Hook
Released in 1991
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Written By:J.M Barrie
Stars: Dustin Hoffman (as Hook), Robin Williams (as Peter Pan), Julia Roberts (as Tinker Bell), Bob Hoskins (as Smee)
Dustin Hoffman (Hook)
In the film Hook, Dusting Hoffman plays the character of Capitan Hook. In this film Hook is the proud captain of a ship and the arch nemesis of Peter Pan (Williams). After Peter Pan decides to grow up Hook searches for him. Hook and his band of misfit pirate scum kidnap Pans children to lure Pan to return to Neverland to finish the battle once and for all. This role called for Hoffman to act in the style of “stylized”, he acted un normal and very extream pirate way of life and communication. He did this so the audience could connect him to being an actual character from a children’s novel yet bring a bit of scary darkness to this revision to the classic story. In the scene of “Hooks Boo Box”(see below), Hoffman over acts and brings all of the attention to himself as the main pirate among many. This allows us to see the fiction and fantasy of his character. His character is very stylized towards being an evil Pirate , wich is much different from the more serious realistic characters played in the pst but he conquered it marvelously and I hope to see similar roles.
Robin Williams (Peter Pan)
Robin Williams plays as the grown up version of Peter Pan in the film Hook. When he leaves Neverland as a young boy he forgets all about the pirates and lost boys and Tinkerbell. He turns into the average everyday grumpy work addict that has little time for his children and no time for imagination. This film requires he utilize two types of acting style to show the two lives of Pan. When he is Peter Pan , lawyer husband and father he acts using realism, he is average and everyday, there is nothing magical or fun about his character. An example of this is when the lost boys find him for the first time he asks “where are all the adults, who is in charge here?” He is clearly still acting like a grown up would.However the longer he stays in Neverland the more his character turn into more of a stylized character, when he crows and attempts to fly he is being animated and clearly acting an impossibly imaginary character would. This character is right up Robin Williams ally. He can be deep and serious and then in an instant flip into somthing completely different and begin a food fight with a mess of children,. His love of laughter comedy and children made him the ultimate Peter Pan .
Julia Roberts (Tinkerbell)
Julia Roberts is an amazing Tinkerbell, I am unsure if she used Method Acting in this role but she also used realism which is “acting that doesn’t draw attention to itself but instead gives the impression of genuine human action and reaction.”(Goodykoontz,2014). As fictional as her character was (being a fairy), her dialog and feeling she made you feel were always of a realistic person with real feelings. There was even a scene between her and Williams where she grants her own wish and becomes a real woman. Throughout this film she stays consistent and calm and strangely beliveable being she is a fairy that sprinkles fairy dust to make people fly.This character is an unlikley choice for Roberts being that she plays a fictional character. She is known for her roles is romance comedy such as Run Away bride and Pretty woman. Also for her to be in a children aimed focal group is also unusual.
references:
Goodykoontz, B., & Jacobs, C. P. (2014). Film: From watching to seeing (2nd ed.). San Diego, CA: Bridgepoint Education, Inc.
Youtube.com,”The Boo Box,2007. retrieved from “http://youtu.be/TCx-M8dcDhk
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