Doubtfire, and it’s that sly playfulness (even when he’s being a jerk) that I think I and many others responded to in his portrayal of Peter Banning.īut how does the film hold up now, as an adult? I tried my best to put my intense nostalgia for the picture aside on the most recent rewatch, and its shortcomings indeed became more apparent. He would follow Hook with iconic performances in Aladdin and Mrs. Indeed, Hook marks a sort of turning point for Williams who, following three intense pictures- Dead Poets Society, Awakenings, and The Fisher King-found his inner child to bring adult Peter Pan to life. The world building is impressive, as Spielberg crafts a Neverland that is lush with colors and larger-than-life characters, brought to life by a very game Dustin Hoffman, Bob Hoskins, and Robin Williams, who was coming off a more dramatic period in his career. The sets Spielberg constructed for the Neverland sequences were massive and, from a child’s point of view, magical. Clearly Hook struck a nerve with folks in a very specific developmental period, and it’s not too hard to see why. The funny thing is, this seems to be a common experience among those around my age (okay, maybe not the couch-jumping). I sorely wanted to partake in that feast of colorful pies, I coveted the vast array of odd mischief-causing gadgets the Lost Boys had invented, and I was prone to random bouts of yelling “Bangarang!” while jumping off the back of my couch. I can clearly remember listening to John Williams’ score on CD over and over again with Rufio sword in hand, acting out all the pirate-fighting with my own personal soundtrack putting me inside the movie. Like nearly everyone else my age, I was obsessed with Hook in the early 90s.
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