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Alice in Wonderland Alice in Wonderland
This article contains indepth information about the 2010 fantasy, adventure Alice in Wonderland.
Alice in Wonderland is a 2010 fantasy adventure film directed by Tim Burton, written by Linda Woolverton, and starring Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Hathaway, Crispin Glover, Michael Sheen and Stephen Fry. It is an extension of Lewis Carroll's novels Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass. The film uses a technique of combining live action and animation. In the film, Alice is now nineteen years old and accidentally returns to Underland (misheard by Alice and believed to be called Wonderland), a place she visited thirteen years previously. She is told that she is the only one who can slay the Jabberwocky, a dragon-like creature controlled by the Red Queen who terrorizes Underland's inhabitants. Burton said the original Wonderland story was always about a girl wandering around from one weird character to another and he never felt a connection emotionally, so he wanted to make it feel more like a story than a series of events. He does not see this as a sequel to previous films or a re-imagining. It premiered in London at the Odeon Leicester Square on February 25, 2010 and was released in Australia on March 4, 2010 and the United States and the United Kingdom on March 5, 2010 through IMAX 3-D and Disney Digital 3-D, as well as in traditional theaters. Plot Troubled by a strange recurring dream, nineteen-year-old Alice Kingsleigh attends a party that she learns is an engagement party to wed her to Hamish Ascot, who's family now owns her deceased father's trading firm. Unsure of how to reply, she runs away to begin chasing after a rabbit, and involuntarily falls into a rabbit hole. The hole transports her to a world called Underland, more specifically a small room with many doors. The only unlocked exit is too small, causing Alice to use a series of potions to shrink, become large, and shrink once again in order to escape. Upon exiting she is welcomed by Nivens McTwisp the White Rabbit, Mallymkun the Dormouse, Uilleam the Dodo, Tweedledum and Tweedledee, who question her identity as "the right Alice." They take her to Absolem the Caterpillar, who consults the Oraculum (a calendar-like scroll which details every day in Underland) and eventually decides that she is "not hardly Alice." He also reveals that on the Frabjous Day, a hero named Alice will slay the Red Queen's Jabberwocky. The group is then ambushed by the Bandersnatch, Jubjub bird and a group of playing card soldiers led by Ilosovic Stayne, the Knave of Hearts, who capture the White Rabbit, the Dodo, and the Tweedles. The Bandersnatch begins chasing Alice, but is stopped when the Dormouse stabs out its eye. Meanwhile, Iracebeth the Red Queen, who has conquered Underland by stealing the crown from her sister Mirana the White Queen, is informed by the Knave of Hearts that Alice has returned to Underland, causing her to send Bayard the bloodhound to find her. The wandering Alice encounters the Cheshire Cat, who takes her to a tea party, where she meets "The Mad Hatter" (Johnny Depp), March Hare (Paul Whitehouse), and the Dormouse (who has the Bandersnatch's eye attached to her belt). The Hatter decides that she is "absolutely Alice," settling any doubt. When Bayard and the Queen's troops arrive, the Hatter hides Alice inside a teapot and manages to persuade Bayard not to reveal her. The Hatter agrees to take Alice to the Red Queen's castle to rescue her captured friends, and helps Alice avoid capture by the Queen's forces by placing her onto his hat and flinging it across a lake just before he himself is seized. The next day, Alice is found by Bayard, who aids her in secretly infiltrating the Queen's castle. The White Rabbit, now a page for the Red Queen, finds the tiny Alice in the garden, and gives her a cake that causes her grow larger than normal. The Red Queen, notices the commotion, but is unaware of her identity and is tricked into welcoming her as a guest instead. The Hatter persuades the Queen to let him serve as her personal hatter in an attempt to delay his execution. Alice learns that the Vorpal Sword is locked away in a case inside the Bandersnatch's den, so she returns its eye and in turn, it allows her to retrieve the key, unlock the case and retrieve the sword, while becoming her ally. The Knave, having unsuccessfully tried to seduce Alice earlier, sees she has the Vorpal Sword and attempts to stop her; during the ensuing fracas, the Dormouse inadvertently reveals Alice's true identity. The Bandersnatch fights off the Red Knights and escapes with Alice, who then delivers the Vorpal Sword to the White Queen, and is returned back to her normal size. The Cat saves the Hatter and the Dormouse from execution, and they lead all of the enslaved Underland creatures to the White Queen's castle. Alice meets once more with Absolem (while entering his pupa stage), who reminds her of past visit to Underland, which she mistakenly called Wonderland, and helps give her the courage to fight the Jabberwocky. Production Development and writing Joe Roth was developing Alice in Wonderland in April 2007 at Walt Disney Pictures with Linda Woolverton as screenwriter. That November, Burton signed with Disney to direct two films in Disney Digital 3-D, which included Alice in Wonderland and his remake of Frankenweenie. He explained "the goal is to try to make it an engaging movie where you get some of the psychology and kind of bring a freshness but also keep the classic nature of Alice." On prior versions, Burton said "It was always a girl wandering around from one crazy character to another, and I never really felt any real emotional connection." His goal with the new movie is to give the story "some framework of emotional grounding" and "to try and make Alice feel more like a story as opposed to a series of events." Burton focused on the Jabberwocky poem as part of his structure. Burton also stated that he doesn't see his version as either a sequel to any existing Alice movie or as a "re-imagining".
The film features a variety of characters, many of whom are based on characters
that are featured in works by Lewis Carroll. Mia Wasikowska was cast as Alice
Kingsley, a nineteen year old young lady who "doesn't quite fit into Victorian
society and structure." Alice changes size throughout the story, ranging
from a height of merely six inches to a maximum of 20 feet tall. When
creating the character, screenwriter Linda Woolverton researched how young women
were expected to behave in the Victorian era and then made her the opposite. Although facing pressures to conform to society's expectations, Alice grows into
a more strong-willed and empowered heroine who chooses her own path; Independent
columnist Liz Hoggard praised Alice as a role model for girls, describing the
character as "stubborn, brave, [and] non-girlie." Mairi Ella Challen portrays
Alice at six-years-old.
Johnny Depp played the Mad Hatter, one of Alice's key allies. Wasikowska stated
that the characters "both feel like outsiders and feel alone in their separate
worlds, and have a special bond and friendship." Burton explained that Depp "tried to find a grounding to the character... as opposed to just being
mad." Burton also stated that, "In a lot of versions it's a very one-note
kind of character and you know [Depp's] goal was to try and bring out a human
side to the strangeness of the character." The orange hair is an allusion to
the mercury poisoning suffered by milliners who used mercury to cure felt, Depp
believes that the character "was poisoned...and it was coming out through his
hair, through his fingernails and eyes." Depp and Burton decided that the
Mad Hatter's clothes, skin, hair, personality and accent would change throughout
the film to reflect his emotions. In an interview with Depp, the character
was paralleled to "...a mood ring, [as] his emotions are very close to the
surface." The Mad Hatter is "made up of different people and their extreme
sides", with the Scottish Glaswegian accent (which Depp modeled after Gregor
Fisher's Rab C. Nesbitt character) reflecting a darker, more dangerous
personality. Illusionary dancer David Bernal doubled for Depp during the "Futterwacken"
sequence near the end of the film.
Helena Bonham Carter played the Red Queen,
a combination of the Red Queen and the Queen of Hearts, whose first name,
Iracebeth, is a play on the word irascible, as she is easily irritated and quick
to anger. The character hates animals, choosing to use them as furniture. Bonham Carter's head was digitally increased three times its
original size on screen. The actress took inspiration from her young
daughter Nell, a toddler, stating that, "The Red Queen is just like a toddler,
because she’s got a big head and she’s a tyrant. Toddlers have no sympathy for
any living creature," adding that, "Nell just bosses us around with no 'please'
or 'thank yous.'" Anne Hathaway played the White Queen, one of the few of
the characters that did not require digital manipulation. Hathaway summed up her
character with a caption on a magnet of Happy Bunny holding a knife; "Cute but
psycho. Things even out." She is very eccentric and dramatic. According to
Hathaway, "She comes from the same gene pool as the Red Queen. She really likes
the dark side, but she's so scared of going too far into it that she's made
everything appear very light and happy. But she's living in that place out of
fear that she won't be able to control herself." Hathaway
describes her interpretation of the White Queen as "a punk-rock vegan pacifist",
with inspiration drawn from Blondie, Greta Garbo, and the artwork of Dan Flavin. Burton also stated that the White Queen's appearance was inspired by Nigella
Lawson.
Crispin Glover played the Knave of Hearts, who is the seven-foot six-inch head
of the Red Queen's Army, with a scarred face and a heart-shaped patch covering
his left eye. The character is arrogant and tricky, and while following the
Red Queen's every order, he is the only one capable calming her dramatic mood
swings. Glover stated that, "The Red Queen has a fair amount of short-tempered
reactions to things that people do, and so [his] character has to be quite
diplomatic." Matt Lucas portrayed both Tweedledee and Tweedledum, a set of
short stubby twins with matching black and white-striped shirts, and suspenders
holding up their dark khaki shorts. Burton commented on the mixture of animation
and Lucas, saying that "It's a weird mixture of things which gives his
characters the disturbing quality that they so richly deserve." Stephen Fry
portrayed the Cheshire Cat, a dapper tabby, who has several supernatural
abilities and a seductive grin that masks his cowardice. Burton stated that he
has a creepy quality, and taps into his hatred of cats. Michael Sheen
portrayed the White Rabbit, who according to Sheen, "...is such an iconic
character that [he] didn't feel like [he] should break the mold too much."
Burton, said the quality he wanted most in his clock-watching bunny was a
twitchiness, also commenting that, "In any incarnation of the [White Rabbit]
through the years, there's that sort of nervousness of a rabbit."
Alan Rickman portrayed the Caterpillar, a blue hookah-smoking caterpillar.
Rickman was filmed while recording his voice in a studio, but his face was not
composited onto the character's face as originally planned. Barbara
Windsor portrayed the Dormouse. Burton said that Windsor's voice sealed the deal
for her role as the character. Paul Whitehouse portrayed the March Hare. Timothy Spall
portrayed a bloodhound, who is forced to work for the Red Queen due to the
imprisonment of his wife and pups. Michael Gough portrayed the Dodo bird, a dodo
bird that bears a down of brilliant blue feathers, and is one of Alice's
advisers. Leo Bill portrayed Hamish Ascot, the son of Lord Ascot, who
proposes to Alice. Frances de la Tour portrayed Imogene, Alice's
delusional aunt. Burton and Bonham Carter's children make cameo appearances. Filming
This film was originally set to be released in 2009, but was pushed back to
March 5, 2010. Principal photography was scheduled for May 2008, but did not
begin until September and concluded in three months. Scenes set in the Victorian
era were shot at Torpoint and Plymouth from September 1 to October 14. Two
hundred and fifty local extras were chosen in early August. Locations included
Antony House in Torpoint, Charlestown, Cornwall and the Barbican, however, no
footage from the Barbican was used. Motion capture filming began in early
October at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, California, though the footage
was later discarded. Filming also took place at Culver Studios. Burton said that
he used a combination of live action and animation, without motion capture. He
also noted that this was the first time he had filmed on a green screen. Filming
of the green screen portions, comprising 90% of the film, was completed after
only 40 days. Many of the cast and crew felt nauseated as a result of the long
hours surrounded by green, with Burton having lavender lenses fitted into his
glasses to counteract the effect.
Sony Pictures Imageworks designed the visual effects sequences. Burton felt 3D
was appropriate to the story's environment. Burton and Zanuck chose to film with
conventional cameras, and convert the footage into 3-D during post-production;
Zanuck explained 3-D cameras were too expensive and "clumsy" to use, and they
felt that there was no difference between converted footage and those shot in
the format. James Cameron, who released his 3-D film Avatar in December 2009,
criticized the choice, stating, "It doesn't make any sense to shoot in 2-D and
convert to 3-D". Marketing
On June 22, 2009, the first pictures of the film were released, showing Depp as
the Mad Hatter, Hathaway as the White Queen, Bonham Carter as the Red Queen and
Lucas as Tweedledee and Tweedledum. A new image of Alice was also released. In
July, new photos emerged of Alice holding a white rabbit, the Mad Hatter with a
hare, the Red Queen holding a pig, and the White Queen with a mouse.
Also at Comic Con, props from the film were displayed in an "Alice
in Wonderland" exhibit. Costumes featured in the exhibit included the Red
Queen's dress, chair, wig, spectacles and scepter; the White Queen's dress, wig
and a small model of her castle; the Mad Hatter's suit, hat, wig, chair and
table; Alice's dress and battle armor (to slay the Jabberwock). Other props
included the "DRINK ME" bottles, the keys, an "EAT ME" pastry and Stand-In
models of the White Rabbit and March Hare. Release
On February 12, 2010 major UK cinema chains, Odeon, Vue and Cineworld, had
planned to boycott the film because of a reduction of the interval between
cinema and DVD release from the usual 17 weeks to 12. A week after the
announcement, Cineworld, who has a 24% share of UK box office, has chosen to
play the film on over 150 screens. Cineworld's chief executive Steve Wiener
stated, "As leaders in 3D, we did not want the public to miss out on such a
visual spectacle. As the success of Avatar has shown, there is currently a huge
appetite for the 3D experience". Shortly after, the Vue cinema chain also
reached an agreement with Disney, but Odeon had still chosen to boycott in
Britain, Ireland and Italy. On February 25, 2010 Odeon had reached an agreement
and has decided to show the film on March 5, 2010. The Royal premiere took place
at the Odeon Leicester Square in London on February 25, 2010 for the fund-raiser
The Prince's Foundation for Children and The Arts where the Prince of Wales and
the Duchess of Cornwall attended. It also did not affect their plans to show the
film in Spain, Germany, Portugal and Austria. The film was released in the
U.S. and UK, in both Disney Digital 3-D and IMAX 3-D, as well as regular
theaters on March 5, 2010.
Critical reception
Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 52% of critics have given the
film a positive review, with a rating average of 5.7 out of 10 based on 224
reviews. Among Rotten Tomatoes' "Top Critics", which consists of popular and
notable critics from the top newspapers, websites, television and radio
programs, the film holds an overall approval rating of 61%, based on a
sample of 33 reviews. The site's general consensus is that "Tim Burton's Alice
sacrifices the book's minimal narrative coherence – and much of its heart – but
it's an undeniable visual treat". Metacritic, which assigns a weighted
average score out of 1–100 reviews from film critics, has a rating score of 53
based on 38 reviews.
Todd McCarthy of Variety praised it for its "moments of delight, humor and
bedazzlement", but went on to say, "But it also becomes more ordinary as it goes
along, building to a generic battle climax similar to any number of others in
CGI-heavy movies of the past few years". Michael Rechtshaffen of The
Hollywood Reporter said "Burton has delivered a subversively witty, brilliantly
cast, whimsically appointed dazzler that also manages to hit all the emotionally
satisfying marks." while also praising its CGI, "Ultimately, it's the visual
landscape that makes Alice's newest adventure so wondrous, as technology has
finally been able to catch up with Burton's endlessly fertile imagination." Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly said, "But Burton's Disneyfied 3-D
Alice in Wonderland, written by the girl-power specialist Linda Woolverton, is a
strange brew indeed: murky, diffuse, and meandering, set not in a Wonderland
that pops with demented life but in a world called Underland that's like a
joyless, bombed-out version of Wonderland. It looks like a CGI head trip gone
postapocalyptic. In the film's rather humdrum 3-D, the place doesn't dazzle — it
droops." Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times said in his review
that, "Alice plays better as an adult hallucination, which is how Burton rather
brilliantly interprets it until a pointless third act flies off the rails".
The market research firm CinemaScore found that audiences gave the film an
average rating of A-minus.
Box office performance
Alice in Wonderland
opened at number one with over $41 million in North America, setting a new
record for an opening-day in March. Alice made an
estimated $116.1 million in its opening weekend, beating the biggest March
opening ever, which was previously held by
300 with $70 million.
It is the sixth highest grossing opening weekend of all time, and the highest
opening weekend for a non-sequel, taking the record from
Spider-Man. The film made an additional $94 million in 40 other
countries in its opening weekend, putting its worldwide total at $210 million.
The film broke the previous IMAX record held by Avatar of $9.5 million by
earning $11.9 million on 188 of the large format screens, with an average of
$64,197 per site.
The film grossed $62.7 million in its second weekend, the fifth biggest second
weekend gross and remained at number one. On its third weekend, it opened at
number one with $34.1 million, the sixth biggest third weekend gross, and beat
that weekend's opening releases:
Diary of a Wimpy Kid,
The Bounty Hunter, and Repo
Men, respectively. In just under three weeks, the film has grossed $293,253,011
in the United States and Canada, and $363,000,000 in other territories, for a
worldwide total of $656,253,011. Video game
Disney Interactive Studios announced on July 23, 2009, that a video game based
on the film will be released in the same week as the film for the Wii, Nintendo
DS and Windows PC, with the soundtrack being composed by veteran video game
music composer Richard Jacques. The Wii, DS, and PC versions were released on
March 2, 2010.
Alice in Wonderland video game was developed by French game studio
Etranges Libellules.
GameZone's Michael Lafferty gave the Wii version of the game a 7.6 rating out of
10, saying, "Graphically this game scores well, and though the overall gameplay
is nothing that has not been experienced before, the game still has a nice
rhythm to it. It is what it is – a game adaptation of a movie, slightly offbeat,
but accessible."
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