History Fridge / Hook

* Once Peter flies back to London and wakes up under the statue, he encounters a street sweeper who bears a striking resemblance to Smee, but is left ambiguous to whether it is actually him or not. However in the scene on Hook's ship it's shown that Smee has Peter's medical records. How did he get those? Assuming that the street sweeper at the end
IS Smee, it makes sense now how he got ahold of Peter's records despite being a resident of Neverland; he had a way to get into the real world, where he somehow got ahold of Peter's medical records, and again used that way to get back after Hook's demise.

* Rufio's costume is a perfect representation of his role in Neverland. His fringed clothing, boots, and feather-like red Mohawk make him [[https://pin.it/7KAAd8z look]] vaguely like [[https://pin.it/1HwjOTI the illustration of Peter]] in Wendy's book, while also bringing to mind [[https://pin.it/5UBOaM4 Peter's original costume]] in the movie -- with just a little bit of punk sensibility. In essence, he's a darker, edgier, more modern take on Peter Pan.

* Tinker Bell speaks English instead of her traditional ringing bell "fairy language". I always figured that the writers were ignoring the fairy language for the sake of the audience understanding her dialogue. Then it occurred to me that the only characters she talks to are Peter, Captain Hook, and the Lost Boys, all of whom could understand fairy speak in the original story. So Tinker Bell really is speaking Fairy and [[TranslationConvention Translation Convention]] is at work. Which adds another layer to adult Peter's first meeting with Tink - for all he's "grown up" he can still understand fairies, probably without realizing he was doing it. This could also explain why Tink's faith in him remained so strong in spite of everything; she knew that if he could still speak to her he couldn't be completely hopeless. As well as a sort of proof that he was Peter Pan: just how many grown-ups would be able to understand her?

* On a similar note, when Hook first shows up at Wendy's house, Nana the dog begins to bark; Tootles, dozing in his chair, hears her and is able to translate her barks to the word "Hook" (the sound of the barks even morphs into a human voice growling "HOOK!"). Tinkerbell says that you can remember Neverland in the place between being awake and being asleep; Tootles understands Nana in that state because he's remembering Neverland, and as a Lost Boy, he could talk to animals! Given that old people nap a ''lot'', it makes perfect sense that Tootles is beginning to remember his former life. (For some additional fridge brilliance, senility in old age is often referred to as '''''second childhood'''''!)

* Tootles is also the only one of the Lost Boys who returned to London with Peter and grew up. This is another reference to the original play, where Tootles ''did'' return to London and grew up to become a judge. (He's even referred to as Wendy's "first orphan" in the movie.)

* Rufio's line that he wished he had a dad like Peter makes you wonder what kind of life Rufio had before he met the Lost Boys? Especially the kind that gave him a rather cynical view towards adults.

* During the dinner scene, where all the food is imagined by the Lost Boys, Peter is totally flummoxed by this. However, he did see the steam pouring out of the serving dishes, so he still had the power to imagine, he simply needed the assurance that he did. This is obvious once he wins the insult battle against Rufio, Peter not only sees the full banquet, but judging by the reactions of the Lost Boys, his imagination overrides theirs.

* Why did Tinkerbell fly right to Wendy's house to find Peter? ''Because it's the last place she saw him'' (when he and Moira first met!) and, if she couldn't find him, ''Wendy'' would know where Peter is, so could help anyway.

* How was the dead crocodile able to come back to life? Tinkerbell shoved Hook's hook hand into the croc's belly -- ''right after she sprinkled it with fairy dust.'' And what was the croc's last happy thought? ''Eating the Captain.''
* The few Lost Boys who believed its Peter, they're SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitutes of the original Lost Boys.

* Hook tries to invoke this on Peter to psyche him in battle.
--> '''Hook:''' You know you're not really Peter Pan, this is all a dream. When you wake up you'll be Peter Banning: a cold, selfish man, who drinks too much, is obsessed with success and runs and hides from his wife and children.
* More of a {{Squick}} comical sense, but in the beginning Maggie plays Wendy in a kid's play of Peter Pan. During which much like the actual Wendy she expects a kiss from Peter instead of a thimble. It seems cute at first, but then she find's out that the person Play Pan is based off is her father....

* It's become clear that The Lost Boys will kill any adult (Save for Pan since he won them over.) Under the assumption that all adults are pirates. What do you think is gonna happen, once The nice Elderly Tootles arrives to try to reconnect with his fellow lost boys?
* Rufio's line that he wished he had a dad like Peter makes you wonder, what kind of life Rufio had before he met The Lost Boys? Especially the kind that gave him a rather cynical view towards adults.
* It's heavily implied that those who die in Neverland are forgotten. In fact, the Lost Boys (with the exception of Peter) seem to forget Rufio, their former leader, mere ''minutes'' after his death. During an earlier scene, Hook grumbles, "I've killed far too many Lost Boys and Indians. I've spent most of my life killing them." How many Lost Boys have been murdered over the years and aren't missed because they ''can't be remembered''? Or Indians, for that matter? True, we never meet any, they're no less a community of living, breathing people than the Lost Boys. Worse, ''[[InferredHolocaust is]]'' [[InferredHolocaust there a community of Indians left]]?
* Of a rather "squick" nature, imagine that there may be boys in Neverland who end up growing up anyway. What do you think happens to them? They probably become pirates (which would justify why there are so many of them even if the Lost Boys keep killing them). Now, Peter probably brought other girls after Wendy to Neverland (like in the books, where he brings his daughter). What would happen to those girls who do end up growing up? And there you have the origin story of the prostitutes that appear in the film.

* At the start of the film, Jack is playing a Little League game, despite it clearly being Winter. What?

* On a similar note: when Hook first shows up at Wendy's house, Nana the dog begins barking; Tootles, dozing in his chair, hears her and is able to translate her barks to the word "Hook" (the sound of the barks even morphs into a human voice growling "HOOK!"). Tinkerbell says that you can remember Neverland in the place between being awake and being asleep; Tootles can understand animals in that state of consciousness, because he knew how to talk to animals as a Lost Boy. And, given, that old people nap a ''lot'', it makes sense that Tootles is beginning to remember his former life. As some additional fridge brilliance, senility in old age is often referred to as '''''second childhood'''''!

* It's heavily implied that those who die in Neverland are forgotten. In fact, the Lost Boys (with the exception of Peter) seem to forget Rufio, their former leader, mere ''minutes'' after his death. During an earlier scene, Hook states, "I've killed far too many Lost Boys and Indians. I've spent most of my life killing them." How many Lost Boys do you think have been murdered over the years and aren't missed because they ''can't be remembered''? Or Indians, for that matter? True, we never meet any, but they're no less a community of living, breathing people than the Lost Boys. Worse, ''[[InferredHolocaust is]]'' [[InferredHolocaust there a community of Indians left]]?

* Peter's bronze sword is never explained in the movie. It's just a special TechnicolorBlade. However, the blade appears to be a Greek Xiphos from the bronze age. The sword must have been thousands of years old. Could the original Lost Boys, before even Peter, have been orphans from one the ancient world? Perhaps from Troy? That might explain why their leader is named after a Greek god.

* One criticism of the film is the TotallyRadical Lost Boys playing basketball and skateboarding. However, it's evident from the clothing of the Boys that they come from a wide range of time periods. The twins are wearing Boy Scout uniforms from TheRoaringTwenties. Another Boy is wearing the uniform and insignia of a Union artilleryman from the UsefulNotes/AmericanCivilWar. So there's absolutely no reason to believe that there may not have been a Lost Boy who arrived from TheEighties or TheNineties, and brought skateboarding and basketball with them. This might also explain why they made Rufio their new leader. The Lost Boys' existence ''revolves'' around playing games and fighting pirates; if a (slightly) older, tougher, streetwise boy showed up with great new games they'd never seen before, why ''wouldn't'' they make him their new leader?
* Rufio's costume is a perfect representation of his role in Neverland. His fringed clothing, boots, and feather-like Mohawk make him [[https://pin.it/7KAAd8z look]] vaguely like [[https://pin.it/1HwjOTI the illustration of Peter]] in Wendy's book, while also bringing to mind [[https://pin.it/5UBOaM4 Peter's original costume]] in the movie -- with just a little bit of punk sensibility. In essence, he's a darker, edgier, more modern take on Peter Pan.