depplosion

It’s age. I mean, look at the list here of official (?) ages for the Disney princes:

Nobody on that list—not even ONE—is over thirty. Most are barely in their 20s. Now, we’re never given a specific age for Disney’s Hook that I can find, but I think most people would agree that he’s made to look AT LEAST close to forty, if not older. BUT “James” in the pirate fairy—probably much closer to the princes age-wise—has much softer features and is arguably even cute.

Heck, Hans Conried himself (who provided the voice and live action reference model for Hook) was about thirty six at the time Peter Pan was made—MUCH older than either cabin boy James or the princes. But he’s still not an unattractive dude. I mean, look at that smile!

…And that’s honestly another reason why I think Hook looks older and at times more unattractive…he almost never smiles. But look at how much it improves his features when he does. Look at how much gentler and even younger he looks in these moments.

So yeah… I think it’s less that Disney Hook is “ugly” and more that he’s old, tired, and rarely happy. But he has his moments. To me, Disney Hook is less comically unattractive and more like an older film star who is past the point of his prime but still knows how to dress sharply and look good for his age (and he knows it!.)

(Case in point.)

“He had a heart that could have held the entire empire of the world; and, in the end, he had to content himself with a cellar." 

The Daroga is hotter tho