For the
sake of not having to write the same intro a million
different ways throughout the rest of time, just know that
this column avoids the overly long and sometimes dull
process of full film reviews and instead opts to break
things down based on what I thought going in, what happened
while I was there and what I learned at the end of it all.
Hope that's OK.
Read on!
The
Breakdown - Alice In Wonderland
The Impression:
Tim Burton takes a classic, dips it in his trademark visual
style and then sequelizes and updates it for the modern
masses. Also, it's in 3D (aka the greatest technology
of all-time)!
The Reality:
This film is big, weird and quite possibly the most
fantastical effort in recent memory. Burton actually
throws you down the rabbit hole, where he then hastily
introduces you to a very bizarre cast of characters and then
has a blast showing off an incredibly wide range of humor
and actions that seem bent on making you wonder if you
should even be in attendance. Is Alice In
Wonderland for kids? Adults? I don't have a
clue. For every fantasy-filled moment with Anne
Hathaway as the White Queen in a beautiful castle there's
one with someone losing an eye or freaking out in what could
be called a crack-fueled fit. The whole damn thing,
for lack of a better description, is a wild experience.
But then again, that's probably what the lot of them were
probably going for with this. Tim Burton is a strange
(and super creative) man.
Aside from the actual flick, the 3D was pointless. I
actually would have enjoyed it more without the glasses
hanging on my face for two hours. Don't see it this
way if you can avoid it.
The Lesson:
Helena Bonham Carter + Johnny Depp + Tim Burton + Well
Earned Creative Freedom = Winning Formula.
- John Laird -
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