The first trailer for the sequel of Tim Burton’s 2010 film, Alice in Wonderland is finally here! And it’s more than enough to get every Disney and Tim Burton fan head-over-heels excited. It is directed by James Bobin and produced by Tim Burton and stars some of the best actors in our generation, Helena Bonham Carter, Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp, Anne Hathaway, and many others.
Based on a book by Lewis Carroll, the revival of the classic story of Alice, Through the Looking-Glass, will surely be loved by movie goers and readers of all ages.
Growing up, I’ve always been fond of the very first animated movie of Alice in Wonderland. It was one of the films that triggered my imagination and inspired me to want to pursue a career in the multimedia arts.
I started reading some of Lewis Carroll’s Alice books when I entered college, right after the first live action film for Alice in Wonderland was released. I found the movie quite interesting because, of course it is a Tim Burton film. his individuality as a director, mixed up with the rad imagination from Carroll’s books, make an even fun-filled and thrilling fantasy and adventure.
The unique touch of Tim Burton made the children’s story seem more mysterious and odd, probably the way Lewis Carroll wrote it to be.
But what could these stories be really about?
In my understanding of the books, Lewis Carroll wanted it to be more than just the story of a girl who escaped her life in reality and had adventures in a fantasy world, only to find herself back in reality after overcoming certain obstacles. I believe the books were made to explain everyone’s inner oddities. More than it being a fantasy-slash-adventure genre, I believe it’s more of the non-sense genre, depicting all the things that doesn’t seem to make sense in our reality.
Carroll’s genius can be read through her books and the riddles in between the lines. It puzzles people.Everyone from all ages kept wanting to solve and give meaning to them. But in the end, it may all be just another part of the non-sense literature, and that not every question, can be given some answers.
The story of Alice may be metaphors. Or they may be literal. They may depict the mind of one with mental illness, or it may simply be the story of how a girl enters a portal to a magical realm. No matter what we believe the Alice story is about, as long as we keep believing that the impossible is possible without any explanation, no matter how nonsensical it may sound, then we are in for our own ride and adventures to Wonderland.
