Disney's Peter Pan Vs. Hook

Disney’s Peter Pan vs. Hook Peter Pan has been a popular character of fiction and film since his original debut in J.M. Barrie’s novel “The Little White Bird”. He is beloved by many, and is the very symbol of the desire to remain a child. As such, the story has received many film and stage adaptions. We will be looking at the differences and similarities between the Disney film Peter Pan, and the 1991 film Hook. We will look at the differences between Peter Pan, Hook, and the settings of these films.

Disney’s Peter Pan takes a more classic approach, which more closely follows the original book and stage play. Pan is a young boy, at the age of 12. Peter Pan, in this incarnation, is living it up in Neverland. He opposes Hook, he hangs out with Natives and Mermaids, and he is well-established as leader of the Lost Boys. Hook acts as a sequel to the Peter Pan tale. In Hook, we see a Peter Pan that has, in fact, grown up. He is a wealthy acquisition lawyer who has a wife and two kids. He does not believe in his own story, and wants little to do with the realm of the imaginary.

In Disney’s Peter Pan, Pan is at the height of living. He has just met Wendy, and as he returns to Neverland, he has authority over the Lost Boys, and is a thorn in Hook’s side, eventually overcoming him. In Hook, Peter is much older, and living in New York, not Neverland. Peter has a wife and two kids, and has become a successful lawyer. He does not believe in doing childish things. Peter has become the opposite of what his childhood-self set out to do; he has become a workaholic. Eventually, Peter returns to Neverland to find the Pirates have their own port, and the Lost Boys have found a new leader in Ruffio. Peter’s children have been taken by Hook, and without the Lost Boys respect, there is little he can do to rescue