![]() Alice is imaginative and non-conforming, resentful of doing things just because they are expected of her. While her adult life has led her to believe that Wonderland is only a dream, she soon realizes that it is, in fact, very real, and as she discovers this, she becomes braver and more sure of herself. Overwhelmed with the expectations of society, she follows the white rabbit down the rabbit hole to Wonderland. This all comes to a head when she is pressured into marrying the awkward Hamish at a garden party. After losing her father, her most trusted confidant and supporter, Alice feels at odds with the rigid conformism of her world. It’s an excuse for Depp to give in to all of his worst instincts as an actor, and I think it might be the worst performance of his career.Īlice’s magical adventures in wonderland inspire her to become… A businesswoman.Alice is the protagonist of the film. The script (I assume) saddles him with the this dual personality, but Depp makes the terrible choice to give his dark side a thick Scottish accent for no reason. ![]() Helena Bonham Carter is bad as The Red Queen (shouldn‘t she be the Queen of Hearts?), but Depp is worse. I didn’t mind the bookends with the chinless ranga, but no film should bookend its bookends, which is what Alice does with the bizarre shipping company bit.ģ. Ignoring the fact that there is already a perfectly good sequel to Alice in Wonderland ( Through the Looking Glass), what the hell is the point of this? Its maddening to wait for her to remember doing all of the things we know she did, and all of the characters just do the same thing they did when they first met her anyway. Alice in this film is returning to Wonderland (though its called Underland) after her adventures there before (in the book?). It really should be called Alice in Wonderland 2. I think this is his 'Fat Elvis in Vegas' period. He made Ed Wood, Bettlejuice, Edward Scissorhands, Batman Returns and Sleepy Hollow. Right now he is shooting an adaptation of the gothic soap opera Dark Shadows, with Depp again, and remaking a cartoon short that he originally did in his 20’s called Frankenweenie. They have ranged from the terrible ( Alice, Planet of the Apes) to the just disappointing ( Charlie, Sweeney Todd). The last ten years Burton has mostly been consumed with adapting properties that seem to suit the style he developed early in his career, cashing in on his reputation. I remember thinking 'Wow! Tim Burton is doing a remake of Charlie and The Chocolate Factory with Johnny Depp! I don’t see how that could possible be bad!', then walking out and thinking “oh… that’s how”. “I love Tim Burton… and its Alice in Wonderland!” I watched it again this weekend to figure out why it's so terrible, and to annoy my friend.ġ. When I asked her why, she said, “I love Tim Burton… and its Alice In Wonderland!”. My friend, a girl of very good taste, was disgusted with me. ![]() ![]() I said it was weird that someone had painted characters from a shit Disney movie that literally made a billion dollars in Erskineville. I was walking through Erskineville with a friend of mine a while ago and noticed the big mural someone had painted featuring characters from Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland. ![]()
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