Finding Neverland

finding neverland:

Good movie. All the stars in this movie were amazing - Johnny Depp, Kate Winslet and all the kids including Peter. All through the movie I kept associating 'Peter Pan with Michael Jackson'. wondered why MJ always associated himself with Peter Pan than anybody else! Maybe for MJ - Peter Pan represents the quintessential way to escape from daily-adulthood chores.

I think Brit-based movies somehow have more soul than any of the Hollywood movies. Brit-movies require good-acting skills while most of Hollywood-movies encourage its actors to overact. Another good thing about Brit-movies is that they dont have huge funds at their disposal unlike hollywood - so they tend to rely on 'story, acting abilities of stars etc.,' rather than special effects.

Best segments in this movie include:
i. Johnny Depp talking to George(eldest son of Kate Winslet) and telling him that he is growing faster and lost his boyhood for adulthood.
ii. Johnny Depp's pranks as a red-indian and pirate.
iii. Last scene of the movie where Johnny Depp asks Peter to imagine that his mother is everywhere and asks Peter to continue to believe the same.
iv. The first staging of Peter Pan where orphan children are allowed to sit next to the general public seats.

The idea is quite simple, 'Dont get bogged down with what you dont have in real-world. You create an imaginary world around you and start believing that you are having everything'. Its a rather tame way of resigning instead of competing against all odds. But the idea is pretty clear, you compete against all odds to establish a point - which some might agree and some might disagree. So, the things you do is all meant for pacifying others i.e in short ' more of a defense mechanism '. But here(in Peter Pan), we can resign from competing and live your own life without any hassles. But sometimes this logic wont work, because man is more of a social-animal and he requires people around him. When you have people around you, you are pushed to sacrifice and do things that you normally wont do. Thus, being practical is the key. Guess, I really am not able to summarise this thread :-(