 |
|
|||||||
|
||||||||
|
|
'Alice in Wonderland' disappoints
The Advocate
The latest film adaptation of the popular kids book, “Alice in Wonderland,” was not created nearly as effectively done as one might have hoped. Any Long fan of surreal, strange movies knew this movie had unlimited potential and a strong starting template: star power (Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter and array of other popular voice actors), a solid, interesting plot, engaging and weird characters, and an overall excellent story.
What was churned out instead was one of the worst movies by an otherwise great director (Tim Burton) that’s been seen in years. It is a one-trick pony. This is the second movie in the last six months that relied solely on great effects that ended up being great only on that one front. The rest of the movie was not good at all.
From Alice’s first trek into Wonderland and on, the movie was rushed. There was too much to be done in only a two-hour movie, but Burton is a good enough director to get past that obstacle. It can be done, but it wasn’t this time. At the very least, the movie should have been longer to elaborate on more aspects.
The film was extraordinary visually, and that’s where it makes its money. This is one area where Tim Burton would not fail movie-goers — but why the gimmicky 3D? Probably half of the scenes did too much or too little with the 3D, which is pretty disappointing considering that should have been a strong suit.
Still going to go see it? Fine, here’s what you do: go and watch the movie. Don’t pay attention to it, just watch it. Pay little mind to the dialogue and vocal interactions, just look at it like a fat person looks at a cupcake. People with no attention span (read: stoners) will rejoice in the simplicity of enjoying visual sweetness without the need to follow the plot, particularly the moviegoer who already knows the story. This is the only way to really enjoy it — and probably how Lewis Carroll would have wanted it.
The Advocate reserves the right to not publish comments based on their appropriateness.
Comments