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Peter Pan (2003): Film vs Book
Film · 2003 · Directed by P. J. Hogan · Starring Jeremy Sumpter, Jason Isaacs, Rachel Hurd-Wood
About the film
A live-action telling of the boy who will not grow up and the children he takes to Neverland.
How close is it to the book?
Close to the bookIt keeps the story and some of the book's more grown-up feelings about childhood and loss, with a more adventurous and romantic mood than the cartoon.
Read or watch first?
The novel has a narrator whose odd, teasing voice makes it different from every film.
What the book gives you
Peter Pan by J. M. Barrie
A beautifully told adventure about imagination, friendship and the wish to stay young. It is playful, bittersweet and full of wonder.
Who will like it: Anyone who remembers the magic of childhood and wants a classic adventure with flying and pirates.