No actually you're wrong. The croc was alive. After Hook vanished, the croc burped. It proves that he was eaten alive. And most likely the only reason why the croc was not moving after that might be because he is sleeping with a full belly. Abd there is more evidence that the Croc came back from the dead.
After Pan got Hook's hook into the croc's part, strange steam was coming out like magic. Hook was questioning what is happening, which clues the the beast awakens. And as though by force, parts of the clock tower on the croc were falling apart. And the Croc lowers his head and jaws at Hook and growling. Everyone looked at amazement while the pirate looked in fear. And by force, the animal had himself fall on Hook and had him fall into his jaws. After that, the croc burped, which proves Hook was eaten, dead and gone. Statues can't lower heads (which we know he is not) and dead things don't burp.

Possibly some type of wormhole or space warp opened up in the stuffed crock's mouth and Hook passed though it when it fell on him. Possibly the crock's ghost used some sort of magic to open the wormhole and send Hook who knows where.

He bacame one with the Force. DUH
Disney ruined Lucas.

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UmmmI think it's clear that however fantastical it may seem, the crocodile was still alive. When Pan shoved Hook's hook into it's belly it let out a scream, dropped the clock from its mouth, peered down at Hook, and growledif it was dead it couldn't do any of that.

Sir Ian McKellen? That dude must be knee-deep in boob.

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perhaps he came back as a pilot in the real world

Hook, like Wylie Coyote, never dies in spite of everything done to him.

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Captain Hook did indeed die, the crocodile, with whatever life was left in him, swallowed him whole and didn't chew or spit him out. I honestly don't see why people are even questioning this, there isn't anything else in the rest of the movie to suggest he is still alive and escaped. I do however think, despite the fact that it's visually interesting on paper, that it was a lame way to kill off the character though. Sounds like something somebody would write last minute.
Doh!

Hook's gone.

I think, like I said, it just follows in the tradition of most all the Pan movies, it's always kinda left ambiguous whether Hook is dead or not.
Just because we lose today's battle doesn't mean we've lost tommorow's war.

I wondered the same thing. If the filmmakers wanted to kill of Hook, they would have shown his death as clear as Rufio's. The more I think about it though, the more I realize that Hook's "disappearance" is purely meant for the viewer to speculate of his fate. After all, "what would a world be like without captain hook?"

Hook NEVER dies, it appears he dies at the end of most all Peter Pan movies, but he always comes back.
Just because we lose today's battle doesn't mean we've lost tommorow's war.

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Very well thought out, plausible theory. That I can buy as a possibility. Good theory,
"He who made kittens put snakes in the grass." Jethro Tull

If you look closely at the scene when the Croc lands on Hook, there is a lot of dust that suddenly appears. It is possible that because Hook is so old (you do not age in Neverland) that when he was squished and finally passed away, his body lost the immortal properties that Neverland grants you and he turned to dust and ash, much like a corpse would already be if it was as old as him.

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An interesting and original theory, I'll give you that. BUT if that's the case, why could everyone just wish & hope Rufio back to life?
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Perhaps, but I still find it highly implausible for an hollow, tanned hide to "eat" anything or anyone, let alone belch afterwards. To me, and this just my opinion mind you, it was a cop-out way to get rid of Hook. It's like Spielberg couldn't figure out a really good way to dispose of or neutralize Hook so its back to the old "croc swallows him" thing.
I'm not saying your theory isn't 'possible', its just awfully hard to sell me on it as Hook states that he killed and stuffed (taxidermied) the crocodile; implausible, in other words. Clever theory though.
"He who made kittens put snakes in the grass." Jethro Tull

The point of the movie is that if you believe something with all your heart, it can and will happen.
Once Peter accepted that he was Peter Pan, and he found a truly happy thought, he could finally face Hook.
Perhaps in that brief instant Hook believed the crocodile would eat him. It's certainly hinted at that he hasn't beaten his fear of the croc.
"You can't wear a vest with a vest. That's just tacky."

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Well there's just one problem. Hook himself says, during his grand entrance & speech to his crew: "And who killed that cunning crocodile? Who had him stuffed (taxidermied)and turned into a quiet clock?"
So the croc was dead, skinned and the hide stretched over a frame.
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When it violates the 'plausible impossible', its fair game. And something dead cannot come back to life of its own volition otherwise Rufio should've been able to come back to life & Pan wouldn't have been going on about "you killed Rufio, you deserve to die" to Hook (wonder if anyone else ever considers what Rufio would've done to Hook, given the chance?).
"He who made kittens put snakes in the grass." Jethro Tull

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Nope.
"He who made kittens put snakes in the grass." Jethro Tull

Hey guys, if your desperate to over analyse this 'death' scene then ponder over this.
As Hook swings his hook at peter while he's trying to un-holster his sword Tink intercepts the swing. As peter grabs the hook and sinks it into the crocodiles belly Tink flies upwards, suppose some of her fairy dust lands on the crocodile momentarily imbuing it with life.
Does that satisfy you all?

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Good point. And a realistic possibility at that. Though I still want an explanation to a dead stuffed hide belching after Hook disappears inside it.
"He who made kittens put snakes in the grass." Jethro Tull

I thought Hook might have been sucked into a vacuum and broke his neck. That was quite an impact.

Maybe the crock wasn't dead? Hook maybe just stuffed him alive or something, and when he fell down he came alive and swallowed his nemesis?
And maybe Hook wasn't swallowed at all, maybe he hid somewhere inside the crocodile's body?
or maybe he managed to escape somewhere?
Honestly, I think you're reading and over analysing way to much. It's a fantasy film about magic. Logic and realism comes in second hand, adventure comes first.
Not everything is meant to be analysed and picked on, especially not in these kind of movies?