Monday, April 5, 2010

Alice in Wonderland

Released Year: 2010
Directed by Tim Burton

Casted by:
Mia Wasikowska as Alice Kingsleigh
Johnny Depp as Mad Hatter
Helena Bonham Carter as Iracebeth, Red Queen
Anne Hathaway as Mirana, White Queen
Crispin Glover as Knave of Hearts
Story:
Since young, Alice Kingsleigh has been having the same weird dream till she's 19 years old. Alice attend a surprise propose wedding by Hamish Ascot, unable to make her decision, Alice excused herself and bump into a talking rabbit. Therefore, she chased after the rabbit till she fell into a hole beside a tree.

After a long fall, she got onto the base of the hole. She saw the shrink potion and drank it to escape through a small door. After Alice passed through the small entrance, she met Nivens McTwisp the white rabbit, Mallymkun the dormouse, Uilleam the dodo, Tweedledum and Tweedleldee the twins. The gang are not sure whether she's the real "Alice" that they are looking for, so they brought her to meet Absolem the caterpillar. Absolem claimed that she's not the full Alice they are looking at. Absolem also announced that on the Frabjous day, a heroin name Alice will slay the Red Queen's Jabberwocky.

While escorting Alice to see Mirana, the gang was attacked by Red Queen's army led by Knave of Hearts. Alice finally escaped when the dormouse stabs out the eye of Bandersnatch, a big fierce dog who attacked them. Alice was left behind and bump into the Cheshire Cat who took her to a tea party organized by Mad Hatter, March Hare & the dormouse. When Hatter is explaining what's "Alice" for, Knave of Hearts came with his troop. Mad Hatter gave Alice shrink potion and hide her in a teapot. Later on, Hatter brought Alice to look for Mirana on his hat. Mad Hatter again was caught by the army and went to make hat for the red queen.

Alice decided to look for Mad Hatter and gangs in red queen's castle. She managed to got the sword and save others from chain. They went to white queen castle and Alice was request to be the warrior who saly Jabberwocky but rejected by Alice. In the end, Alice took up the offer and fought with Jabberwocky in the Frabjous day. Alice managed to slay jabberwocky in the end and bring the crown back to white queen. White queen decided to chain her sister, red queen with knave of Heart together and shall not return to wonderland in the rest of their life.

Alice was back to the reality again, she rejected the proposed but becomes an apprentice for Lord Ascot in his business.
L² Scored: 7/10

L² Comment:
I have been watching the cartoon version since i was a kid, i still remember i got a video tape of it :) But apparently, Walt Disney decided to present a different version to the fans by working with Tim Burton. Burton of coz with his creative thoughts brought us a real good movie.

And i must say, Helena the red queen is so damn cool~ i jst cant stop laughing when i saw her big head~ And johnny depp still maintain his cockiness and anne hathaway brought me surprises too~ overall, this is the movie i will never miss on the big-screen :)

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