Alice in Wonderland!!!!

[mahawirasd]

[SPOILER and WALL OF TEXT alert]

well i saw it a couple of weeks ago... although i must confess i enjoyed the eye candy, the story left a lot to be desired...

acting was nondescript. Even the hatter, from whom i expected much, can't seem to shake off his crazy pirate's strides, willy-wonka's facial expression, and edward's hand movements. Sure they grow on you, sure they're remarkable, but this just leaves the Hatter with an empty character...
The only actor worth mentioning imho is Helena... she tends to overdo things, but it fits exactly with the Red Queen's shoes, or shall i say hats?
Even the white queen looked queer and distant. Her other movies seem to make most use of her ditzy hopeless facial expressions. But in a movie such as Alice where all the make up and graphics are superfluous, an actor has to provide real character for it to show. And she failed. Horribly.

And i must say that although the message they tried to convey is a good one, the way and the tone of telling it is out of place. It becomes too preachy and judgmental... And although the illusion of "choice" was preserved, it still failed to give Alice enough time to think over and contemplate properly. The meetings with the caterpillar was good, but perhaps not enough of such wisdom/revelation moments are given in the movie...


-w-