I'm a huge Tim Burton fan. I loved Nightmare Before Christmas, Big Fish, Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorshands, just to name a few. I am also a huge Disney (Pixar) fan too! So putting these two together should make for a great experience for me! It was! The visuals were eye-popping. The characters were quirky and dark. It was "curiouser and curiouser" as the movie went on.
A few books stand the test of time as enduring classics. Lewis Carroll wrote the two Alice books over 130 years ago, and his work is still read with enjoyment by children and adults alike, and still fires the imagination of creative people. The movie combines Lewis Carrolls' stories Through the Looking Glass and Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. The story takes place 12 years after Alice's first journey to "Underland." She has no recollection of ever visiting in the past. She is a quirky woman grown up in stuffy old England. She sees a rabbit in a waistcoat and follows him to a hole under a tree and accidentally falls in and on to Wonderland... where the real story begins.
The CGI and the live action in this movie are seamless. The fantastic scenes come across as real. The movie reminded me of a 2010 version of The Wizard of Oz. Good vs evil... dreams... believing in yourself... Australian actress Mia Wasikowska was a great choice to play Alice. Although the movie was shot in 2-D then converted to 3-D, it was a great visual experience.
I've read a lot of reviews about this movie, some good, some very bad. This a movie that you really need to see for yourself. Do not listen to other people's opinions. Just keep in mind the quirkiness of Lewis Carroll and Tim Burton... and let the movie unfold in your eyes and your mind.
Just for your information, I loved it.
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