Going mad in Wonderland
By SHAWN HUGHES
Issue date: 3/11/10 Section: Entertainment
Tim Burton (Nightmare Before Christmas, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street) and Johnny Depp (Pirates of the Caribbean, Blow) have reunited yet again in a new twist on the classic story of Alice in Wonderland. This new film is a sequel to the classic animated movie, set 13 years after the original trip down the rabbit hole.
The film follows a much older Alice, played by Mia Wasikowska (Defiance, Amelia), as she fights to stay independent, while trying to keep from offending those around her. Throughout the film she is told who she needs to be and what she must do by everyone. During a party, in which she has been informed she will be married to a man she does not care for she sees the White Rabbit and decides to follow him. She ends up falling down a rabbit hole and returns to Wonderland where she is told that the day is coming when she will have to slay the beast of the Red Queen, played by Helena Carter (Harry Potter, Fight Club). Through out the film she is belittled by those around her and, constantly being told that she is not capable of saving the inhabitants of Wonderland. She finds the Mad Hatter, played by Depp, who leads her toward her destiny while giving her a trustworthy companion as they journey to the aid of the White Queen, played by Anne Hathaway (Hoodwinked, Get Smart).
The film can be seen in 3-D and 2-D, and is equally enjoyable in both. While the film is not perfect and seems to rush through certain sections, such as in the beginning of the film, prior to the trip down the rabbit hole, the film tries to hurry toward the action and adventure of Wonderland, but the speed does more to make those parts of the film unimportant. It is still an interesting twist on the classic tale, some of the accents such as the regular Scottish accent of the Mad Hatter seems odd at times, but does not take away from the film in any way and is a fun and entertaining film worth a view. The movie is worthy of an 8-out-of-10 rating, and is a good movie, even though it has some flaws. Visually the film is very stunning as the trip to Wonderland becomes a live-action adventure.
The film follows a much older Alice, played by Mia Wasikowska (Defiance, Amelia), as she fights to stay independent, while trying to keep from offending those around her. Throughout the film she is told who she needs to be and what she must do by everyone. During a party, in which she has been informed she will be married to a man she does not care for she sees the White Rabbit and decides to follow him. She ends up falling down a rabbit hole and returns to Wonderland where she is told that the day is coming when she will have to slay the beast of the Red Queen, played by Helena Carter (Harry Potter, Fight Club). Through out the film she is belittled by those around her and, constantly being told that she is not capable of saving the inhabitants of Wonderland. She finds the Mad Hatter, played by Depp, who leads her toward her destiny while giving her a trustworthy companion as they journey to the aid of the White Queen, played by Anne Hathaway (Hoodwinked, Get Smart).
The film can be seen in 3-D and 2-D, and is equally enjoyable in both. While the film is not perfect and seems to rush through certain sections, such as in the beginning of the film, prior to the trip down the rabbit hole, the film tries to hurry toward the action and adventure of Wonderland, but the speed does more to make those parts of the film unimportant. It is still an interesting twist on the classic tale, some of the accents such as the regular Scottish accent of the Mad Hatter seems odd at times, but does not take away from the film in any way and is a fun and entertaining film worth a view. The movie is worthy of an 8-out-of-10 rating, and is a good movie, even though it has some flaws. Visually the film is very stunning as the trip to Wonderland becomes a live-action adventure.
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