The <em>Peter Pan </em>Story Has Lost Its Magic
<em>Wendy</em>, Benh Zeitlin’s visually stunning new film, attempts to reinvigorate an overused tale—and fails.
What is it about ?The essential themes of J. M. Barrie’s 1904 “fairy play” have been repeated throughout pop culture so many times, in so many forms, that they’ve essentially become modern myth. A magical getaway from a staid reality to a world of adventure, centered around a hero blessed with eternal youth—it’s easy to see the appeal in that elemental mix of excitement and danger. But even though Benh Zeitlin’s is an
