YMMV / Peter Pan & Wendy

• Angst Aversion: A number of online reviewers have stated that the Darker and Edgier tone has robbed the movie of the original's whimsical optimism and that Hook and Peter's conflict no longer being a simple "Good vs Evil" matter gives the final victory over the Pirates a more bittersweet and less triumphant tone. This is also reflected in the movie's more sombre colour palette compared to the brightly animated original.
• Esoteric Happy Ending: The film ends with the Lost Children going back with Wendy to London. Given the time period which is the early 1900s, she just landed them a one-way ticket to the workhouses, and for the older ones, being drafted into WWI. Should've left them in Neverland. Though, it should be noted that the Lost Children coming back with Wendy, John and Michael is from the original novel where they were adopted by the Darlings and doubtless are here as well.
• Fanfic Fuel: The film reveals that Hook was a Lost Boy and Peter’s former friend. While their past is consistently touched upon, we never get any flashbacks of their adventures together, leaving room for viewers to imagine it themselves.
• Funny Moments:
  • The crocodile chase in Skull Rock starting from when Hook realizes he's standing on Tick-Tock's snout and the slow motion shot of him escaping Tick-Tock's jaws.
  • When Peter and Hook are about to fight, Old Clemson the pirate puts on his hat and says "Wake me up when one of them's killed each other, again."
  • At the end of the film, The Darling parents open the door to the kid's room and see the Lost Kids playing with John, Michael and Nana, the latter of whom looks remarkably nonplussed.
• Older Than They Think:
  • The idea of there being girls amongst the Lost Boys is not an entirely new concept, as Return To Never Land played with the idea by having Jane be a temporary member of the Lost Boys and both The New Adventures of Peter Pan and Wendy feature several girls as members of the group. And while they're not technically Lost Boys, Jake's crew from Jake and the Never Land Pirates, which includes a girl, was handpicked by Peter.
  • This isn't the first time Captain Hook and Mr. Darling were played by different actors. As far as Disney productions go, ABC's Once Upon a Time did it. NBC's live 2014 TV production of the Moose Charlap/Jule Styne musical did it too, double casting Mr. Darling with Smee instead. The 2017 National Theatre Production of the play, on the other hand, had Hook's double-cast be Mrs. Darling.
  • The title "Peter Pan and Wendy" might seem like an attempt at giving the story a new and more egalitarian name, but it's also a nod to the title of J.M. Barrie's own novelization from 1911, "Peter & Wendy". And it's not the first time a film adaptation has used the original title.
  • The idea that Captain Hook was a Lost Boy and Peter's best friend as a child isn't unique to this movie. It's also the main concept of Christina Henry's 2017 novel Lost Boy. The 2015 movie Pan also had its central plot being about Peter and Hook becoming friends, though it presumably would have gone sour if it kicked off a franchise like intended.
• One-Scene Wonder: The crocodile only really features in one scene in the movie, and while he keeps the goofy smiling and broad movements of his animated counterpart, it's also very well emphasized how massive, durable and dangerous he truly is.
• They Changed It, Now It Sucks!:
  • Some fans are annoyed by the fact that Captain Hook and Mr. Darling are not played by the same actor, as is the usual tradition going back to the original play and which Peter Pan followed. Another tradition the film eschews is having Peter played by a woman, though this isn't the first film to not do that and the animated film didn't follow it, either.
  • Tinker Bell doesn't glow, with David Lowery commenting in an interview, "Where's the light actually coming from? Do her wings light up?" Tinker Bell's solo film explains the glow is due to pixie dust.
  • Peter Pan himself was already a Base-Breaking Character in the original movie, but his Adaptational Jerkass in this film is considered one of the biggest points of contention amongst fans, with some finding him way too unlikable in comparison.
  • Some fans didn't appreciate Captain Hook having a tragic backstory about being a former lost boy who Peter banished for wanting to find his mother, and cut his hand off as punishment, similar to Maleficent and Cruella De Vil in their respective movies. What made Hook memorable in the original movie was how goofy and cunning he was, along with being a real threat. Making him a tragic villain not only takes away those aspects of the character, but the concept itself has been done to death in recent film adaptations of other media.
• Unintentionally Unsympathetic:
  • The fact that Peter Pan is more of an Adaptational Jerkass in this movie has caused a number of viewers to find him unlikable, with some even considering his treatment of his one-time best friend James Hook, particularly banishing him from the lost boys and chopping off his hand for leaving Neverland to try and find his mother, to be crossing the Moral Event Horizon and making him, at best a Sociopathic Hero or worse a Designated Hero. To be fair, Peter was pretty much a Sociopathic Hero in the books doing things like switching sides in the middle of battle to make it more exciting.
  • Likewise, the new characterization of Wendy has met with some criticism. Railing against her parents for trying to give her the advantage of an education (which would allow her a greater chance at independence she so desperately craves) has caused some to deem her as bratty and ungrateful. Also in contrast to her previous characterisation as a Parental Substitute she now seems to be less maternal and far more aggressive, quick to anger and even arrogant. A scene that is repeatedly referenced in this discussion is one of her blaming her siblings for an accident that was mostly her fault, and then shrugging off their resulting What the Hell, Hero? moment by saying "Every man for himself".

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