Review:
Alice
In Wonderland
(Movie - 2010)
by P. Kristen Enos
(Originally posted Mar 15, '10.)
What It's About:
Tim Burton's take on
the "Alice In Wonderland" tale, so weirdness is
expected and delivered.
My Real Thoughts On It:
Tim Burton's name on
a product usually invokes a response in me of "Well,
it should be interesting, at the least." With
the exception of "Sweeney Todd" (because I'm a
Sondheim-phile), I can't really remember a work of
his that genuinely moved me no matter how well
executed the work was. (Well, I take that
back, the "Corpse Bride" was a movie that I do list
as my favorite of his, more for the core strength of
the story itself.)
Plus, we (Gay Guy
Friend and I) decided to do a late Sunday Matinee
showing. I had been up until 4 a.m. that
Saturday.
All this being said,
the movie that was fairly visually interesting
actually put me to sleep in some moments. I
found myself wanting a remote control so I could
fast forward to more interesting parts. My
level of interest was purely from a story
exploration perspective, mildly absorbing character
interpretation and plot points. I wasn't
emotionally invested, feeling like I will probably
forget most of it in a couple of days as I move on
to my other interests.
The audience was
pretty quiet throughout most of the film, so I
couldn't tell if people were absolutely absorbed in
the film or were as bored as I was.
Though (spoiler):
What is with
that tie at the end?
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