(spoiler alert~ Oh yeah and I have only seen the movie twice so if I get any quotes wrong, forgive me.)Alice "sometimes I think of 6 impossible things before breakfast."
Hatter "that's a wonderful practice but for now you should focus on one."
1. There is a potion that will make you shrink.
2. There is a cake that can make you grow
3. Animals can talk
4. Cats can disappear
5. There is a place called Wonderland
6. I can slay the Jabberwaukie.
I love the classic Alice in Wonderland tale. I also love movies. What is a good indicator that I loved a movie? I get obsessed with it! (Twilight Saga, Rent, Wizard of Oz, Titanic.) However on a scale of 1-10, 10 being obsessed...I give Alice in Wonderland a 9.
Things I loved!
~Alice's pretty costume changes. The way the outfits just drape on her is great. I especially loved her Um from Umbrage dress (big and little) but sadly could not find a picture of it on the Internet to steal.
~Johnny Depp's rendition of the Mad Hatter! I heard one argument that Helena Bonham Carter's red queen. I personally didn't think so. I have hated some of Johnny Depps characters in the past...namely the tripped out reporter in Leaving Las Vegas.But I loved the Hatter! He had so many different dimensions childlike, protector, comforting and rebel!!
Things I Liked.
~The script. It was so quotable. Beyond just the regular Alice in Wonderland quotes. "off with her head!" "beware the jabberwauk""why is a raven like a writing desk?" but new ones that I really like for instance the 6 impossible things I listed at the beginning of this blog and my new random line "down with the bloody big head!"
~The Red Queen. She was "cute." not the best word for a mean mad women but she reminded me of my 6 year old! She threw a fit when she didn't get her way, wanted everyone to pay attention to her and worship her. (hey that is a lot like my 6 year old!!!!!!!!!!! LOL) I do wish that they did make her go a little more mad so that it would be more believable that she was feared.
What I didn't like. :(
~For a Tim Burton movie I expected a lot more imagination and magic. When Alice enters wonderland through the door it's perfect, very whimsical. I liked the red queens castle as well. But after that the background was just that background. I could have easily watched the whole thing in front of a green screen and received the same effect. Wonderland is not just about the characters. It is a huge place that as a little girl I really wanted to get lost in. i do not want to be in Tim Burton's Wonderland.
~Missing characters. i am sure because of story line it was necessary to get rid of these character's but I did miss them. One being the white knight. I guess the Hatter took his place at times but you got to love the old knight who must serve the white queen until he dies. The other 2 don't play a huge role in the Alice in Wonderland story but the moral of their story within the story is very important. That would be the walrus and the carpenter....The time has come the walrus said to speak of many things....come on! sigh oh well.
So that's just my opinion I would love to hear yours. comment please!
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