So, as mentioned before ... Elizabeth and I went and saw Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland on opening night at the Odeon at Hyde Park, and I have to say that I truly enjoyed it. I even think that it could be completely tolerable for all of those Tim Burton haters (aka people who will never make sense to me) out there (you know who you are).
The plot is familiar and nothing really special ... as should be expected in a sudo-remake. But the visual effects are just brilliant.
It goes without question that the costumes were absolutely, without a doubt, beautiful beyond belief. I immediately fell in love with the aesthetic of it all.
Be warned (as I was not) that this is more like a sequel to Alice in Wonderland, rather than a remaking. I’m glad that they made a point of The Red Queen’s ridiculously large head, and it was a plot point rather than just some strange visual oddity (which it also was). I loved Anne Hathaway as the completely air-headed White Queen, because I’m pretty sure I never once saw her hand by her side. Note: the poster shown to the right.
Johnny Depp’s accent kept changing ... that was my only main bothersome thing. I’m fairly certain it was intensional because the switches were incredibly transparent, but I would have liked a more concrete reason for the changes. One minute he had a British lisp and the next he had a deep Scottish growl.
And, this doesn’t give anything away, interwebs, but there is a line in the beginning where a point is made of Alice’s age that goes something like: “You’re almost 20, Alice. That face won’t last forever.” ... I am turning 22 this year. This is not ok. Silly cinema, tricks are for kids.
I’d suggest it, if only for the visual genius.
And I want that cat.
-E
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