Finding Neverland

Its films like this one that show us the magic that can come from children and this magic can show any adult, who is willing to see it, that there is magic all around us every day. Johnny Depp and Kate Winslet play wonderfully opposite each other in this film, it's a shame that they haven't done other projects together, it just comes across on the screen as pure enchantment. The movie leaves you completely happy and sad at the same time and a little weepy to top off the emotional ride that you travel. When J.M. Barrie cannot come up with a new idea for a play, he is inspired by a family that he befriends and comes up with the story of a lifetime, Peter Pan. The blending of the fantasy world with reality is done very well, it seems like the imaginations of Barrie and the children just take over the film. One of the funnier moments is when Dustin Hoffman is reading the list of character names for the play when he gets to Captain Hook he calls it a ridicules name, funny because he played Hook in Spielberg's movie. The sets and costumes are wonderfully done to help transport you to the early 1900's, and with the flawless accents used by the cast members that had to use them, worked perfectly. The limited effects that are used just makes the film even more enjoyable, as Barrie escapes into his own fantasy world we're more than willing too follow along and we're also sorry when we have to return.
Seeing the story of Peter Pan done on the 1904 London stage is great, up to this point I had not known that this story was a play before it became a children's book. As you watch the film you're left with the idea that the children were Barrie's true muse and not their mother, for the soul reason that the story of Peter Pan is for the children realize the magic that is in their own hearts. This film is a nice addition to the Pan mythos and should be watched by any adult who believes, or use to believe, in the magic that happens every day.