Howdy everyone,
March 5 2010 is set to b a day of great things, on this fateful day, Mr Burton is set to release his much anticipated and supposedly ‘engaging’ Disney digital 3-D Alice in Wonderland. Not to worry though, Alice will also be visiting our good old 2-D big screens as well. What more could cult movie goers ask for, a classic Psychedelic novel moulded and shaped by one of the greatest directors of our era.
A brief synopsis see’s a 19 year old Alice (Mia Wasikowska) about to be proposed to, but ends up running off with the White Rabbit down his infamous hole only to end up in a politically unstable Wonderland. With disgruntled characters like the Caterpillar (Alan Rickman), the Mad Hatter (Johnny Depp) and the Cheshire cat (Stephen Fry) ready for a revolt against the new tyrannical regime of the Red Queen (Helena Bonham Carter) we can only imagine what Alice must be going through. To top it all off, Alice starts having flashbacks of her previous visit. Sounds like we are surely in for a good trip!
According to press, Linda Wolvertine (Screenwriter) wanted to explore a socio-political aspect of the story as well, which I find rather interesting as the film would be geared for an adult and relatively young audience, one can only wonder what she wants the viewer to walk away? Unfortunately the film is a Walt Disney production, so we can’t expect the Queen of Hearts’ demands for chopped off heads to be quenched. We’ll just have to be satisfied with Alice wandering through forests of giant mushrooms and having philosophical discussions with animals J
I wonder if Alice in Wonderland is going to be dark and morbid like Sleepy Hollow or bright and cheerful like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory? I can’t wait.
Till next time
Alex
