Finding Neverland

Von Trapp family step aside! We are the Davies rocking da house!


I was meant to stay home and work on some freelance work last weekend but instead ended up cooking a feast, watched movie at home and at cinema. I've been a bad bad boy. Oh well, I could say I had a very creative week I guess to make myself feel less guilty.

Finding Neverland, the movie title says it all, is about J.M Barrie, the author of 'Peter Pan', his experiences which lead him to write the children's classic. Well no, we are not talking about Michael Jackson and his Neverland here. This movie is based on true events, but how close the movie follows J.M Barrie's life, no one knows. We are told the story of how J.M Barrie met up with a widowed mother with four children and he was inspired by the whole experience and that's how Peter Pan the story came to life. Soon, the whole town is talking about Barrie and the Davies family, which causes some rough waters in his marriage, and how he likes to spend time with little kids. (Just think of Michael Jackson). Despite the Peter Pan story was inspired by the Davies Family, even Peter Pan the name is borrowed from one of the children's name, but deep down is about how Barrie himself discovered the little boy inside himself once again. The romance between Barrie and Sylvia Davies was clearly portraited between Peter Pan and Wendy in the story.

In the cinema, me and Pete were the only male audience, apart from a little boy who sat in front of us who laughed at the dog mostly. 2 old ladies in front of us were really into the movie, gasped so loud showing disapproval when the grandmother dunked her biscuit into the nice cup of tea in the movie. At the end of movie, sobbing noise surrounded us, tissues were all out everywhere. Some quickly rushed out so no one could see her crying. I did feel bit wet around my eyelashes at the end of the movie, but I am sure it was just the irritation from the dried up contact lenses. Overall, I did enjoy the movie, but wasn't as brilliant as I would have thought. I assume I do have high expectation over the movie if it got nominated for Oscar Best Picture. And Johnny Depp, good performance as usual, again he got nominated for Best Actor, but he never won once! Just give that poor guy an award for heaven sake!

Last but not least, before the movie begins, we all got a treat of the upcoming movie trailer, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Tim Burton. Of course, Johnny Depp as the Willy Wonka. Well, I have to say I am not so sure about Johnny's new look, it's just sooo..... er.... "GAY"? (pic below)


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TOTAL : 7.0/10