Post by Rob W. Case on Mar 18, 2010 2:26:08 GMT -6
Tim Burton, the dark, edgy filmmaker known for his blockbuster movies like Batman (1989), The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993), The Corpse Bride (2005), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007), etc. has once again done work for the Disney company in his adaptation of the classic fairy tale “Alice in Wonderland.”
In seeing this movie, one thing that is always impressive is the 3-D technology used. But there were many aspects that I was disappointed with in this movie, as well as some features that I believed copied off of others. I will explain in a moment.
Alice, about to enter her own pre-arranged engagement party is about to be faced with her toughest decision. The man she is arranged (not by choice) to marry is a snobby, snotty (blows his nose and looks at his snot in his own handkerchief), elitist son of a corporation owner. For the purpose of social acceptance, Alice does not know if she should marry the guy she is expected by all to marry, or choose to do what’s right for her and not marry him. When faced with the proposal, she leaves the man proposing at the Gazeebo and follows the White Rabbit down a hole which leads her back into Wonderland.
This time, upon entering Wonderland, Wonderland is in a hopelessly oppressive, gloomy state. The days are foggy and overcast, and the Red Queen (played by Helen Bonham Carter) has overthrown the order of her sister, the White Queen (played by Anne Hathaway). Alice seems to have little to no recollection of ever being in Wonderland, but in order to fulfill a prophecy, and restore Wonderland, she has to, with a special sword protected by the Red Queen, defeat the Jabberwocky, an evil, highly skilled, fierce dragon, and restore Wonderland back to normal.
Recycling a Concept that’s been done before:
In many ways, this movie resembled the idea behind the movie Hook. If you saw Hook, which was a sequel story to the general fairy tale of Peter Pan, you will have remembered that Peter Pan went to earth, grew up, and in growing up got so caught in the world that he practically forgot his childhood and thusly neverland. This version of Alice in Wonderland is a sequel to the Alice in Wonderland stories (Alice in Wonderland and Alice Through the Looking Glass), and in that, Alice grew up, and in that, forgot her childhood visit to Wonderland.
The Disappointments:
--If you remember any of the previous renditions, the Red Queen was mean. In this movie, she is more loud and annoying if anything.
--The rank overuse of CGI computer generated effects. I got the impression that this movie was experimental in the use of digital image production.
--The Mad Hatter does this cheesy Michael Jackson type dance while his head is spinning and spinning.
One thing I did love about the movie was Danny Elfman's musical score. He is by far one of the best composers in movies today.
All in all, I did not hate the movie, and yet I did not love it. If anything, I would give it 2 and a half stars.
The film is rated PG and runs one hour and 49 minutes.
For more information about this film, visit the official studio site at:
adisney.go.com/disneypictures/aliceinwonderland/
In seeing this movie, one thing that is always impressive is the 3-D technology used. But there were many aspects that I was disappointed with in this movie, as well as some features that I believed copied off of others. I will explain in a moment.
Alice, about to enter her own pre-arranged engagement party is about to be faced with her toughest decision. The man she is arranged (not by choice) to marry is a snobby, snotty (blows his nose and looks at his snot in his own handkerchief), elitist son of a corporation owner. For the purpose of social acceptance, Alice does not know if she should marry the guy she is expected by all to marry, or choose to do what’s right for her and not marry him. When faced with the proposal, she leaves the man proposing at the Gazeebo and follows the White Rabbit down a hole which leads her back into Wonderland.
This time, upon entering Wonderland, Wonderland is in a hopelessly oppressive, gloomy state. The days are foggy and overcast, and the Red Queen (played by Helen Bonham Carter) has overthrown the order of her sister, the White Queen (played by Anne Hathaway). Alice seems to have little to no recollection of ever being in Wonderland, but in order to fulfill a prophecy, and restore Wonderland, she has to, with a special sword protected by the Red Queen, defeat the Jabberwocky, an evil, highly skilled, fierce dragon, and restore Wonderland back to normal.
Recycling a Concept that’s been done before:
In many ways, this movie resembled the idea behind the movie Hook. If you saw Hook, which was a sequel story to the general fairy tale of Peter Pan, you will have remembered that Peter Pan went to earth, grew up, and in growing up got so caught in the world that he practically forgot his childhood and thusly neverland. This version of Alice in Wonderland is a sequel to the Alice in Wonderland stories (Alice in Wonderland and Alice Through the Looking Glass), and in that, Alice grew up, and in that, forgot her childhood visit to Wonderland.
The Disappointments:
--If you remember any of the previous renditions, the Red Queen was mean. In this movie, she is more loud and annoying if anything.
--The rank overuse of CGI computer generated effects. I got the impression that this movie was experimental in the use of digital image production.
--The Mad Hatter does this cheesy Michael Jackson type dance while his head is spinning and spinning.
One thing I did love about the movie was Danny Elfman's musical score. He is by far one of the best composers in movies today.
All in all, I did not hate the movie, and yet I did not love it. If anything, I would give it 2 and a half stars.
The film is rated PG and runs one hour and 49 minutes.
For more information about this film, visit the official studio site at:
adisney.go.com/disneypictures/aliceinwonderland/