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dbwSo, the dh and I went to see Alice in Wonderland on Friday afternoon. It felt a little like cutting class, sneaking out in the middle of the afternoon to go to the movies. Guess I haven't quite gotten used to my time being my own yet, but then I've only been unemployed for three weeks. Give it time, I say! :-)
Ahem. So, we went to see Alice, choosing to see it at the Cinebarre in downtown so we could eat lunch while we enjoyed the movie. Thankfully, the Cinebarre wasn't showing it in 3D. Movies in 3D are completely wasted on me--I always feel like a director has opted for a gimmick rather than making the effort to make a better movie, but hey, that's just me.
I don't think what I have to say is very spoilery, but I'll put this under a cut, just in case.
The look of Alice had the typical Tim Burton stamp: lovely and odd at the same time. And Johnny Depp was, as always, mesmerizing to watch. Unfortunately, those were the only good things about the movie. The plot felt unfinished, or at the very least, poorly thought out. It was as if they thought they had this incredible world to play in and at the last minute realized they needed to tell an actual, you know, story. Too bad, really, because it was an incredible world and they didn't do it justice.
The only character I ended up caring about was the Mad Hatter (Johnny Depp). His was the story that should have been told. I want to know what happened to him. Why the hell did Alice leave him to return to a world she obviously cared little for? Talk about a tacked on ending. I would have respected the movie a lot more if they'd had Alice decide to remain in Wonderland--talk about taking a real risk!
Oh well. It was a pleasant way to pass an afternoon. And I'm glad I got to see Johnny Depp's Mad Hatter. That, at least, was worth the price of admission.
Ahem. So, we went to see Alice, choosing to see it at the Cinebarre in downtown so we could eat lunch while we enjoyed the movie. Thankfully, the Cinebarre wasn't showing it in 3D. Movies in 3D are completely wasted on me--I always feel like a director has opted for a gimmick rather than making the effort to make a better movie, but hey, that's just me.
I don't think what I have to say is very spoilery, but I'll put this under a cut, just in case.
The look of Alice had the typical Tim Burton stamp: lovely and odd at the same time. And Johnny Depp was, as always, mesmerizing to watch. Unfortunately, those were the only good things about the movie. The plot felt unfinished, or at the very least, poorly thought out. It was as if they thought they had this incredible world to play in and at the last minute realized they needed to tell an actual, you know, story. Too bad, really, because it was an incredible world and they didn't do it justice.
The only character I ended up caring about was the Mad Hatter (Johnny Depp). His was the story that should have been told. I want to know what happened to him. Why the hell did Alice leave him to return to a world she obviously cared little for? Talk about a tacked on ending. I would have respected the movie a lot more if they'd had Alice decide to remain in Wonderland--talk about taking a real risk!
Oh well. It was a pleasant way to pass an afternoon. And I'm glad I got to see Johnny Depp's Mad Hatter. That, at least, was worth the price of admission.
