I usually watch good movies at least twice. Once to follow the movie line and let the director affect me as an audience, and another once to watch the details and take pleasure of beauties.Last night I watched Finding Neverland (2004) again. The plot of the movie is the story of J.M. Barrie's friendship with a family who inspired him to create Peter Pan.
I realized that I liked this movie because I learned a lot of things by meeting Sir James Matthew Barrie (Johnny Depp). He is a real kind man and has a lot of good behaviors. For example, he never lies to children and he is always honest with them. This manner was so lovely to me (maybe) because I feel like kids sometimes.
There is something else in this movie that was interesting to me. The atmosphere of the movie is very English. Culture of England in the age of this story has been always influenced me.
Anyway, this is one my favorite dialogs in this movie:
Wendy: You know fairies, Peter?
Peter: Yes. But they're nearly all dead now. You see, Wendy, when the first baby laughed for the first time, the laugh broke into a thousand pieces and they all went skipping about and that was the beginning of fairies. And now when every new baby is born, its first laugh becomes a fairy. So there ought to be one fairy for every boy and girl.
Wendy: Ought to be? Isn't there?
Peter: Oh, no. Children know such a lot now. Soon, they don't believe in fairies. And every time a child says, "I don't believe in fairies", there's a fairy somewhere that falls down dead.
4 comments:
Yes, it's a beautiful movie. Very well done. Just be aware that it's not a straight biopic... they made some dramatic changes. For example, their father had been alive. But it's the 'spirit' of what happened and an enchanting movie. :)
If you want more Pan, there's a book based on Barrie's idea to continue it. Click my name to see.
BELIEVE!
The Never Fairy, Thanks for coming here, and for the link.
No problem. The magic of Barrie is meant to be shared! :D
Know what part I loved in the movie that I wish WERE true? When he brings all the orphanage kids to see the show. So sweet. Actually, what really happened is just as cool, since it was all adults in the audience. Barrie had told the orchestra to clap (for Tink) if no one did... but the adults all clapped like there was no tomorrow! :)
Enjoy.
(still) BELIEVE.
To The Never Fairy:
Barrie had a great dialog there:
"Do forgive them being a bit late short legs, long walk from the orphanage."
The first orphanage was a little cute girl. I cried when I saw her walking innocently...
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