Sermon Illustrations
"Peter Pan": All Fun with No Commitments
An imaginary boy from Neverland, Peter Pan (Jeremy Sumpter), comes to life for the purpose of taking lost little boys and Wendy (Rachel Hurd-Hood) away to his home. Peter is the personification of the phrase, "I will never grow up," and he never does. But in his quest to always have fun and never become a man, Peter Pan must guard his emotions closely. He can never truly love anyone, for if he did, he might take responsibility for their care, and responsibility is too grown-up for Peter Pan.
Wendy, however, falls in love with Peter. In the moonlit forest of Neverland, she decides to confront him over his all-play, no-commitment attitude. In the darkness, the fairy known as Tinkerbell and the villainous Captain Hook listen in.
"Peter, what are your real feelings?"
"Feelings?" he asks.
"What do you feel? Happiness? Sadness? Jealousy? Anger? Love?"
"Love? I have never heard of it."
"I think you have, Peter. I daresay you've felt it yourself…for something, or someone."
"Never. Even the sound of it offends me."
Wendy reaches for Peter in a loving gesture, and suddenly he runs away, shouting, "Why do you spoil everything? We have fun, don't we? I taught you to fight and to fly. What more could there be?"
"There is so much more," she answers.
"What? What else is there?"
"I don't know. I think it becomes clearer when you grow up."
"Well, I will not grow up! You cannot make me! Go home and grow up. And take your feelings with you."
Elapsed Time: This scene begins at 00:56:18 and ends at 00:57:50.
Content: Rated PG for adventure action sequences.