We recently went and watched Tim Burton’s film Alice in Wonderland in startling 2-D. Generally speaking, we’ve heard pretty decent things about it, but there are some criticisms out there as well. Let me address a particular sticking point right off the bat in this non-spoiler.
This movie is not, I repeat not a remake of the animated Disney film. I am not sure how people have missed this, as it’s fairly apparent in trailers and such that we’re dealing with an older Alice and a different story. This film also draws things out of Lewis Carroll’s books that weren’t in the Disney animation either. So, if you’re looking for the animated Alice as retold through the odd eye of Tim Burton, look no further, cause this isn't it.
This may be akin to a sequel and it certainly contains a whole host of very familiar characters (Alice of course, the Mad Hatter, the March Hare, the White Rabbit, Tweedle’s Dee and Dum, the Blue Caterpillar, Queen of Hearts, and of course the Cheshire Cat).
In this tale, Alice is older and has more or less forgotten her “dream” of the first go-round with the wacked inhabitants of Wonderland before falling to her surprise back down the rabbit hole. Once she falls back in, Burton and crew let their imaginations loose and the results are brilliant.
Our whole family enjoyed this movie immensely. The story, the animation, the live action, and the scenery were wildly imaginative and refreshing and just made for a really fun ride, and one we’d like to take again. I’d highly recommend this one and would encourage a theater viewing be it 3-D or otherwise. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!
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