Great Movie

Rating: 7/10 (7 December 2015)

Alice in Wonderland Tim Burton has out done himself this time with the new and improved "Alice in Wonderland". When the first "Alice in wonderland" came to theaters it was made for children with vivid imagination, who would be intrigued by animation and color. 2010 was the releasing of the film and made $1,025,467,110 worldwide the 19th highest-grossing film worldwide. This film is a mixture of real- person and animation, it also is full of color yet is dark in places. This film is a step into Tim Burton's mind, it shows how creative he actually is.
The film starts off with a carriage ride to Alice's engagement party. Alice is very different from the rest of the girls, as she is easily distracted and is very open minded. She has an arranged marriage with Hamish, but when he asked for her hand in marriage she takes off after the rabbit instead. When she falls down the rabbit hole its dark with lamps as lighting all through it. She lands in a small dark room with many doors but one tiny door leads her out into wonderland. When Alice enters wonderland it's a dark spooky place with many colors, but not what we imagined it to be. When thinking of wonderland I think of bring colors full of life with beautiful animals running around just a happy place to be. This wonderland is the opposite of that, it has cloudy skies, strange acting animals running around, and dark dull colors all throughout it. The animation in this film is what brings it to life. All the characters are animated except Alice, Red Queen, White Queen, Mad Hatter, and the people at the engagement party.
While walking through wonderland Alice runs into the White Rabbit, the Dormouse, Tweedledum, Tweedledee, and the Dodo. The group take Alice to Absolem the caterpillar, where they check a calendar detailing the everyday in wonderland known as the Oraculum. Eventually on Frabjous day, Alice has to slay the Jabberwocky, but Alice not wanting to slay the dragon attempts to convince them she's not the one. Absolem comments that Alice is "Not hardly Alice." Before they can return Alice to her home, the group is ambushed by the Bandersnatch and cards. The White Rabbit and Uilleam the Dodo get captured along with several flamingos. Alice, who's pursued by the Bandersnatch, stands her ground. Mallymkun, the Dormouse, saves Alice by stabbing out the Bandersnatch's eye, but it manages to scar Alice's arm. Alice and the Tweedles carry on until the 'Jubjub Bird' captures the Tweedles.
Later in the movie Frabjous day has finally arrived with both Red and White armies prepared for the epic battle. Alice put on the armor and Vorpal sword. Both armies arrive at a chessboard like battlefield for the battle between Alice and the Jabberwock. The Jabberwock reveals itself to Alice. Alice strikes first slicing off the Jabberwock's tongue. Alice climbs some ruins of a castle and continues to fight the Jabberwock. Mallymkun and Bayard are assaulted by the Jubjub bird but it gets crushed by a catapulted boulder accidentally fired by one of the Red Queen's soldiers. Alice manages to get on the back of the Jabberwock, where she is launched into the air, and then cuts off the Jabberwock's head. Everyone witnesses the defeat of the Jabberwock. The Red Queen orders her troops to kill Alice but they no longer follow her since the death of both the Jabberwock and Jubjub bird. Chessur crowns the White Queen as once again the queen of wonderland. The White Queen banishes her sister to the out lands along with the Knave. The Knave, unable to live with the Red Queen, attempts to kill her but is quickly stopped by Tarrant. As the Red Queen and The Knave are carried off, Tarrant does the Futterwacken dance. The White Queen collects the blood of the Jabberwock which will send Alice back to the human world. Giving her final farewell and reminding them she will return, Alice drinks the blood. Alice finds herself grasping the edge of the rabbit hole. She climbs up and out of the hole and returns to the party. Alice declines Hamish's proposal, yells at everyone who wanted her to marry him, and chooses to become his father's trainee. Alice begins her voyage to China, saying goodbye to her family. A blue butterfly lands on Alice's shoulder. Alice smiles and replies, "Hello, Absolem." Absolem then flies off, and the movie ends.
Angie Errigo says "Strictly speaking it should be entitled something like Alice in Underland or Alice: The Return. So, be warned, there is no recitation of The Walrus and the Carpenter, no Mock Turtle or Humpty Dumpty (although arguably it's worth the trip just to hear Depp recite from Jabberwocky)". This is agree with because Alice has been to Wonderland before and it returning. The film is newer but it's a huge hit considering it's a remake of the classic one. The film was a huge hit in the theater and worldwide in DVD. Children might adore the classic version more because it all animated and less scary. The film should be for young adults not necessarily children because they wouldn't understand what's going on. The film is scary because all the oddly shaped people and their odd looking appearances. Viewers will be more than mesmerized by the animation in this film, the plot is easily defined. This film teaches children to believe in their dreams and that things can come true.