Aww, these guys are my absolute favorite Disney couple. Their story is definitely one of the saddest, they're just kids and they have been 'blessed' with all this emotional baggage to live with for the rest of their lives.Seriously from either view point it is really sad.
I mean for Wendy she gets taken to a new world by this charming (at times frustrating) young boy, who has a habit of flirting with other girls. And although he takes her in to live with him and the lost boys, he spends most of his time away from her fighting pirates and chasing other women (talk about a player!). But she still cares for him, after all, the heart wants what the heart wants.
For Peter its almost just as bad, he finds a beautiful young girl and for the first time in his life feels the very grown up feeling of love and affection towards her. So he takes her and (to her demand) her brothers too, to Neverland. Where he intends to show her his world and all these wonderful things in it, and most of all have fun. But she seems different to the girls from Neverland, she is very sensitive and very mature. And unlike anyone else she actually wants to leave.Or is it perhaps she wants to leave him....
And finally after she returns home Peter, frightened and confused and still never wanting to grow up rejects her offer to stay and he flies off back to Neverland, and although they leave each other on good term they are never to see each other again. Or if you've seen the second movie the other possible ending is Wendy's daughter is kidnapped and taken to Neverland where she also falls in love with Peter and returns home probably telling her mother about it constantly. And as Wendy goes to close the window they meet, and she has grown old, and Peter has remained a young boy, and if you don't cry at that moment you my friend are a heartless beast!
See ya soon,
Alex
Um, I'm sorry...player? If you read the book, Peter is completely incapable of seeing a woman as anything other than a mother figure, growing confused when Tiger Lilly tried to hit on him. He was not chasing other girls at all.
ReplyDeleteAlso, the Disney movies don't accurately reflect the books, especially regarding Jane.
Yes, Jane was in the book, and she never stopped believing in Peter Pan...as a matter of fact, once Peter realized Wendy had grown up (Wendy's mother let Wendy go back to Neverland every year for spring cleaning only, and Peter had forgotten for several years) Jane woke up and took Wendy's place as spring-cleaner.
You should read the book, it's far better than the films. Here's an online copy:
http://neverpedia.com/pan/Read:Peter_and_Wendy