Guest Blogger: Maggie Movie 2

The movie Alice in Wonderland, is about nineteen year old Alice Kingsleigh, and her adventures in a world called “Underland”. As a child, Alice always dreamed of a magical mystical world that she referred to as Wonderland. Her father, Charles, told her that she was crazy, but then told her that all of the best people were. The crazy followed Alice throughout her dreaming life, until the film takes us to the scene of a party. Unknown to Alice, it was her engagement party, where everyone hoped and expected her to become engaged to Hamish, a rich, ugly son of a man who worked with her father. Everyone at the party expected so much out of Alice. She had to be polite, dress properly, conform to society, and ultimately become a clone of the rest of them. During the party, Alice sees a rabbit wearing a waistcoat, and chases it until she ends up falling down a hole. She had fallen straight into the world of Wonderland from her dreams. The inhabitants of Underland argue as to whether she is the “right Alice”, who had come to slay the Jabberwocky. The quests and adventures she goes on while trying to prove that she is not the “right Alice” led her to the realization that she is the “right Alice” and to fight for the White Queen as her champion. The scroll containing the story of Underland shows that Alice will defeat the Jabberwocky, but Alice isn’t so sure. How will she survive? Will she get back to her real world? Or does she even want to?
Mia Wasikowska, who plays Alice, does a fantastic job showing Alice’s path of confusion, fear, and loyalty to her friends. Another bold character in this movie is the Mad Hatter, played by Johnny Depp. He is crazy [literally], and becomes a great help and friend to Alice, and helps her on her adventures through Underland. The theme of following your destiny is bold in this movie, as Alice moves down her path from the scroll, and her friends sacrifice everything to ensure her destiny is followed. I disagree with many reviews that say that the plot is weak, and the characters are miscast. I totally agree when they say the movie is very memorable and enjoyable. The movie is worth your time and money if you’re open to viewing a fun, exciting, pleasurable movie.