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Alice in Wonderland (1951) https://letterboxd.com/smudgeefc1985...nderland-1951/
The Big Disney Rewatch 13/56
One of the ones I watched repeatedly, read both of the books it's based on over and over again as a kid, played the Walrus in a production, endlessly consumed the Care Bears version of it as a little kid, and could recite Jabberwocky line for line...fair to say Im a fan. Like many others, it's a long long time since I've seen this in full.
But it holds up very well. The story isn't the most exciting. In fact, it's non-existant once Alice starts following the White Rabbit down the rabbit hole. The essence and timelessness of the story is in the characters. The books are famously nonsense, which is a world Alice dreams of while sat bored listening to her history lesson on a sunny day. But on then encountering that world of nonsense, changes her mind. In her quest to find the Rabbit, Alice encounters a range of environments and characters sillier than the last, culminating in a crazy escape from a Queen of Hearts and her...'trial.' It's trippy, it's silly, with our protagonist Alice trying to be the voice of sense and reason amongst the madness, and failing miserably.
Best Song: All in the Golden Afternoon
It probably isnt the most memorable, but it is a surprisingly well written song about the strange array of flowers in Wonderland.
Best Scene:
The Mad Hatter's tea party, hands down. CLEAN CUP MOVE DOWN!
As An Adult
A new found appreciation for the Cheshire Cat. One of the maddest characters in the film, but the one who also makes the most sense.
Did I Cry?
No, there are no really sad scenes in this I dont think, barring Alice's introspective when she gets lost.
The Big Disney Rewatch 13/56
One of the ones I watched repeatedly, read both of the books it's based on over and over again as a kid, played the Walrus in a production, endlessly consumed the Care Bears version of it as a little kid, and could recite Jabberwocky line for line...fair to say Im a fan. Like many others, it's a long long time since I've seen this in full.
But it holds up very well. The story isn't the most exciting. In fact, it's non-existant once Alice starts following the White Rabbit down the rabbit hole. The essence and timelessness of the story is in the characters. The books are famously nonsense, which is a world Alice dreams of while sat bored listening to her history lesson on a sunny day. But on then encountering that world of nonsense, changes her mind. In her quest to find the Rabbit, Alice encounters a range of environments and characters sillier than the last, culminating in a crazy escape from a Queen of Hearts and her...'trial.' It's trippy, it's silly, with our protagonist Alice trying to be the voice of sense and reason amongst the madness, and failing miserably.
Best Song: All in the Golden Afternoon
It probably isnt the most memorable, but it is a surprisingly well written song about the strange array of flowers in Wonderland.
Best Scene:
The Mad Hatter's tea party, hands down. CLEAN CUP MOVE DOWN!
As An Adult
A new found appreciation for the Cheshire Cat. One of the maddest characters in the film, but the one who also makes the most sense.
Did I Cry?
No, there are no really sad scenes in this I dont think, barring Alice's introspective when she gets lost.