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By: Absolutely Alice

Absolutely Alice — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 00:40:55 +0000

But was the film nothing more than a children’s story? Alice in Wonderland was originally written as a political satire – all the ‘drug’ theories are there to distract us from the true meaning. The new movie is particularly telling now that the Lisbon Treaty has been ratified in Europe. ‘Underland’ is like the Land of Oz where nothing follows the laws of the ‘real’ world that we think we live in. It appears to be beautiful and desirable at first but is actually more out of control, frightening and cruel than the ‘real’ world. It is a world of madness and unhappiness. The few good people to be found in it, such as the Mad Hatter (or Good Witch of the North) are ineffective and powerless. Alice has lost her sense of identity (just as Dorothy was lost) and only the Mad Hatter is absolutely sure but becomes enraged when he realises how much she has changed. He tells her she has lost her “muchness” and that she used to be “muchier” – the correct adjective should be “great” in that she has lost her greatness. This may refer to Great Britain of old. The new movie was banned by the Odeon Cinemas in England, Ireland and Italy. The group known as ‘Faction 1′ controls these countries and also Germany and Austria. This group is represented by the Red Queen who is ridiculed in the movie – she is big-headed, likes her pies, her pig and her fat boys. She is an egotistical tyrant who mercilessly kills people by cutting off their heads (significant) but all the time is surrounded by sychophants who are terrified of her. Alice, the symbol of the old Great Britain is helped by the blue-eyed, red-headed Mad Hatter who represents Faction 2 who control Scotland and America. He is impoverished, powerless and cannot be himself in this land controlled by the Red Queen, but he can’t help his true nature coming out when he is angered and he changes to his true Scottish accent. The poem he recites angrily in a Scottish accent with Alice/Britain on his shoulder as he marches towards the Red Queen’s Palace, is like a war-cry. He is remembering the old days and the story of George and the Dragon – a time when Great Britain was much “muchier”. It is a great shame that Tim Burton has had to shroud this call-to-arms in such a way that many people haven’t picked up on its hidden meaning.

By: movielover

movielover — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:38:37 +0000

Great point Samir! It really feels good to know that someone’s seeing things the same way you see it as well. I just actually watched this film online and I totally agree with you Samir. Good Job!

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By: Gobbledyspook

Gobbledyspook — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 20:46:29 +0000

Thanks for your early review Samir! I think the leading lady is Burton’s Significant other, but I could be mistaken. Will watch it for Johnny Depp, Hathaway and Bonham-Carter. Can you comment a bit more on the fantastical world created in Alice? Does it match up to Avatar?

By: magali

magali — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 20:10:10 +0000

Samir,
Thanks for sharing your professional point of view about this movie with us.
It will for sure make us enjoy it even more when we see it.