Watch the trailer first if you haven't seen the movie or don't know what it is about (but I hope that everybody knows what Alice in Wonderland is about...but...actually...who really knows what it is about? I don't).
I'm not a fan of Alice in Wonderland. That's why I'm not going to talk about the story. I completely understand when people say they love Alice in Wonderland, I'm just not one of them.
I'm not an Alice fan, but I am for sure a Tim Burton and Johnny Depp fan. That's the reason why I wanted to see this movie.
Let's say it was okay-ish.
I was dissapointed because I had the feeling that it was less inventive than Burton's other movies. Tim Burton is such a creative person and I've already been worried when I just heard that he's going to do Alice in Wonderland. While watching the movie something happened that I can't stand while watching movies.
I didn't see the movie I was watching I saw other movies. It wasn't Alice in Wonderland anymore. It was a mishmash of different animated/cartoon movies, Narnia and Lord of the Rings.
When I watch a movie I want to say "Wow, great idea" and not "Hey, that's like LotR!"
Also, funny thing. The White Queen reminded me of Lady Gaga all the time. This was a bit distracting, but funny ;) Please enjoy Alice and the White Queen alias Lady Gaga alias Anne Hathaway in the kitchen.
Enough ranting. There were also some amazingly good things about this movie.
The costumes. Can I have every single dress Mia Wasikowska wears in this movie? Pretty please? Okay? Thanks.
They did such a great job with all her dresses. I can't even say which one I loved the most. They were all pretty.
Another thing I found fascinating is the way this movie was made. Movies that are half animated are always a thing hard to imagine. In a "normal" movie you have a set somewhere with real people and real trees and real streets etc. In a half animated movie you have a studio, a lot of green walls and that's it. I really look up to actors who can do such an amazing job working at a set that looks like that:
Alice in Wonderland was again a movie that I can't really recommend. Not because it was bad, no, because it's another movie where everyone has to decide him/herself whether to watch it or not.
But "I don't like Alice in Wonderland" is not an excuse ;)
:) I liked Alice in Wonderland, but i agree. Not Tim Burtons best work. I thought Johnny Depp was AMAZING in it though :)
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed it, but it was the first Tim Burton film I had seen so I can't compare it to his other work. :)
ReplyDeleteSamantha: Johnny Depp is amazing in (almost) every movie! He's of my favorite actors :)
ReplyDeleteHope: You should check out some of his other movies. All his movies are a bit like fairytale, but always a bit dark and mysterious. He creates amazing worlds in his movies.
You should probably check out Big Fish and Corpse Bride. Oh, and Ed Wood.
(and there's Johnny Depp in almost every movie...a nice side-effect :P)
I would just like to say that johnny is the most brilliant actor of all time. F'real.
ReplyDeleteWHOA! (In 72 pt. text)
ReplyDeleteI have most definitely underestimated the job of actors and actresses! How is it even possible to squeeze out a tear, to appear to laugh genuinely when all you see is green... and how can one be serious seeing those fat men in skintight suits?!
Amazing.
Oh, and I haven't seen Alice yet. :/
Kinsey: Yes, he is!!!
ReplyDeleteRiaRamona: Yup. That's how it is. I like to think about how movies are made, because we often forget about that. That's why I like to mention it in my post. Making movies is a fascinating thing :)