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ALICE BACK
IN WONDERLAND 15th January 2014
By Charlotte
Bowers
Once again,
Lewis Carroll’s beloved classic ‘Alice in Wonderland’ is making an appearance
in the film industry- but this time, it’s with a modern twist.
Director Tim Burton makes a comeback this year with his
108-minute film adaptation of the classic with Hollywood’s favourite cast,
including Helena Bonham-Carter and Johnny Depp.
The 45th-time adaptation of the novel since its
publication in 1865, Burton has a lot of competition in making this the best
remake of them all. As this is to be the most modern adaptation yet, his
ambition to make ‘Alice In Wonderland’ the best off them all has become ten
time more difficult.
And does he achieve that goal?
Of course he does! Burton has succeeded once again in making
this twist on a loved classic oh-so-special, and without a doubt can I say that
this is my favourite of his films yet.
Featuring top-class actors, such as Mia Wasikowska (Alice)
and Anne Hathaway (White Queen),the film just gets better and better the longer
it goes on.
Not usually a fan of the green screen, admittedly I was
shocked to discover that the digital-crazy mix of CGI and green screen-along with
various other special effects- came out on top for me, with beautiful
enhancements on the backgrounds and not a flaw in sight for the editing as far
as I could see. It was evident that this film was truly meant to be special and
pay dividends to the novel, and Burton once again has reached for the sky and
rested with the stars.
For me, this is the film of my year- and it seems the rest of
the world thought so too, as it reaped in $1,025,467,110 at the box office; and
it deserved it!
5 STARS
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