget to grow up.

[@c.c1038]

I miss Robin Williams RIP 😢🕊️

[@timothyq.5070]

This scene hits in the feels now…makes you wonder how much Dame Maggie smith and the cast probably treasure this now that Robin is gone… such nostalgia and such happiness and sadness too…😢😢😢😢 RIP legend. You were the best Peter Pan, Peter Banning. Father, child warrior, hero, wielder of the sword and overall funny man. You’re missed. Thank you for the memories and the love you shared not only with your cast, but the world and your family. ❤

[@katrin931]

This whole scene is the most adorable of anything that I've ever seen in my life.

[@fieryphoenix586]

Me, my brothers, and cousins always laughed at "It's snowing!"

[@alicianeill9523]

I wouldn’t be able to handle being Wendy, growing up and becoming old while ur child hood love stays the same age then marries ur granddaughter right infront of u!!! She must still love peter by how they said hello to each other 🥹

[@joannachen76]

And Peter seems to still love Wendy by that look in his eyes, even though he doesn't remember his "past".

[@mousepariah3884]

Having not seen this movie in forever but obviously knowing the story... Damn but Robin and Maggie manage to speak volumes with nearly no dialogue. Like Wendy Barely says a word and she has Peter's instant attention. He looks at her with such reverance despite not remembering the truth of their history. When you know what the "unspoken more' is this scene is just freaking loaded.

[@jasonmarin8187]

God bless and thank you for the very big adventure. R.I.P. Robin.

[@stephenmurphy2212]

0:43 *”Remember, you’re in England. Land of good manners.”* Well, that’s debatable! 😂

[@kharilane1340]

Talk about good manners!!!lol

[@masterknife8423]

That's Hollywood for you. Forever thinking the UK is a posh sophisticated country. Can't wait for the day they make a movie set in the UK and actually show the wild and unruly side of it

[@stephenmurphy2212]

@@masterknife8423 Yup! Ronnie Pickering The Movie! I’d pay to see that! 😂

[@stephenmurphy2212]

@@masterknife8423 Exactly. Also since we live in the age of PC culture and the age of the internet, you’d think Americans would be aware of this stuff by now. 🙄😂

[@menbehindthesweaters]

I have a hunch that was one of Robin Williams' off the cuff ad libs

[@christopherthemis6847]

Seeing them hug brings tears to my eyes

[@silverblue73]

There was a whole conversation in their body language, he begins to get uncomfortable and pulls away too quickly and she notices and wonders why

[@maryannsarkady7950]

I still watch this movie when the world gets too dark for me to handle !

[@staceycockrill435]

Me too

[@blas_de_lezo7375]

just how many years has maggie smith being doing old woman characters? if feels way too many !

[@Surfer041]

She's a phenomenal actress.

[@neonatalpenguin]

Angela Lansbury started playing old woman characters in The Manchurian Candidate in 1962 and kept working until her death in 2022.

[@eriktaylor1225]

She’s been 100 years old for the past 40 years

[@killlersano]

Between this movie and first HP movie there are 10 years.

[@user-pf1fr2zg1e]

She is the female version of Morgan Freeman

[@GustavoSantos-ep5jx]

Movies just aren't made like this anymore. I really miss Robin he was such a phenomenal actor

[@davidmcaninch4714]

Peter: Uncle Tootles. Tootles: *IT’S SNOWING!!!!!!* *slams door*

[@Surfer041]

Maggie and Jack are adorable.

[@leviticusjohnson1366]

"It's Snowing!" 🌨 ❄️☃️⛄️

[@drewharding]

Love the film so glad Peter Pan decided to grow up and become a father of his own that’s so sweet growing up isn’t all bad becoming parents and getting a family of our own is the very best thing ever to happen to us right guys!

[@terrymcginnis9218]

This is the best movie ever made and if anyone says it’s not they have no clue how to judge movies zero clue. Watched this for the first time in a few years the other day, made me cry when she said hello boy

[@BaffledRich]

Just realized the actress that plays Myra was one of the villains in Cliffhanger lol awesome

[@TheGreekPianist]

I’ve always loved Liza’s energy and enthusiasm lol

[@sylviecharlois1165]

That is one of my favorite Spielberg films. It sometimes is a little over the top, but woaw... Great performances, Robin Williams is just perfect, both as the dour, stuck-up businessman, the childlike Peter and the final, perfectly balanced Peter. Dustin Hoffman as Hook ? What more to say, apart from "good form" ! Maggie Smith, perfect. And everyone else, even the much maligned Julia Roberts, is pretty much spot on. The children give great performances, as usual in Spielberg's movies. And the music... Absolutely stunning, but John Williams, so no need to say more. This is such a beautiful, thoughtful, emotional, funny, touching movie, despite its flaws.

[@odysseusrex5908]

I love this movie. Robin Williams, RIP.

[@mrpurple11]

It has been years. So why now am i getting so emotional over this scene?😢

[@Shippo28]

I need to watch Hook again, i love this movie.

[@serenhafwilliams-davies5915]

Liza was so dramatic to Jack at 1:12 🤣

[@moonygarou]

Hook will always be my childhood classic. I just rewatched it yesterday.

[@moviesrocks2]

i didn't realize that was Maggie Smith. I think this would have been my first film i saw her in. this scene always gets me

[@SapphireZeev36]

Man. They don’t make good movies like this anymore. I know the images and CGI was in its infancy. But. Something about the creative care to detail, screenplay. Even the slight glare/dreamy feel of the way this film was shot back then; it brought a kind of magic modern films don’t anymore.

[@globalchaos1984]

I love this movie sooooo much, so many memories!!!!

[@YTWarrior100]

*"IT'S SNOWING!!!!!!"* 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@tls4022]

Love the quality! thank you so much xx

[@highthoughts434]

Shut the door that you're letting all the cold air in

[@jessyleppert2]

2:18 Peter still likes Wendy despite that Wendy got old.

[@danwroy]

What a great scene. Spielberg is so underrated.

[@khymaaren]

Spielberg is... what now?

[@colbykanter2000]

"No growing up. Stop, this very instant". That's one thing about life that we should always remember. Growing up and losing all of the young excitement and fun that you had when you were younger really is what many people lose by their early twenties, and it is a sad and unfortunate thing about life with age, but it depends on how happy you are as a person to be fun and exciting. There might be a difference between a 22 year old and a 27 year old, but that doesn't mean that people should stop acting goofy and not tease each other, because having fun and being excited is what life for all of us should be about. One of the sweetest things that can come from life is sarcasm and teasing, and that should never disappear, because the fun of joking around makes life happy. If someone has no sense of humor, then life around them would be dull, so let's just do our best to spend time being happy, especially for others around you that you care for.

[@Pumpkin525]

I'm well into my 30's and it hasn't entirely gone away.

[@Eldarion72]

This movie has something. Something special... It really gets to you. Also, Robin W, gone too soon. A thousand years too soon.

[@Deisi666]

I watch this and Home Alone 1 & 2 every Christmas ❤

[@benjaminfischer3229]

0:45 "Uncle Tootles!" "IT'S SNOWING!"

[@ashish714]

Act 1 and Act 3 of this movie are BRILLIANT. Act 2, where Peter is trying to find his childhood in Neverland, could have been totally skipped. Robin Williams doesn't play a "fish out of water" weakling very well; he was totally misused in Act 2, but he's brilliant in the 1st and 3rd Acts.

[@jenniferromero571]

One of my favorite movies.

[@jonathanfunnell4167]

EXCELLENT FILM 10 STARS

[@japtakito8551]

Maggie Smith is just wonderful and sweet ... only a select few women can play a sweet grandma and older women, and she is one of them

[@rebeccamichael626]

Tootles - "It's snowing!" Jack - 😂

[@tinusvandenberg2593]

Love this movie - one of Robin Williams' best film

[@shawnthompson2303]

*IT'S SNOWING!!!* 🤣😝 FUCK MY LIFE I LOVE THIS MOVIE

[@TheRobin53]

Crazy to think that Wendy had a framed photo of Peter as he once was and kept it right there in the front room. To any visitor it’s just a childhood photograph of one of the many orphans she helped during her life, but only Wendy and Tootles would know it was a real photograph of a supposedly fictional literary character. It also adds to Peter’s suppressed memories that he is unable to recognize himself in his youth. Even wilder is that, since it’s a black and white photo, you’re never really sure if it was taken shortly after he decided to stay, or during one of his many other visits with Wendy.

[@soulvey]

I’m going to have to rewatch Hook because I understand this less than when I was a kid.

[@StevenLillford-Wildman-my8jt]

A classic children 's movie.

[@oranguman9360]

This was the saddest Peter pan movie.

[@ginoborrero2222]

1:12 this part always killed me😂🤣

[@sanghoonlee5171]

I was obsessed with this movie when I was 15 or so.

[@philswaim392]

I need to watch this film again

[@Theaterg15]

Amazing how i remembered the days when i saw this movie in the big screen in the year 91 when i was 7 years old.

[@jonjahr3403]

"Lost lost lost, Lost what? I've lost my marbles!" Funniest movie I've ever heard!

[@tjjordan4207]

It surprises me that they didn't have Wendy be the one who Peter stays for. Personally, she would have made more sense.

[@scribbles1424]

In the movie Wendy goes back home and Peter visits her over the years but eventually she's a married woman with a child.

[@velvety2006]

They kinda did a benjamin button thing if you think about it, only Peter stayed young, and wendy aged. it was not until he met her granddaughter that he decided to stay permanently.

[@Dragon_Lair]

Not really. In the original book Wendy left Peter because she accepted growing up, whereas Peter wanted nothing to do with it at the time. It does make sense that Wendy planted the seed for him to be willing to grow up eventually, it just took him decades for that seed to sprout.

[@tjjordan4207]

​@@Dragon_Lair I was talking more about how the film presents Moira as the one Peter stays for. Yes, they do have the reveal that he wanted to be a dad, but the film makes it look like he stayed because of Moira. It never made sense to me that he would do so for her, since the movie never really gives much time to their relationship. Which is why Wendy always made more logical sense. I did a summary rewrite that had a lot of changes to the story. Changing the time period from the early 90s to the mid 20s, where Peter and Wendy come back to London for the funeral of Wendy's parents and deciding on what to do with the Darling home. A backstory is revealed that despite Peter returning to Neverland, he began to age (as did everyone else) and Tink reveals that Neverland has always had a host, someone of pure childhood (hinting at others before him). In order to keep his status, he would either have to erase his memories of Wendy (the cause of this) or find a replacement. After seeing Wendy with her family, he chooses a replacement (aka Rufio) and Wendy helps him become adopted into the family. Years later, Peter becomes successful and Wendy reveals her feelings for him, the two eventually marrying and having two kids. There's a lot more I changed as well but it's pretty much the same premise. Hook returns to kidnap Peter's children and Peter returns to Neverland, along with Wendy, to save them, while also exploring their past and reclaiming some of his childhood innocence along the way. But those are the main changes.

[@willchurch8376]

@@tjjordan4207 It literally removes all of the bittersweet elements of this story and the memory loss, the Tinkerbell tension...it takes a very unique spin on Pan and just sort of turns it into a straight to video Disney sequel, Peter Pan 2: Return to Neverland. It also has the weirdness of adopted siblings falling in love. I get your reasoning, and I do appreciate that you shared your thoughts in public, but I don't think I'd care much for this version, at least not over the one we got. But then again, I was a kid when this came out, so maybe it just took root in my nostalgia and my bias is lacking in objective criticism.

[@marvinthemaniac7698]

I tried watching this movie on Netflix not long after Robin Williams died, it was way too sad for me!

[@brandonharristsw7516]

Robin Williams

[@starlingswallow]

I adore this movie ❤

[@grantmccoy6739]

The funny thing is that I was just considering the possibility of Peter Pan and Captain Hook being a metaphorical son/father relation. Like Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader. So, its an interesting caveat to see represented here. I haven't seen this movie since the 90s, I don't remember any of it, except Rufio I guess. My brother liked Rufio alot. Not sure what the metaphor means though. Other than something about time forcing the issue, or the hero becoming the villain. That somehow doesn't fit the narrative though. Perhaps in the original story, Hook is just a foil to Peter, and it's not related in the tragic sense, like Darth Vader and Luke.

[@stephaniepage4334]

I agreed

[@c4kefrosty862]

He's a pirate because he engages in acts of destruction that basically serve to distract him from the true meaning of life. He's become part of the rat race of adults who want to get lost in ideas of self-importance and forget that time exists. Hook knows this best which is why there are no clocks allowed near him. But neverland is also a fantasy, and one cannot live there forever lest one forfeits their chance to experience and pursue things like a family and meaningful responsibilities. Peter Pan, to me, is a story about meaning & purpose in the guise of "happy thoughts." At the core, it's about those who have happy thoughts, those who don't, and those who have forgotten them.g

[@grantmccoy6739]

@@c4kefrosty862 that's interesting, but I still feel like something is missing in your analysis. The metaphorical pirate comparison is fairly direct honestly. I think the broader message is that adults learn to compromise their values because of their understanding of reality. It's the desire to remember the childlike magic that can help adults become uncompromising.

[@Guardian582]

much more interestingly in the ORIGINAL story, Peter isnt as nice as hes usually depicted in modern versions

[@crashpal]

Hook: "no Peter I am your father" Peter: "no that's not true that's impposble!"

[@darkangel_1978]

This was such a good movie.

[@edwardhannah8507]

I worked for a company that ripped off their clients. I had to leave. It went against everything I was taught by my grandfather.