There Is A Place...

...like no place on Earth. A land full of wonder, mystery, and danger! Some say to survive it: You need to be as mad as a hatter...






...Which luckily I am.

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So it was a Saturday night, and I got to go out with my cousins! (Finally!) And we watched Alice. :-D

Basically I think it was not really a movie meant for kids, because it has somewhat deviated from the fairy tale version. Alice, who is now nineteen, returns to Wonderland, which, apparently, at her age, she believes does not really exist. (Oh yeah, we watched it in the normal theater. Which may be one of the reasons why I find this not-so-kid-friendly.) Anyway, what really made me excited about this movie is Tom Burton. Really. Fine, Johnny Depp made me excited. Haha!

With that said, I tell you, this version is not for those looking for glitzy and fun kiddie movie. (Come on, a nineteen year-old protagonist frolicking in a land where animals talk, cats smile, and food that can either make you grow big or shrink you to almost nothing?) I think I appreciated the movie because it's for the lost twenty-somethings a.k.a. those having a quarter-life crisis. Seriously. ;-)

Alice: But this is impossible.

Mad Hatter: Only if you believe it to be.

And perhaps, it is the twisted and un-prince-charming aura of the Mad Hatter that throws this movie off the fairy tale list. Princes are supposed to be really hot, neat and well-groomed, and above all, charming. Not dirty, mad and sarcastic. (But in the back of my mind, he's still hot. It's Johnny Depp, for crying out loud!!!)

In all fairness, Burton gave justice to the well-loved fairy tale. Wonderland is, well, really a wonder land, considering it's from the creative mind of this filmmaker. Now I'm beginning to wonder what it looked like on 3D. Hmmm. Could be better but then again, the 3D version wouldn't probably have the twist I was looking for in the regular film. And that, that twist, might give the happily-ever-after ending we all look forward to a bigger BANG!










I will miss you when I wake up. (Now, where is my Mad Hatter?)