Alice in Wonderland: Review By JoeSocio

Tim Burton's version would appear flawless. The underlined moral of personal struggle, and overcoming other peoples expectations of ones self. The visual effects, the 3D scenery. The characters and Burton's tweak of character detail were truly his own, which makes it very enjoyable for any Tim Burton fan, as well as any Alice in Wonderland fan. The Red Queen with her ironic giant head, along side her over sized body part fake royal subjects. All of her furniture were held up by animals. A moat of water and blood, dotted with decapitated heads. Her opposite, the White Queen, always moving gracefully, and elegantly, obvious she wouldn't harm a fly. The Mad Hatter, who seems more aware of his reality than in previous versions would appear. Alice unaware of her history here in "Underland" (as it is referred to), and her resistance to her "destiny" here. The moral sets in wonderfully for the younger viewers, as she dons her armor and wields the sword that is to vanquish the Jabberwocky, signifying her strength to speak her mind in the presence of her elders.

My only disappointment in this veriosn was the limit of quirky dialgue. The "UnBirthday" song was absent, (not that is was necessary to make this film perfect), but it is a good example of the form of language spoken in Wonderland. I grew up on Alice in Wonderland. I have seen version, after version over the past 26 years. In every version I have seen, the one thing that related one version from another was the dialogue, if nothing else was par, the confusing dialogue would be. I personally enjoy the tickle of the dialogue through all the previous movies, it completed the package of Wonderland.

I will not let this deter my appreciation for Tim Burton's take. This is a story that will be remade for years to come. Every version has it's flaw and not one is completely perfect. I can not wait for the Super Serie Edition on Blu-Ray.