[Quiet Man Cometh]

I loved the movie, but having already read the Wonderland book for lit class and being well aware of what movies tend to do to books, I was fairly well prepared for the differences that might come up and generally approached it with an open mind. Although, I did write a lit paper on Tim Burton in school and I'm always curious to see if my observations hold up. They did in Sweeny Todd.

I had a great time watching it. I could pick apart little details and things from the books versus other sources, like how Johnny Depp is quoting the poem "Jabberwocky" when he and little Alice are walking through the woods, and the scene where she faces down the Bandersnatch to me mirrors the scene in the book when little Alice encounters a puppy, except things have taken a nasty turn. The making of was fascinating to watch as the movie was a mix of cg and live action. The red queen's dress was designed to accentuate the shape of her head, which was expanded with computer, the same as Johnny Depp's eyes for his mad hatter role, and the futterwacken dance was done by a guy from myspace wearing the mad hatter outfit, minus the 360 degree spinning of the hips and head and such ;).

I have to admit, I am a bit sour with Disney's version of Alice, but then Disney doesn't have a good track record in it's past when it comes to some literature. Alice went from being more sure of herself and ultimately the one in charge in the book to being wussy "oh no! the cards are after me and I can't defend myself!" type. Sigh.