Hook

Robin Williams as Peter Pan!? 

 

Back in the early 1990s producer and director Steven Spielberg decided to direct a new film about Peter Pan called Hook for Sony Pictures.  

Who better to play Peter Pan as a middle age man than Robin Williams?

Dustin Hoffman also stars as Captain Hook and Bob Hoskins as his head henchman Mr. Smee and Julia Roberts as Tinkerbell. 

The story follows Peter as he is grown up and has children of his own.

When he and his wife come home for a night out they discover ripped and torn walls and a message from Captain Hook for a final confrontation with Peter.  Confused Peter discovers that Grandma Wendy (who lives with them) was the original Wendy and that Peter married her granddaughter. 

She tries to get Peter to remember who he is. Desperate to find his kids Peter reluctantly follows Tinker Bell, who has come to take him back to Never, Never Land.

Once there he discover that his kids are held captive by Captain Hook.  Peter’s son takes a liking to Hook and almost forgets his father.  Pan’s daughter never loses her faith in her father.

When Peter arrives he does not recognize any of The Lost Boys .  Slowly as time passes and the danger to his kids intensifies Peter remembers and once more dons his characteristic Peter Pan outfit, rediscovers that he can fly, rallies The Lost Boys and confronts Hook.

Both Williams and Hoffman turn in fabulous performances with Maggie Smith, Bob Hoskins and Julia Roberts not far behind.

The movie didn’t do too well at the box office and that’s a shame because it was good family entertainment.

The sets were incredible, as were the special effects.

At the end of the film with Hook defeated and Peter Pan back home with his family there is a wonderful touching scene of the one Lost Boy who came to with the real world with Peter the first time.  

Now an old man, the Lost Boy discovers something he had lost and found again and with a sprinkle of magic fairy dust off he goes to Never, Never Land.

As the old man leaves the old Wendy looks at Peter and says that his adventures are over.

Peter holds his family and says, “Oh, no. To live... to live would be an awfully big adventure.”

Hook is a feel good movie about family, friendship and love.

Hebrews 4:16 - Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.