Messy, Crazy, and Perfect

Rating: 10/10 (28 August 2010)

this movie is overdone, crazy visuals, over-dramatic characters and insane scenarios, a perfect representation of a story so many times made and so poorly done before.
Burton did with this story what other couldn't, it give it some sense but not making it *as many said* moralist, is still the derailed imagination of a man over a girl's life, is still lots of fantasy and magic with a lesson hidden, I know... Alice in Wonderland is not supposed to teach us anything, but I think it should, it was the journey of Alice from the girl who fell asleep to the young lady invited to share tea with adults, this is still a movie about the passing into adult life. and this time is not a passing after a lost or suffering, but with the same view her father had, impossible dreams that will come true if you fight for them.
Characters so well done, you still find the fairy tale characters, bad ones still dark, still no faces, good ones always expressive and colors and light. if you're older than that, there's so many layers you'll enjoy it the same, Johnny Depp was great, his mad hatter, brave and insane, and charming, wish he could get some recognition for this one, I liked him more than as Captain Jack.
Mia, the girl is stunning, pretty and talented, her Alice is soft and delicate, yet she's a fighter, you can see she's not afraid at all, even if at first she hesitated, both as character as an actress you see a fresh face and lots of potential.
Helena Bonham-Carter and Anne Hathaway did what they do all the time, both lost in the character, both amazingly well done.
the effects and other creatures, even the furniture, were amazing, the first time you see this movie you feel you're inside that world, you want to follow the white rabbit and get lost in a world of insanity and fun.
This movie brought me back to my first time in movies, magic that makes not only feel good, it changes you, gives you hope and that feeling of naive excitement you only feel as a child.
I highly recommend it. is my favorite movie this year no matter what comes after.