Peter Pan (1953) – Part Two.
We’re still stuck in Neverland, and kind of wishing we could just grow up instead. We are talking about the depictions of the few women in the film, the thoughtless racism inherent in the story, and we give you a few films to consider watching instead of this one.
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Next time: Lady and the Tramp!
Note: In the first Peter Pan episode, Mary mentions a documentary on depictions of Native Americans in Hollywood films, but she couldn’t remember the name. That film was Reel Injun: On The Trail of the Hollywood Indian (2009) by Neil Diamond, Catherine Bainbridge, and Jeremiah Hayes. It’s available on Amazon Prime.
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Sources
Buy Peter Pan (1953) on Blu-Ray
Peter and Wendy (Project Gutenberg)
The Little White Bird (Project Gutenberg)
Disney’s Animated ‘Peter Pan’ is Way Different From the Original Children’s Novel (Collider)
The Racist History of Peter Pan’s Indian Tribe (Smithsonian Magazine)
Watch Reel Injun on Amazon Prime
Further Reading/Viewing:
- Buy Pan (2015) on Blu-Ray
- Buy The Lost Boys on Blu-Ray
- Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire
- Peter Pan Starring Mary Martin on DVD
- Americans – Online Exhibition from the National Museum of the American Indian
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