Finding Neverland [Blu-ray] starring
Julie Christie, Johnny Depp, Ian Hart,
Dustin Hoffman, Kate Winslet
To See With The Eyes Of A Child
Sweetness that doesnt turn saccharine is hard to find these days; Finding
Neverland hits the mark. Much credit is due to the actors: Johnny Depp
applies his genius for sly whimsy in his portrayal of playwright J. M. Barrie,
who finds inspiration for his greatest creation from four lively boys, the
sons of widow Sylvia Llewelyn Davies (Kate Winslet, who miraculously
fuses romantic yearning with common sense). Though the friendship
threatens his already dwindling marriage, Barrie spends endless h ours
with the boys, pretending to be pirates or Indians--and gradually the
elements of Peter Pan take shape in his mind. The relationship between
Barrie and the Llewelyn Davies family sparks both an imagined world and
a quiet rebellion against the stuffy forces of respectability, given physical
form by Barries resentful wife (Radha Mitchell, High Art) and Sylvias
mother (Julie Christie, McCabe and Mrs. Miller). This gentle silliness could
have turned to treacle, but Depp and Winslet--along with newcomer
Freddie Highmore as one of the boys--keep their feet on the earth while
their eyes gaze into their dreams. Also featuring a comically crusty turn
from Dustin Hoffman (who appeared in another Peter Pan-themed movie,
Hook) as a long-suffering theater producer. --Bret Fetzer
On the surface - how is it possible for a successful, married playwright to
fall in love with a widow with four little boys? But this film shows one of the
most tender love stories one can possibly imagine.
We have all grew up hearing the story about Peter Pan. There were
numerous movies made about the story too. But how this story came to
happen and who inspired it is the true root of this film.
Johnny Depp gives beautiful performance about the young play wright
trying to find his own voice. Stifled in unsuccessful marriage and bound by
strict social conventions of the time, he and a young widow along with her
four little boys form an alliance that is impossible to break. This is a tender
story about many forms of love: love for a soulmate and a muse, love of
innocence lost in four little boys whose parents die all too soon, love of
theatre and storytelling that creates a new kind of reality that is beautiful
and generously offered to anyone willing to accept it. This movie is a
classic.
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