Why is a raven like a writing desk?
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I went and caught Alice in Wonderland with two friends from hall last night – like finally! I’ve been waiting to watch the movie since the previews first got revealed some time last year. It wasn’t as climatic as I thought it would be, but I certainly wasn’t disappointed. My favourite characters, by ranking, are Chessur (The Cheshire Cat), The Mad Hatter and The March Hare. I love how morally ambiguous Chessur is, and it’s a wonder that Alice in Wonderland could be qualified as a children’s fairytale at all with Chessur in the cast, hahaha.
Anyway, Alice ranks somewhere at the bottom, mayhaps above the mushrooms in the background and below the Red Queen. Part of the reason why I didn’t like this movie as much as I wanted to was because Tim Burton kind of pulled a WTF? on me and made the movie into a half coming-of-age film. What happened to the gloriously weird and semi-creepy Tim Burton in Alice in Wonderland? The starting was absolutely lame and a waste of a good half an hour that could’ve went into… I don’t know, character developments for the White Queen or more scenes with Chessur in it (lol).
I do think the movie redeemed itself towards the end, but I still can’t help but think that it could’ve been way, way more epic if Burton had just ditched the whole “I totally don’t fit into this society boo hoo hoo” premise of the show.
In any case! I can’t believe there’s going to be a movie for the Wimpy Kid series. Catch the movie trailer here – my brother’s going to be such a fan, hahaha.