Pan

Plot synopsis:
In the opening scene, a young woman named Mary (Amanda Seyfried) brings her baby to the steps of the Lambert Home For Boys in London. She leaves the boy with a note and a necklace of a pan flute. Mary kisses her baby, Peter, and tells him she loves him before leaving.12 years later.Peter (Levi Miller) is still living at the Lambert Home, and he has only one friend, Nibs (Lewis MacDougall). Their time is made miserable by the cruel nun Mother Barnabas (Kathy Burke). Peter figures out that Barnabas is hoarding extra food for herself, so he and Nibs break into her office and uncover her stash of extra food and coins. The boys go into her private records and find Peter's file, which contains a letter from Mary that reaffirms her love for her son and says they will see each other again, in this world or another.While the boys sleep at night, some are snatched up into the air by men coming down on tethers. They were summoned by Barnabas, who raised a pirate flag at the top of the orphanage. Peter sees Nibs being grabbed, so he runs to save his friend. Peter ends up being taken after Barnabas kicks him into the path of one of the pirates. The boys are out on the ship, but Nibs jumps off and lands on the roof. As the ship flies toward the sky, Royal Army planes fly after the ship and shoot at it. The planes retreat once the ship rises above the clouds.Peter ties himself to the ship to keep from falling out. He floats through space and touches Saturn before getting yanked back to the ship. It flies all the way to Neverland. There, the boys are brought before a large quarry where the workers are singing "Smells Like Teen Spirit". Atop another floating ship emerges the dreaded pirate Blackbeard (Hugh Jackman). He tells the boys they are digging for fairy dust in the mines.While working, Peter meets James Hook (Garrett Hedlund), an older man and fellow slave worker that's been there as long as he can remember, and that's why he's grumpy and disillusioned. Peter then finds a rock of fairy dust that an older man swipes from him. Peter argues with the man and insults his cohorts, leading to Blackbeard making Peter walk the plank along with two other boys that misbehaved. Blackbeard kicks Peter off the plank, but as he falls, Peter suddenly starts flying, to everyone's surprise, until he drops to the ground.Peter wakes up in a room in Blackbeard's ship. The pirate walks in and tells Peter of a prophet that states that a boy who can fly will fight Blackbeard and kill him. Peter says he doesn't believe in bedtime stories.Hook gets Peter and his accomplice Mr. Smee (Adeel Akhtar) to escape and try to make their way to one of Blackbeard's boats, on the condition that Hook helps Peter find his mother. They ride a cart up to the floating boats, only to get pulled back by Blackbeard's right hand man Bishop (Nonso Anozie). Peter cuts the wire and sends himself, Hook, and Smee toward one of the boats.The three ride the boat into the forest to find the natives. They are caught by a group of the natives, led by Princess Tiger Lily (Rooney Mara). Hook and Smee are almost executed until the Chief (Jack Charles) notices the pan flute around Peter's neck. Because the pan is the symbol of their tribe, the natives bow to Peter. Tiger Lily explains to Peter that his mother fell in love with the fairy prince, which made Blackbeard jealous, though it also means that Peter is part fairy. The natives helped bring Mary to the fairy kingdom to protect her, so that's where Peter can find her. Now, they just want to prove that Peter really is her son, so he needs to fly. However, Peter is unable to recreate the same flight as before, causing him to lose hope.Blackbeard and his men attack the natives after Smee cowardly gives away the location of the heroes. The pirates battle the natives, and Blackbeard ends up killing the Chief. He finds Peter and reveals that he killed Mary. Peter escapes with Hook and Tiger Lily.The three head toward the fairy kingdom on a raft. Peter is devastated to learn that Tiger Lily lied to him about his mother. Suddenly, a large crocodile attacks the group. Peter falls into the water and is dragged to the bottom by the crocodile, until a trio of mermaids (all played by Cara Delevignge) send the croc away and bring Peter back up to the surface. Peter then has a vision of his mother as a warrior, leading the natives and fairies to safety from Blackbeard. He sees Mary fighting Blackbeard until the pirate ran her through with his sword, and he screamed in regret and sorrow. Later, Hook leaves the two because he doesn't want to be there when they lose the battle.Peter and Tiger Lily locate the fairy kingdom, but unfortunately, Blackbeard had followed them. He takes the pan necklace from Peter and uses it as the key to enter the fairy kingdom. He ties the heroes to the ship as they enter. The fairies fly around the good guys, and Peter befriends one such fairy named Tinker Bell. The heroes break free and fight the pirates, with Hook returning on his own ship to join the battle. The three fight the pirates, with Hook taking on Bishop while Tiger Lily fights Blackbeard. Smee escapes on a boat. Hook's ship tilts over, causing Bishop to fall to his death in the abyss, while Hook hangs on. Realizing he won't make it, he lets go. Blackbeard taunts Peter until the boy jumps and flies to rescue Hook. After doing so, the fairies help fight the pirates, sending them off the ships to their doom. The fairies then swarm all over Blackbeard and cause his ship to crash into a wall, plunging it into the abyss, taking Blackbeard with it.A vision of Mary appears to Peter. He still doesn't believe he is the hero that was prophecized, but his mother disagrees and restates her love for her son, calling him her little "Peter Pan." As she disappears, Tiger Lily hugs Peter.The heroes return to London on Hook's new ship, the Jolly Roger, to gather Nibs and the rest of the orphaned boys to become the new Lost Boys, to the anger of Barnabas. As they fly back to Neverland, Peter asks Hook if they'll always be friends. Hook responds: "Sure. What could go wrong?"

Tags: fantasy, murder, violence, good versus evil, absurd, humor, action, psychedelic, revenge, sci-fi

Review:
If there was a more awkward movie than Pan released in the last few years I'd certainly like to know about it as Joe Wright's big budgeted wannabe franchise starter is a lavishly coloured and extravagant picture that lacks knowledge of what it actually wants to be or who in fact it's aimed at and judging by the films flopping at the box office the world over, it seems as though audiences too struggled to figure out who should be watching this revamping of J.M Barrie's classic material or why they should be watching it.Tonally all over the place and with a story that seems to meander about the motions until a highly lacking finale and lack of answers regarding certain story questions (a glaring one being how Hook and Pan in fact become enemies as they are adventures together here), for the first time in his quietly impressive directing career Wright seems completely lost within his narrative and fails to liven up proceedings despite throwing every known colour onto the screen, plopping in Nirvana songs and letting many of his actors ham it up to level 11 to try and cover up the fact Pan's story is actually rather dull in a world that should be anything but.Our Pan here is played by newcomer Levi Miller and the poor young performer labours in his first major turn injecting Peter with neither the charm, smarts nor emotion that was needed for the role.
The films only saving grace acting wise is Hugh Jackman who has a blast playing Blackbeard the fearsome pirate who will stop at nothing to collect that sought after pixie dust but while he has fun it still doesn't make a whole lot of sense having Blackbeard in this beloved tale.Whilst normally it would not be something called out for by the masses it would've actually been nice for Pan to stick more closely to the original Peter Pan story that has enchanted readers and viewers for decades upon decades and while its commendable for a big budget film to take such a risk on a new take on a well-trod property, Pan is a stinging reminder of what can go wrong when money is thrown all over the place and scripts seem doctored to tick off as many set piece wish lists as possible and for the first time in his career Joe Wright has crafted an almost irredeemably bad piece of cinematic entertainment.All those seeking a Peter Pan fix are much better off seeking out a copy of Disney's beloved animated take or even the similarly styled Steven Spielberg event Hook.1 ½ awkwardly used Nirvana song out of 5.
The story focuses heavily on this boy's fate, and although he can seem rough at some scenes, he brings a commendable performance as the lead.Graphical prowess plays important role, almost too much, and on its better parts Pan definitely has the stylish charm of fantasy vista.
The film had its world premiere in London on September 20, 2015.Plot Of The Movie: The story of an orphan named Peter Pan (Levi Miller) who is spirited away to the magical Neverland.
There, he finds the fun and dangers in this world where he meets James Hook (Garrett Hedlund) and helps to fight the evil pirate Blackbeard (Hugh Jackman).Truly an excellent family movie..
I liked the inclusion of modern music but instead of making it a theme with a story nope you get one cool song and then generic music for the rest of the film.(I know there was another one but it sucked) Damn you Warner Bros for greenlighting this garbage.Im giving this a 1/10 because of how insultingly wasteful they were with such a great idea.
Went to this movie without knowing Hugh Jackman was the black-beard.The best Pan i had ever seen in my life,Hugh Jackman outstanding!.Great movie and must watch.i hope there will be any sequel.Living a bleak existence at a London orphanage, 12-year-old Peter (Levi Miller) finds himself whisked away to the fantastical world of Neverland.
They truly did an outstanding job creating a fresh way to present Peter Pan. This movie is a prequel that I feel definitely did an outstanding job filling in the questions we have about the loved character Peter Pan. The visual effects and design were amazing, in my opinion the movie looked as good as Avatar.
So while I realize that there's a lot of things that are problematic about the book, I still think there's incredible value in a story that suggest to children that viewing their own inevitable deaths as "an awfully big adventure."If you are not a person who appreciates Peter Pan, don't go see the film.
If you are going to watch this movie you must know it's not a remake of Peter Pan, this is a story about who Peter Pan actually is, how he became "the Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up" and how Hook became Captain Hook and who princess Tiger Lily is.It's amazingly beautiful and the soundtrack is phenomenal!
Ignore the negative reviews, leave the grumpy adult at the door and enjoy.NB: we saw this in 3D , and it was exceptionally good use of 3D visuals, I've seen a lot of 3D films (have 3D TV setup at home too) and rate this very highly for effects, I actually jumped/ducked on quite a few occasions!.
I have just reached home from the cinema, and want to go back so I can watch it all over again.I was able to watch this film in 3D boy did it stimulate my acrophobia,there was some view and angles from some amazing heights that I literally held my breath at times,The film had some truly amazing sets,and scenery with a melody of vibrant colors and musicality from you entered into Neverland, with the aforementioned heights and the displays of camera movements to fully embrace the dreamy state of it all was beautifully doneIt was great to see this rendition of Peter pan answering such questions as,why Pan is able to fly?
The Warner Brothers live-action feature, Pan, is an amazing film that is a great prequel to Peter Pan. This story starts when infant Peter (Levi Miller) is dropped off at a boys' orphanage by his mother.
I think he does a good job playing this mischievous boy who wants to know where he comes from and where he's headed.Pan is a beautiful film full of fun and adventure - giant crocodiles jumping high into the air, beautiful mermaids gliding through the water and pirate ships sailing through the sky.
The music is absolutely enchanting and the visual effects are gorgeous; one scene in particular, though barely a minute long, has a beautiful combination of music, cinematography, and character intensity.Fans of the source material may not like the changes they made, but try to watch this movie with the unbridled ambition of a child's imagination and judge the movie as a movie on its own merits first...
The story has too much repetitive fighting against Blackbeard and not enough use of the prequel to establish the main characters of Peter Pan like how Captain Hook got the way he did, Wendy, Tinkerbell etc.
Kid's Korner rating: 2.75 stars* Parent's Rating: 3 starsDo you know the story of Peter Pan, the legendary tale from J.M. Barrie about Wendy, Tinkerbell, Captain Hook, Neverland and the boy who could fly?
Wright provides the magical land that would be expected of the J.M. Barrie story, but like Peter and James Hook in the film, the director seems to get lost along the way.
Children and parents can enjoy the film together, but an explanatory discussion will be in order in the car ride home afterwards.As an origins story, The writers were not original in where they pulled their source material for Pan, which is not a bad thing.
Even though the overall story is a bit confusing at times, this film production paves the way for many discussions on who Peter is meant to represent and who the true Saviour of the world is for all of us.Dad asked the question on the ride home, 'What did we think of the film?' What was up with the Nirvana song in the introduction of Blackbeard.
Writer Jason Fuchs and director Joe Wright (Atonement, Hanna) have created a Peter Pan "origin" story that lacks any touch of whimsy or enchantment from the original books or the numerous film adaptations: the 1953 Disney animated classic, the 1991 Steven Spielberg/Robin Williams/Dustin Hoffman vehicle, the underrated 2003 live action version from director P.J. Hogan, or even last year's Live TV broadcast featuring Allison Williams as Peter.This one begins with a talented Parkour-enabled Mother (Amanda Seyfried) dropping off her infant son on the steps of an orphanage.
Chased by the pirate captain Blackbeard, played by Hugh Jackman, Peter finds new friends Hook, played by Garrett Hedlund, and Tiger Lily, played by Rooney Mara and answers about his family.As the movie ends several different questions are left up in the air.
Actor/writer young Jason Fuchs (using JM Barrie's characters) and director Joe Wright (Atonement, Pride & Prejudice, Hanna, Anna Karenina) have put together a prequel for Barrie's PETER PAN, cast a fine group of actors, included enough animation to bring the fairytale aspects to life, and the result is not only a fine film, but a very reasonable explanation for how Peter became Peter Pan.The line from the script that may answer the naysayers as to whether this story is plausible is, 'If you don't believe, Peter, then neither will they.' Opening in England during WW II and the London blitz 12-year-old Peter (Levi Miller, an excellent actor!) is an orphan having been left as a baby on the doorsteps of a Catholic orphanage by his mother (Amanda Seyfried).
One incredible night, Peter is likewise whisked away from the orphanage and spirited off to a fantastical world of pirates, warriors and fairies called Neverland where he is befriended by Tiger Lily (Rooney Mara), a new friend in James Cook (Barrett Hedlund), and encounters the pirate Blackbeard (Hugh Jackman).
Amidst the fun and danger, Peter ultimately discovers his destiny -- to become the hero who will be forever known as Peter Pan.This is a film of fantasy and requires releasing disbelief in order to become involved with the premise of a prequel to Peter Pan. The acting, musical score, direction and special effects add to the spectacle – which in the end s simple a lovely little fairytale rethought..
Is like putting a romance out of nowhere in the film and then never talk about it, it just happened and now we have to deal with it.The dialogue is quite bad, the performances are not good (aside from one, but i will get there in a moment), Hugh Jackman gives a weird performance, and so does Garrett Hedlund, Rooney Mara, poor thing, she does the best she can with what she has (which is barely something), but thats it, the performances are like this mainly because they don't have nothing to work with.
I came into this movie without any prior viewing experience with any Peter Pan story or film, so consider my opinion with a grain of salt.
Perfect to check out with your kids, but you'll notice that it just a few steps away from being a great movie.The movie tells the origin story of Peter Pan, how he came to Neverland, and how he started to fly.
Prequel stories like this are very popular these days, and although the telling of the story was solid, I can't help but to prefer that they just did another remake of Peter Pan.Hugh Jackman lends is charm to the movie has the villainous Blackbeard the pirate, but he was not as charming as the dude from Tron Legacy, who plays Captain James Hook in the film.
Levi Miller is a boring Peter Pan and Garrett Hedlund a terrible Captain Hook (they're best friends in this film - they're enmity apparently comes later).
This movie had so many good elements, i thought Huge Jackman was great and i loved Levi Miller in the role of peter he was so expressive and brilliant despite his young age.
I find the movie quiet awesome.The script,the cast everything was good..I don't understand the bad rating and the awful reviews.The movie was really interesting,they showed us a whole other story..they showed us how everything begins.I loved the movie ,it was really smart,everything in place ...i was intrigued by the fact that Hook was nice person ,i found it amazing ...and some reviewers are so stupid to judge that fact ..they've been expecting just to see what the already knew ..just Peter Pan and his fight against Hook but no small minded people NO.The movie was prequel (if you don't know what that means..
Get a moment to realize that and then watch the movie.It was fantastic side of the story I've couldn't imagined being better.Some parts were very intelligent .At the beginning of the movie, the prologue and at the end the dialogue between the two stars Peter and Hook.Great job..
the film work is first rate I give it Ten Stars and a Gold Plaque for excellence in story line, plot, execution and designee of sets and costumes Levi Miller is an outstanding Peter Pan. to entertain the audience...
Movie Review: "Pan" (2015)Despite having an outstanding cast surrounding Hugh Jackman, performing as Captain Blackbeard in stellar costume and make-up and bringing together actress Rooney Mara as Tiger Lily and Garrett Hedlund, giving face to an much more humanized 20-something Captain Hook, director Joe Wright, receiving the highest Hollywood high-end of his career, nevertheless losing the strings along the way through post-production, when the editorial of a 105-Minutes seems utterly unbalanced, where only single scenes as Captain Blackbeard's amazingly performed introduction with a singing and dancing Hugh Jackman on a massive sailing ship's deck in splendid production design by Aline Bonetto can convince.FAZIT: Picture rejected (butchered)Cinemajesty Entertainments 2018.
Wright and writer Jason Fuchs feel like they've concocted a checklist of events from the beloved story of "Peter Pan," so instead of spending time on each, they rush through them in order to make a film that isn't too long, but also isn't too developed either.
Pan is fun to watch, the story line is good and in the end of the film you get that warm fussy feeling.What I didn't like is that the jokes are too forced.
I found this to be a quite enjoyable family movie derived from the Peter Pan story we all love.
Pan. Eragon hear, here we go again with yet another riveting review, of a rather awesome film by director Joe Wright, Starring Hugh Jackman as Blackbeard Garrett Hedlund as Hook, Rooney Mara as Tiger Lily, and Introducing Levi Miller as PAN, this is the backstory to the Peter Pan Saga, I thought the story was well thought out professionally executed by a 10 star Director, I thought that Pan was played by a excellent young actor Levi Miller first rate.
I was pleased that there was enough differences in the story to make it feel new, interesting and exciting as it embarks on the journey of Peter Pan & Captain Hook before the story we know so well, and answers many questions the other movies have not, but which most probably didn't need answered.Its a great adventure for kids and visually beautiful to Watch and never boring.
I do not think it was better than Peter Pan, and I prefer Hook over both especially in acting, script, and plot, but also music score and editing.All in all its a good movie I think most especially children will enjoy, but it could have been so much more and in the end does not justify the remake in my opinion..
Usually everyone loved growing up watching the various film adaptations of original work by JM Barrie's a century old creation, 'Peter Pan'.
I thought the film was colourful and had a really interesting take on the beautiful classic story of Peter Pan. However terrible choice of actor for Hook and it felt such a shame for him to have a 'thing' for Tigerlily.
But, the flying thing did not interfere with the feel of the movie more than minimally, and the rest of the settings were so well done, that I assumed it was an issue of staying within budget, so where do sacrifices have to be made.If you like a fun adventure, especially one telling a very good "origin story" of a great Disney character, then I would think you would enjoy this very much.
The story line and characters were very well thought out and very well acted (loved every actor choice!), but overall the feel of the film was like someone shoved a few too many ideas into it.
Although the movie does look great, I personally think that the director went a bit too far with the green screen and I wasn't impressed with there choice of Pan (Levi Miller).
It's an enjoyable family film that I believe critics are being too harsh on, it's an original take on the beloved Peter Pan that tells the story of how he became the "boy who never grew up", with a charming performance from Levi Miller, a young and promising actor, as well as a great supporting cast from the likes of Hugh Jackman, Garrett Hedlund and Rooney Mara.
The idea of making him and Hook friends in the beginning isn't anything new either, in fact the exact same thing happened in the British mini- series adaptation of the Peter Pan story, Neverland.
This rendition of the story of Peter Pan is decent but there has just been so many movies doing exactly this, that I am kind of over it.
I don't think I will be watching and reviewing any other Peter Pan movies in the near future.