I'm not usually a big fan of film makers who "mess" with my favourite books. I do however make an exception for anyone who has made a film adaptation of Alice (in either Wonderland or Through the Looking Glass). There's something about the Alice books which remain enjoyable, no matter how much they have been messed with. Having said that, to anyone for whom an Alice film, especially the Disney version, is their first introduction to the story, I would urge you to go and read the original books by Lewis Carroll first. At least you will then know that Tweedledum and Tweedledee never set foot in Wonderland or that the Cheshire Cat never sang Jabberwocky. Once you know which characters and poems belong to which book, you can sit back and enjoy all the weird things that film makers do to them. Disney's version in particular, is a bit of a mish mash of the two books, but it's no less enjoyable for that.
I've just ordered a copy of Jonathan Miller's film adaptation from 1966 which I only saw once but it left an impression for being more unusual than some of the more colourful versions such as the one with Fiona Fullerton as Alice or the more recent one with Tina Majorino in the title role. In this latter version, not only do we find those pesky twins back, but there's a whole section from Through the Looking Glass slotted in for some bizarre reason. Don't get me wrong; I liked it - but, what was it doing there? Why not make a whole film of Through the Looking Glass and have done with it?
Looking ahead, I can't wait to see what Tim Burton does with the story, especially since Alan Rickman is lending his voice to the Caterpillar. Unfortunately, this new film wont be released until next year.
Meanwhile, I'll leave you with this, and if I'd been a good girl and stayed away from the internet like I promised, I'd never have stumbled across this little gem:
A strangely mesmerising, hypnotic thingy...
Enjoy!
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AAAHHHGGG!!! (That's an excited scream by the way). I saw your blog name on Milli's blog and knew I had to check you out. Then I saw that you live on Isle of Man and had to scream at you--with luv of course. One of my characters lives on the Isle. :) Look forward to reading your posts.
Thanks for stopping by. Wow! What ever made you want to place one of your characters on this old rock? Seriously though, if you want any help with research etc I'd be happy to help :)
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