Tim Burtons new film, Alice in Wonderland came out yesterday, Friday, March 5th. The film runs 108 minutes, and is rated PG for “fantasy action/violence involving scary images and situations, and for a smoking caterpillar.” Starring Mia Wasikowska as Alice, Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter, Helen Bonham Carter as the Red Queen, and Anne Hathaway as the White Queen, with the voices of Stephen Fry, Michael Sheen and others.
The film is not a remake of the original Disney cartoon, but as a sequel, telling the story of Alice as she returns to Wonderland at the age of 19. Alice is re-acquainted with old friends, and must face new challenges in Wonderland before she can find her way home, taking the lessons she learns with her in Wonderland to her obstacles in the real world.
The acting was done very well, and the storyline kept me interested. As with most films these days, there was a large amount of computer generated imaging in Alice in Wonderland, and the special effects were exquisite. However, on the downside, many of the original characters were downplayed significantly. Tweedledee and Tweedledum became much more bland, and uninteresting. The Mad Hatter seemed very much more sane than in the Original Cartoon, but was still more insane than most of us are.
All in all, it’s definitely worth buying when the film comes out. I give Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland an 8/10.
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