Innovative Inspirational Exceptional Film

Rating: 10/10 (9 May 2005)

Before viewing this film, I happened to see the 1924 silent Peter Pan. This made my viewing of this film an even richer experience & if you have not seen either, would strongly recommend seeing both, the silent first & then the sound. Walt Disney did a brilliant animated version of Peter Pan in the 1950's, but I feel the silent film relates & gives more meaning to seeing this film.
This Neverland film is brilliant. Johnny Depp shines again in another outstanding performance. Kate Winslet, Julie Christie, & Dustin Hoffman are fantastic support. This film is touching & has a strong heart that beats through the drama. Dramatic films as well done as this are too rare today.
This film shows how the human imagination can rise beyond even what an animator can put on film. It creates a perfect stage to show where human imagination can go. Just imagine an artist in front of you with a blank canvas opening up their imagination, creative process, to you as the viewer, and then filling that canvas in. I never believed this process could be done on a movie film, until now.