Alice in Wonderland Enchants in 3-D
by Bambi Weavil
The hype around Alice in Wonderland (MySpace, Facebook, Twitter) has been building for well over a year and long time fans of the story, Tim Burton, Johnny Depp and The Like won’t be disappointed, but make no mistake about it, this movie is meant to be seen in 3-D because any other version, couldn’t possibly do it justice.
The top reasons to watch this movie are to experience the visual effects for yourself. Sure, this movie is great because Tim Burton and Johnny Depp are apart of it, but the real star of this movie is the tapestry of this film to bring you back to your childhood and the sacred place of imagination and dreams. The incredible Mia Wasikowska is believable as Alice, at first I wasn’t so sure, and now I wouldn’t want anyone else to play her. Alice is faced with the dilemma of deciding whether to marry a aristocrat who she isn’t interested in the least, and face the parallels of growing up and meeting expectations. From there, we are transported to Wonderland/Underland/her dream.
The animated characters such as the White Rabbit, the Cheshire Cat (voiced by Stephen Fry) and the Jabberwocky (Christopher Lee) are utterly delightful. The computer-generated Tweedledee and Tweedledum were better than I expected and spot on. Also, don’t miss the attention to detail in the soldiers and the cards! All expectations were riding on how well Depp would pull off the crazy Mad Hatter, and he also did not disappoint though it was challenging not to think of Willy Wonka visually at times, but there is much more depth and real access to Depp’s well of range as an actor. Just like Alice, every actor in this film was perfectly casted. Helena Bonham Carter as the imperious Red Queen was incredible, believable and passed all expectations, as the main antagonist with the large cranium. It’s quite possible that Carter’s role in the film was the best surprise of the film. The minor character of the film, White Queen, played by long-time favorite of mine, Anne Hathaway, surprisingly worked as well.
See this movie, if for no other reason to enlighten your imagination, return to your childhood for a little while, and visually stimulate our over-stimulated and overworked lives.
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