Peter Pan’s Arch in ‘Rescue Rangers’ vs. Bobby Driscoll’s tragedy

The new film about Chip and Dale finds an unlikely villain in adult Peter Penn – an inner nod to the real tragedy of the actor who voiced it many years ago … that angered fans.

By the way, spoilers are ahead … so be careful. Anyway, here’s what’s happening – everyone is buzzing about the movie “Rescue Rangers” at Disney +, which is seen by many as a spiritual sequel to “Who Framed Roger the Rabbit?” … namely, that cartoons and people come together.

There are many episodes – most of which are very self-conscious and “meta” – but one in particular has received a negative reaction … a boy who never grows up turns out to be a big bad guy.

Pan describes why he at one point turned to the protagonists of evil, describing how the studio threw him to the sidelines when he began to age, and how he grew old. It is disturbing – at least for many – that this plot accurately reflects the fall of Bobby Driscoll.

If you’re unfamiliar, BD was a child star who worked a lot with Disney in the 40s and 50s – he even played Peter in a classic animated hit and is said to have inspired Pen’s look – but eventually broke up with the studio and died young, falling into drugs and homelessness. He was even buried in a beggar’s grave, unknown.

Rumor has it … Bobby was allegedly preserved by Disney as soon as he reached puberty, and he was no longer wanted. At least, it’s an urban legend … something that Disney itself seems to be alluding to and / or mocking the adult Pen in this new movie.

This is the debate – people think that immersing themselves in the story of Driscoll – intentionally or unintentionally – is insanely disrespectful to laugh and laugh in this movie Mouse House.

While you may argue that this is Disney mocking / criticizing its own supposed story when it comes to this dark knowledge … others find it unwarranted territory to express a point, especially since Driscoll may in fact, the spiral resulted in how Disney treated him.

Other than that seemingly nasty reference, people say that “Rescue Rangers” is actually damn good … and an explosion of nostalgia we haven’t seen in a long time.