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The vibrant fantasy realm of Neverland is replaced by a drab, rainy, gray-green landscape that drains all sense of magic. Peter himself is a dull, uninspired figure lacking the mischievous sparkle of his animated counterpart. Wendy has morphed into a proto-feminist icon, explicitly rejecting maternal instincts and transforming her into a competent but emotionally disconnected warrior—a choice that erases the story’s core conflict: the tension between childhood innocence and grown-up responsibility.