The most sexual children's film ever

Rating: 8/10 (2 April 2010)

Well, I enjoyed it. I really did. Having read the reviews, I expected something truly bad. What I saw was certainly not the best film ever, but a pretty decent watch.
There were of course ups and downs for the film. Let's start with downs, as there are fewer of them. First, I was glad to see that there were few so-called "cute moments" (e.g. snipe playing with Russell in Up) so characteristic of all Disney and Pixar films, and many modern day children's films in general. But there still were some, and this is a downside.
Sometimes the plot was hard to follow, some things started happening out of nowhere. In the end, it turned out the plot was pretty straightforward and I missed a bit of mystery / surprise in the story. Generally, the character development, the "wtf factor" and the deep thought behind the story was still nowhere near Carroll's talent, but then again, Carroll was an exceptional man.
The good things now. The visuals are stunning and beautiful, although I already start to hate the computerised fimmaking. But I guess that is the industry's problem. Mia Wasikowska as Alice is great. She is just the Alice you could imagine, and act very much like Alice.
But my favourite thing about this film is its sexuality. Guess why Alice has to be 19 all of a sudden? So that you can make all the sexual subtleties. Alice's growing and shrinking constantly makes her change dresses and on one occasion even leaves her naked. The dialogue addressed lesbianism ("she was loved by men, by women"), both the bad guy and the Hatter showed sexual interest in Alice, etc. I love how subtle these sexual things are. It's like the creators are winking at us, telling don't worry, kids are not bright enough to get the point.
Finally, I love the feminist ending :) it's a great message that you should not let others (your parents especially) decide what to do with your life and that you can achieve something what others couldn't have hoped for.