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Alice in Wonderland characters

  • Posted on January 19, 2013 at 4:18 pm

Alice in Wonderland characters

The characters in the world renowned story, Alice in Wonderland has weirdness in each of them. Alice in Wonderland characters has very wide style of attitude and a never imagined physical appearance. So to make this movie a success hit, the actors and actresses must be chosen into this film should have the trait of being somehow has “weirdness” into their acting. We start with the main character Alice. Alice is a young girl who is very logical, pedantic and a very curious to her environment. She was also known for her being dressed in a blue dress with white pinafore over-top with her colored yellow hair with a hair band. She was often seen always daydreaming.   Alice was played by Mia Wasikowska. Mia was born October 14, 1989 and she is an Australian actress. She was first known in the world when she worked in HBO in the series In Treatment.

The second character is the Mad-Hatter which played by Johnny Depp. Johnny Depp is known in his film “Pirates of the Carribean” for being the weird protagonist pirate. As being weird, his character Mad-Hatter is also has the characteristics of being weird that would fit to him. Mad-Hatter in Alice in Wonderland characters is where Alice found him in the center of the forest taking a tea with March Hare. Mad-Hatter is very brave and very loyal to the White Queen and becomes much attached to Alice that he will do anything to protect her. The Mad-Hatter is also the symbol of the strangeness of a person.

March Hare, or his full name Thackery Earwicket always behave like a delirious Alice in Wonderland character. He is a cook in the film and he eccentrically throws dishes and pots. He was voiced by Paul Whitehouse. According to Burton, Whitehouse’s lines were improvised because Whitehouse is a great comedic actor.

Helena Bonhom Carter played the role of the Red Queen. Tim Burton’s Red Queen has a physical appearance of a large head 3 times than normal. Red Queen is the combination of three characters, the Red Queen, the Duchness and the Queen of Hearts. Red Queen is the older sister of the White Queen. Her characteristics are quickness to anger and using of animals as objects. Helena Bonhom Carter’s acting is very fit to this character because her acting in past films are always angry or a witch-like attitude. She was widely known for being  Bellatrix Lestrange in Harry Potter Series.

Anne Hathaway played as The White Queen or Mirana of Marmoreal in Burton’s adaptation. Anne Hathaway became famous for being Mia Thermopolis in the movie, The Princess Diaries. She was also appeared in list of the world’s 50 most beautiful people. As attractive as she is, the White Queen really fit her appearance and her characteristics. The White Queen was known for being harmless and very beautiful in the movie. She was also known for being sadistic sometimes in the film.

The Knave of Hearts in the film serves as the personal guard and assassin of the Red Queen. He was played by Crispin Glover. Crispin Glover’s acting is famous for being an eccentric person. Being odd and weird, Crispin fit as being Alice in Wonderland characters’ the Knave of Hearts.

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What you didn’t know about Alice in Wonderland

  • Posted on November 10, 2012 at 4:59 pm

Gossip from Alice in WonderlandThese are the things that you didn’t know about Alice in Wonderland movie. There are trivia that you will surely enjoy reading and you will be amazed and some of them are funny.

ABOUT THE FILM

1. When Alice walks through the little door that went to the Underland, you will notice the tree next to the stairs is the same tree in Sleepy Hollow, another film of Tim Burton.

2. In the Red Queen’s castle, in after Mad-Hatter was arrested, you will notice a large mural painting on the wall of the Red Queen riding the Jabberwocky that the armor the Red Queen wears is also Alice wore after.

3. When Alice followed the rabbit when she escaped the proposal, her shoes were flats. But after she fell down, when she stand up, her shoes have now heels.

4. Alice’s necklace kept appearing and disappearing when she falls down in to the rabbit hole.

5. The Red Queen is the combination of The Duchness and The Queen of Hearts and The White Queen.

6. During the Tea party scene, after their (Mad Hatter, Alice, and March Hare) “clean cup move down” thing, Alice tries to tell her story of Dinah. As you can see, Alice is sitting in between the March Hare (on her left) and the Mad Hatter (on her right).When the March Hare suddenly says, “I have an excellent idea! Let’s change the subject!” and hits the Mad Hatter, Alice who’s supposed to be in between them disappears.

7. The Red Queen’s and the White Queen’s castle resembles the castle of Cinderella.

8. While the marching of soldiers of Red and White Queens’ , the sound of marching doesn’t synced with the footfalls of the soldiers.

9. When Alice and her mother arrive at the engagement ball, the mother’s hair switches many times from over her shoulder to behind it.

10. When Alice is riding Bayard towards the Red Queen’s Castle, her Bandersnatch scratch is on her left arm, when it should be on her right. Also, the flower that the Mad Hatter had put on her dress was on the left instead of the right. Because the film is flipped/reversed.

11. When Alice is jumping over the heads to get to the Red Queen’s castle, she sticks her foot in a puddle, clearly getting it wet and even shaking excess water off. However, in subsequent shots, her foot appears to be completely dry.

12. When Alice eats the sweet bar labeled “Eat Me” to get herself enlarged and be able to pick the key from the table and starts growing. The camera first takes the shot from up and her thighs can be seen coming out of her skirt as she grows bigger. The shot continues from the front and it shows the dress getting shortened again from the knees and her thighs coming out.

13. While Alice is riding Bayard, her wound from the Bandersnatch disappears momentarily.

ABOUT THE ACTORS/STAFF/CREW AND THE PEOPLE BEHIND

1. Casting auditions for 250 extras require people with Victorian look and no visible tattoos, piercings and dyed hair.

2. Mia Wasikowska beat Amanda Seyfried and Lindsay Lohan as candidates for being Alice.

3. Anne Hathaway also offered for being Alice but she refused it because the role is the same as her other projects.

4. Dwayne Johnson was also a candidate for being the Mad-Hatter.

5. Johnny Depp watched the Scottish comedy show Rab C. Nesbitt to perfect his character’s Glaswegian voice.

6. In the opening minutes of the film, there is a shot of the moon, on which the Cheshire Cat’s face is briefly visible.

7. The first Tim Burton film not to have opening credits.

8. Michael Sheen was originally cast as the Cheshire Cat, but backed out due to scheduling conflicts.

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The music from the movie Alice in Wonderland

  • Posted on August 10, 2012 at 8:24 am

Alice in wonderland soundtrackThe music soundtracks played in the movie Alice in Wonderland has been carefully examined and has meaning to the story itself. It was not just any music that can be played in the background while Alice is in danger or in the climax scenes. The soundtracks on every scene that is important to the story should also be much important for it will affect the viewers on how the people will remember the story. These are the chosen music from the Alice in Wonderland.

1. “Alice” by Avril Lavigne

“Alice” is a song written and sung by Canadian singer-writer Avril Lavigne and the chosen soundtrack to the 2010 film Alice in Wonderland. The song is a ballad and sung from the perspective of the protagonist of the film. It was produced by Butch Walker and mixed by Avril’s ex-husband Deryck Whibley. The genre of the song is both pop and rock but not pop-rock and was a moderately fast ballad. One of the critic said that the song is much darker that it represents the nightmare and differentiates dream into it.

2. “Alice’s Theme” by Danny Elfman

“Alice’s Theme” is a beautiful song that has a choir. It was used for greater effects in the film just like in the place where Alice got into the Underland that the song has really fit the scene.

3. “String Quartet Op. 1, No. 2 In E Flat: 2nd movement” by Joseph Haydn

Written by Joseph Haydn, the song greatly influenced the whole film in this drastic like melody, it sure given a wide scale in Alice in Wonderland.

4. Grace and Favours

Music by Richard Myhill and distributed by KPM Music Ltd.

5. Poughkeepsie Polka

Music by Jon Kull and distributed by KPM Music Ltd

6. String Quartet Op. 2, No. 6 In C: 4th movement

Composed by Joseph Haydn

7. No Need To Ask Me

Music by Eddie Barefield and distributed by Thomas J. Valentino Music

8. Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

Music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and was the all time favorite song for children also used in this film.

The songs above were chosen because of the different aspects of environment in the film. Like when Alice is sad, there is a right sound background for her to let her feelings flow into the viewers’ hearts. There is also a song where Alice met villains and there is a corresponding song for the scene to make the environment more like intense and more gore if needed. All songs above are in high level of music composition like the compositions of Joseph Haydn. Most songs were in like mid-century era type where the songs more like a king-queen-princess type of songs that played in a castle to let the environment be much more like in the old century. You will feel like you are in an old castle when listening to these songs except the song “Alice” which is a modern kind of genre.

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Alice in Wonderland: Quotes from the movie

  • Posted on April 10, 2012 at 4:57 pm

Alice in Wonderland quotesAlice in Wonderland movie has so many quotes to live by. We all know that Alice in Wonderland is a “for kids” movies and also for adults. Alice in Wonderland is an adult movie in terms that there are scenes that only older people will get. Well, here are some quotes that most of us can relate to our daily lives and to share to our friends and family.

Quotes by Alice Kingsleigh:

- “Do you ever wonder what it would be like to fly?”
This quote implies that Alice wants to be free like a bird flying that’s why she asked this question.

- “Sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast”
It just means that Alice has a very wide imagination.

Quotes by Tarrant, the Mad Hatter

- “You used to be much more… muchier. You’ve lost your muchness.”

- “Why is it you’re always too small or too tall?”

- “You abused and enslaved on the Red Queen’s court. All of you: Stand up and fight. Raise up against the bloody Red Queen.”

- “Have you any idea why a raven is like a writing desk?”

- “I shall futterwacken vigorously!”

- “Fairfarren, Alice.”

- “There is a place. Like no place on Earth. A land full of wonder, mystery, and danger! Some say to survive it; you need to be as mad as a hatter.”

Quotes by March Hare

- “Meow.”

- “Want a slice of Battenberg?”

- “You’re all late for tea!”

Quotes by the Red Queen

- “I love a warm pig belly for my aching feet. “

- “You’re right, Stayne. It is far better to be feared than loved. “

- “Someone has stolen three of my tarts! ”

- “She’s slain my Jabber-baby-wocky? ”

- I love morning execution, don’t you?

Quotes by Cheshire Cat

- “I never get involved in politics.”

- “I’m not crazy, my reality is just different than yours.”

- “All this talk of blood and slaying has put me off my tea.”

- “Goodbye, sweet hat. [evaporates]”

Dialogues:

Alice’s Mother: Where is your corset? And no stockings!
Alice: I’m against them.
Alice’s Mother: But you are not properly dressed.
Alice: Who’s to say what’s proper? What if it were agreed that “proper” meant wearing a codfish on your head? Would you wear it?
Alice’s Mother: Alice.
Alice: To me a corset is like a codfish.

The Mad Hatter: Have I gone mad?
Alice: I’m afraid so. You’re entirely bonkers. But I’ll tell you a secret. All the best people are.

Alice: What are you doing?
Cheshire Cat: It needs to be looked at by someone with evaporating skills or it will fester and putrify.

Red Queen: I need a pig here! [pig slides in front of chair, she puts her feet on it.]
Red Queen: I love a warm pig belly for my aching feet. [Looks at Alice] Would you like one, Um?
Alice: No thank you.
Red Queen: Sit.
Alice: [looks down at a monkeys holding a cushion]
Red Queen: Sit! [Alice sits.]
Red Queen: [to others in the room] Go away!

The Mad Hatter: Your carriage, my lady.
Alice: A hat?
The Mad Hatter: Of course. Anyone can go by horse or rail, but the absolute best way to travel is by hat. Have I made a rhyme?

Knave: [has his arm around Hatter's throat] If you’re hiding her, you will lose your heads.
Hatter: [strained] Already lost them.

Knave: [sees Alice] And who is this lovely creature?
Red Queen: Um, my new favorite.
Knave: What is her name?
Red Queen: Um.
Knave: [to Alice] I believe your name has slipped the queen’s mind.
Red Queen: Her name is Um, idiot!
Alice: From Umbridge.

Hatter: What a regrettably large head you have. I would very much like to hat it. I use to hat The White Queen, you know. Poor dear, her head was so small.
Red Queen: It’s tiny. It’s a pebble of a head.

Alice: This is impossible.
Hatter: Only if you believe it is.

Jabberwocky: So my old foe, we meet on the battlefield once again.
Alice Kingsleigh: We’ve never met.
Jabberwocky: Not you, insignificant bearer. My ancient enemy, the Vorpal one.

Alice: Hatter, why is a raven like a writing desk?
Hatter: I haven’t the slightest idea.

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A review of Alice in Wonderland

  • Posted on March 2, 2012 at 4:47 pm

Alice in WonderlandThe movie starts with Alice Kingsleigh, a nineteen year old teenager whose father was recently died and was troubled by her strange dreams. She attends to a garden party at Lord Ascot’s place where she was surprisingly given an unwanted marriage proposal. She doesn’t know what to reply to the proposal, she saw a rabbit and without thinking she ran and followed it. As the end of her running, she saw the rabbit entered into a hole and she began to follow the rabbit into that. Little she knows that she was fallen into the hole and as she was falling, some incredible and strange things happening like floating things while she is going down. After she fall, she was found in the place called Underland where she met the White Rabbit and other creatures. Tweedledum and Tweedledee argued if Alice is the “right Alice” which foretold the one who will slay the Red Queen’s Jabberwocky and restore the power of the White Queen. While they are talking, they were ambushed by the Knave of Hearts which is the personal guard of the Red Queen.

The Knave of Hearts informed the Red Queen that Alice has returned and has a threat over the throne. The Red Queen ordered all her soldiers to find Alice immediately. Alice encountered the Chesire Cat who took her to March Hare and the Hatter. While walking into the journey, Hatter told his story about how he hates the reign of the Red Queen over the land. While in the journey, Hatter saved Alice by being captured and instead he was the one being seized. Alice found Bloodhound and wishes to take Alice to the White Queen but Alice wants to save the Hatter so they journey to the Red Queen’s castle.

The Red Queen doesn’t know the identity of Alice so instead of seizing her; she invited Alice to the castle as a guest. Alice knew about the weakness of the Jabberwocky which is the Vorpal Sword which is locked into the Bandersnatch’s den. She managed to take the sword and she got friends with Bandersnatch. The Knave found her and tried to arrest her but Alice escaped and gave the sword to the White Queen. While Alice gave the sword to the White Queen, Cheshire Cat managed to saved Mad-Hatter to the execution given by the Red Queen and Hatter calls for a rebellion against the Red Queen but it was dissolved quickly. The others who managed to escape from the rebellion in the Red Queen went to the White Queen to prepare for a war battle. While Alice doesn’t know what to do, she met Absolem, the caterpillar and told her the destiny of the kingdom and she is the chosen one to kill the Jabberwocky.

When the Frabjous day arrived, the two armies were like in a chessboard-like area and they are in the formation and in the center is the Jabberwocky. The Red Queen chose her Champion, Jabberwocky and the White Queen chose Alice as her champion to fight Jabberwocky.  Alice manages to kill Jabberwocky and The White Queen banished the Red Queen to the land and gave Alice a blood of Jabberwocky which will take her back to her home.

Alice returned home, where she stands to the center of the party and told everyone that she wants to live her life on her own and not being told by other people. Lord Ascot was impressed to the courage of the young girl and decided to take Alice as her apprentice in the idea of establishing trade routes into China. The story ends with Absolem, now a butterfly on Alice’s shoulder while the trading ship goes on.

Alice in Wonderland’s most review critics were saying that Burton’s Alice in Wonderland brought fantasy movie into a whole new level. But many have said that this Alice in Wonderland is in a very different way in terms of the story plot but in the end, the twist and the crucial scenes were successfully managed.

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