ALICE IN WONDERLAND
Starring:
-Johnny Depp
-Helena Bonham Carter
-Mia Wasikowska
-Anne Hathaway
Directed by: Tim Burton
Screenplay Credits:Linda Woolverton
MPAA Rating: PG -because the caterpillar smokes
When the promos first appeared, the last thing I wanted to do was go see this movie. The characters looked too freaky, and I was concerned that it was going to be a full blown remake of the Disney animated feature.
Happily, I was coerced into going with a dear friend and her family and I was able to enjoy the experience in 3D.
First of all (if there is anybody left in the world who hasn't seen this movie, besides my mother), this is not a remake of the original. It is a continuation of the story, although it does provide brief, occasional frames based on the previous story.
Alice, now 19, has just arrived to her engagement party. This is news to her, and she has absolutely no desire to be roped into a marriage of convenience with a strange-nosed redhead with no personality. Dude proposes, but Alice runs away after the White Rabbit in the waistcoat and she ends up falling down the rabbit hole again.
Here is where the fun really begins.
Burton has created such a dazzling, vibrant, whimsical world that you absolutely cannot believe that Alice would ever want to return home.
The basic gist of the film on focused on girl power, and the slaying of the fearsome Jabberwocky with the Vorpal Sword. I don't want to give anything away, because this movie is such a joy to experience the first time.
Helena Bonham Carter is absolutely hilarious as the Red Queen. I think this is my favorite role of hers. Every line is delivered perfectly and the choice to warp her physically was absolutely inspired. The contrast between the Red and White Queens is both strong and compelling, and each Queen made excellent choices as far as characterization and style.
Overall, I'm giving this one an A+. I can't wait to add it to my collection.
Off in search of the frumious bandersnatch,
M.
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