peter pan (2003)'s portrayal of peter pan is so unhinged like. he can never die. but he can never live either. he'll never have to grow up. he'll never get to grow up. wendy could have convinced him to leave but what would have happened to neverland, which falls into a wintry darkness if he so much as leaves for a night, if he'd left for good? he has the world in the palm of his hand. it's a very small world. it would just as soon kill him to be sure he's paying it mind. everyone gets a satisfying ending except him. everyone changes except him. he's stagnant. he's constant. he's eternal. he's not a boy—he's a story. and sometimes that's the loneliest thing to be.
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A huge shoutout to Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein for making one of the most iconic theme songs in history.
All of their music for the show is amazing, but it was the opening credits theme that first got me hooked.
I'd even go so far as to say that the music was a big part of the reason I fell in love with the show in the first place.
When it started playing in the S4 finale after Will felt that all-too-familiar presence, I shouted!!
The opening theme crossing over into the show itself felt so meta, especially in the final episode of the penultimate season, just as the Upside Down is literally crossing over into Hawkins. It felt like everything in the series has been leading up to this final showdown all along.
It's the Neverending Story effect, too, like we as the audience are suddenly conscious of ourselves and our own experiences with the show as the theme we all know and recognize becomes part of the show itself.
What a track. To this day, I never fast-forward through the opening credits.
Cheers, guys!
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It's of my opinion that everyone needs to watch Over the Garden Wall at least once in their life and be changed by it on a chemical level
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