This time manipulating element gives us some backstory to things we didn’t really wonder or care about such as Iracebeth’s (Helena Bonham Carter) rage or the unnecessary background on the usually mysterious Mad Hatter’s life. This creates a wafer thin turn in the narrative as Alice must steal some sort of time travelling device from a character called Time (Sacha Baron Cohen). The Mad Hatter has gone even madder and sunken into a depression regarding his missing family.
When Alice returns to her beloved Underland, she’s met by a tea party full of mourning animals and royalty. Though these characters are woven heavily into the many fables of Alice, they take a backseat here as mere narrators and devices in plot. There’s of course Cheshire Cat (Stephen Fry), Tweedledee & Tweedledum (Matt Lucas), Mirana (Anne Hathaway) and of course the Mad Hatter (Johnny Depp). As Alice escapes the BS of 1875 England, she’s quickly reunited with iconic characters from the book. What turns out to be the most touching realisation in this pseudo sentimental movie is that this might be the last acting credit for the late Rickman.
Absolem the butterfly (voiced by Alan Rickman) quickly beckons her to Wonderland (or Underland now). The pacing of Alice is rapid as our hero faces adversity in the real world but in true fairytale formula must first go through an adventure to learn how to over come it. Mia Wasikowska again plays Alice who’s now a no-shit taking sea captain in charge of outrunning pirates and putting these patriarchal men in their place. As for the cast, all the familiar faces (and voices) are present. A slew of comedies sit under Bobin’s belt like Da Ali G Show, which makes this his first attempt at piloting a film that features CGI on steroids. For this adventure, Burton sits out as director and instead takes on the producer role, while Tim Bobin ( The Muppets, Flight of the Conchords) sits in the director’s chair. Burton drove the fantastical saga to over $1 billion at the box office so naturally Disney is giving us another instalment. Speaking of which, here’s Alice Through the Looking Glass, a sequel to Tim Burton’s 2010 money-maker Alice in Wonderland. This crutch filmmakers use makes for some pretty tired and old movie ideas. One of the most annoying and common tropes of contemporary Hollywood is the constant reliance on making movies out of classic source material. Starring: Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp, Anne Hathaway, Helena Bonham Carter & Sacha Baron Cohen Produced by Tim Burton, Joe Roth, Suzanne Todd & Jennifer Todd Written by Linda Woolverton (screenplay) & Lewis Carroll (Novel)
Walt Disney Pictures presents a film by James Bobin Reviewed by Curtis Mayfield M-H on the 22nd of May 2016 By Curtis Mayfield Alice Through the Looking Glass – Film Review
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