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There is one where they do give him a tiny little stache. And also a soul patch for some reason.

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100% agree! Hook may be my fav but Smee is a very close second for all the reasons you just mentioned. Smee is often labeled as “stupid” (even by Barrie himself in the novel!) but I honestly feel like while he can be a bit absent-minded, Disney’s Smee is probably the most mentally stable, thoughtful, and indeed, wise character in the film. This often comes out especially well in the Jake series where Hook and Smee’s friendship is further developed. You really just can’t hate Smee. He’s such a kindhearted man, and Hook absolutely would not still be alive or functioning as well as he does without him.

Return to Neverland - My Favourite Captain Hook moments

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These are some of my favorite shots from the film as well. As others have noted in some of the reblog tags, one thing I love is that this version of Hook is legitimately scary at times. A lot of Hook fans seem to think of Disney’s version as a joke but you can’t tell me this guy wasn’t 100% ready to skewer Jane with a sword in some of these gifs. Look at the fear in her eyes when it suddenly registers that he is not playing. And look at him. He doesn’t hesitate. Just goes right from trying to cut her hand off to get the key back to “I will shish kabob you.” And he would have if she hadn’t moved fast enough. This man has killed children before.

…And this is why he’s so interesting to me because he’s so emotionally fragile at times when his fear levels are up, so human. He literally begs for his life at the end of the film. But he’s also a very dangerous man.

Return to Neverland - My Favourite Captain Hook moments

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It always bugs me SO MUCH when I see maps like the second one where things aren’t where they are supposed to be in film. Hook’s map is definitive. I don’t care what later Disney imaging says.

Notice the difference between these tow maps?

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Cannibal Cove was an area mentioned in Peter Pan, but never visited. It was later renamed Pirates Cove in later adaptions and spinoffs, likely to avoid offending anyone with the thought of cannibals in children’s media, or because someone thought it was racially offensive (some art shows them as “natives”)

In Wasteland:

Well, there aren’t any actual cannibals in Disney media, so likely just the name of an area.

….Unless we go “Samurai Jack Metal Eaters scene” on all this…but let’s not.

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So, @constant-and-immovable and I were tossing around the idea of doing a side-by-side comparison of the novel and the play if we actually get enough interest in doing a book club since the book alone is pretty short. Maybe one chapter (and the corresponding part of the play) per week? Thoughts?

Kinda want to do a virtual Peter Pan book club similar to “Dracula Daily” but it’s only 17 chapters long so it would be super short… But it would be fun to go through the story with people who have never read the original for themselves and with others who have read it before but want to go back and take a closer look at it together. Would anybody actually want to do something like this?

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The intentional juxtaposition of Hook/Pan and Hook/George Darling is just so…*chef’s kiss*. Peter may be the boy who never wants to grow up, but Hook is what happens when a child is forced to grow up too quickly and really mentally isn’t as mature as they ought to be. He’s technically the grown-up in the story, but he is honestly very childish at times. Mr. Darling is too, for that matter. His hot temper and need to be in control are a cover for a lot of insecurities about his role as a husband, father, and the family breadwinner. George Darling is a toned down but more real-world version of Hook. BUT here’s the thing…by the end of the film, George does something neither Hook nor Pan does…he grows. He starts out the film obsessed with how he is perceived by society. He needs to be someone who “children fear and adults respect” in order to feel valued. But by the end of the film, none of that matters. Not his job at the office. Not his pride. Not the fact that they have a dog for a nursemaid because they can’t afford to hire anyone. Not the noise and chaos the children will inevitably cause when they come back home again…because without them, the silence in the house is deafening and all he wants is for his children to be home and safe and to know how much he loves them. Did I mention I really love George Darling’s character arc? And see this…this is why I need a redemption arc for Hook where he eventually adopts Peter and they help each other grow and heal and discover what’s really important…because if George is capable of it, then so are they.

so hook says "you die alone and unloved. like me." and peter says "to die will be an awfully big adventure." and hook says "you are a tragedy." and peter sobs and screams over tinkerbell's corpse and hook says "there's another in your place" and mr darling cries into the hair of his finally returned children

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No but see it’s more like this.

Smee is actually the protective one.

pinterest it's actually the same pics🙄

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I had an interesting Peter Pan dream last night that I REALLY wish I could draw some sketches from, but I have zero drawing talent so y’all are just gonna have to listen to me ramble and imagine it for yourselves. I don’t remember all of it but it was being told like a story. Almost like…when you’re shown a children’s book in a film, ya know? Like you can see the writing on the pages but the images are slightly animated. Unfortunately, I never got to the ending so idk what actually happened but there is a very vivid image stuck in my mind of Hook that was rather heartbreaking. There was an image of him flying (???) carrying a younger version of himself that seemed upset. Gradually, his adult self got lower and lower until he finally laid down in the water, floating on his back (almost Ophelia style) with his younger self seemingly asleep cradled to his chest. It was just… O W. If anyone who actually IS an artist wants to do something with that image, feel free to do so and just tag me because I desperately want to capture that image.

#Peter pan #Captain Hook #Disney villains #Captain Hook Disney #disney peter pan #Disney #dreams

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Kinda want to do a virtual Peter Pan book club similar to “Dracula Daily” but it’s only 17 chapters long so it would be super short… But it would be fun to go through the story with people who have never read the original for themselves and with others who have read it before but want to go back and take a closer look at it together. Would anybody actually want to do something like this?

#Peter pan #Captain Hook #jm barrie #novels #book club #wendy darling #tiger lily #tinkerbelle #tinkerbell #mr smee #the lost boys #lost boys

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sorry about my constant depressive episodes. its just that i have issues and also problems

#Hook @ Smee when he’s constantly using him as a therapist instead of a bosun

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characters with prey animal rage

#and this is why Hook is so….the way he is #the man definitely has some PTSD

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Why they not give him his stache?

#baby!!!! #but yeah someone needs to paint a lil Stache on him #I know they were going for the child look #but his face looks naked without it

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M dieron ganas de redibujar esos muñecos que hice hace unos meses akjnksgnkfg

#awwwww! they’re so cuuuuuute!!!

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Couple of hooks for tonight

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There’s definitely a Jake episode where something along these lines happens.

Hook and smee make a cake doodle

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Have you read Kelly Andrew's "Your Blood, My Bones"? I'm not reading any more retellings until I'm through with my rough draft (bless my editor for realizing that I need structured deadlines) but its a loose retelling featuring a Hook character who went to Eton.

I haven’t read that one. I’m a bit hesitant to just because it seems so far removed from the original storyline. I’m not big on most retellings that take place in a modern setting or that otherwise take away what I feel are critical elements to the story. The quick reviews and summaries I read didn’t seem to mention much about the Hook character and I’m not sure how or if characters like Tink, Tiger Lily, the Lost Boys, Smee, and the crocodile would show up at all. It just…sounds a bit too much like the names of the characters are the only thing fully connecting them to the original Peter Pan…and even the Wendy character is called “Wyatt” instead of Wendy. So much of what makes me love the original story is related to the context and the “feel” of each character. Taking them out of both London and Neverland, removing them from their historical context in the “real” world, and possibly eliminating many other important characters in the story just washes away a lot of what makes the characters feel like themselves, ya know? Is Hook who isn’t a pirate and has no crocodile or Mr. Smee really a Hook at all? Is Peter who doesn’t have a Tink or Lost Boys really a Pan? Is “Wyatt” who seems so dark and jaded about life really the same gentle, kind, motherly Wendy we all know and love? I don’t feel like they are. I may check it out at some point, but it probably won’t make the list of retellings I have at the top of my TBR list.

#kelly andrew #your blood my bones #peter pan retellings #Peter pan #Captain Hook #wendy darling

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Hook con ponytail me tiene mal aaaaaaaaaa