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Because they must have a big war and Depp has to be both the main love interest and bad ass sword fighter. Same for main character. And dance. Any chance Mr. Burton is ripping on Hollywood? The red castle is just past a desert.
Calling this movie Alice in Wonderland was a big mistake because while girl goes to magic land and the characters are there, there is no other real similarity. Movie feels like its abusing the characters ambiance and point. I guess that's why its called a "re-imagining." Maybe I'm thinking of the good Disney animation as the comparison.
The ending in the real world is weird. Can anyone explain it?
I liked both Queens, parts of Alice and the cat. Also the blending of CGI and real pictures or whatever really happened there was amazing.
Quotes from other reviewers:
Only this time around Alice learns her true destiny, she must be the one to save Wonderland from the clutches of the read queen.
2. As much as I love action in movies, this movie wasn't supposed to have any action, just whimsical. This isn't "The Chronicles of Narnia", people! And 3: The Mad Hatter breakdancing. That's what Chester A. Bum calls "THE BIG-LIPPED ALLIGATOR MOMENT!" But still, Tim Burton's remake of "Alice in Wonderland" an OK film.
It is one of the few films that combines live action and animation together. Obviously, the visual effects were absolutely stunning but I felt that the filming was rushed.
Captain Jack Sparrow and Willy Wonka. In fact, the Mad Hatter was just a mixed character between them.
And ofc a lot of what Pvt Caboose said.
Except I don't feel any "real emotional involvement" with the Narnia aspect at all. The queen looks downright sympathetic, there is no threat, the end is obvious, the relation to the real world is very simplistic and these characters are not supposed to be badass. If anything making them goofy would have been a whole lot better. I would rather have seen "Alice navigates Victorian society", "Alice convinces the red queen to be good", "Alice leads goofy ragtag Wonderland characters to victory", or "Alice wanders Wonderland for advice and insight on her world."
MovieBob understands. At least this movie.
6/10
