Most people have grown up hearing stories about Peter Pan and his adventures in Neverland, but his arrival to this magical world has never been made clear. In Pan, we finally learn how the Boy Who Wouldn’t Grow Up came to live among mermaids, pirates and the Lost Boys. As an infant, Peter (Levi Miller) is left at an orphanage with nothing but a pan flute necklace to remember his parents by. He grows into a rambunctious child who frequently causes trouble at the orphanage. One night, realizing that some of the boys were missing, Peter decides to investigate. When he’s captured by Blackbeard (Hugh Jackman) and taken away on a flying pirate ship to work in the mines of Neverland, Peter and his new friend, Hook (Garrett Hedlund) devise a plan to escape. After their getaway ship crashes, Peter and Hook join forces with Neverland natives to take on the pirates, and Peter learns more about his destiny than he ever imagined. Hugh Jackman and Levi Miller gave the best performances; Jackman’s depiction of the legendary pirate, Blackbeard held true to what you’d expect from a pirate, and Levi Miller brought a seriousness to Peter Pan that one wouldn’t normally expect. The film relied heavily on CGI and special effects, but the 3D made the movie come to life. I often found myself flinching when objects jumped off the screen and came straight at me. The colorful native camp was one of the scenes that I enjoyed the most; […]
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