Alice in Wonderland（Alice au Pays des Merveilles）

Alice in Wonderland  （Alice au Pays des Merveilles）

Cinema Release Date: March 24, 2010
Directed by Tim Burton
With Johnny Depp, Mia Wasikowska Michael Sheen
Original title: Alice in Wonderland
Film for children ages 6

American feature film. Genre: Fantasy, Adventure, Family
Time: 01h49min Production Year: 2009
Distributor: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

Alice, now aged 19, returns to the fantasy world she discovered when she was a child. She found her friends the White Rabbit, Tweedledum and Tweedledee, the Dormouse, the Caterpillar, the Cheshire Cat and, of course, the Mad Hatter. Alice embarks on a journey where she will perform her special destiny: to end the reign of terror of the Red Queen.

Tormented by not being able to see the latest masterpiece, Tim Burton has allowed me to not look like a uneducated. But since its release, critics and bloggers alike to follow. The negative, negative, still negative. Not to mention the angry and hurtful chronic Mad Movies magazine (famous) in the special issue devoted to the brilliant career of Burton who still speaks of "artistic suicide" or a "negation of everything that had the glory of the director." To my great surprise, Tim had accustomed us to a better level criticism, but as it is one of my idols and I do not trust my instincts as I drove into the rooms. What will I lose if I do not take a look at it?
In terms of film creation, Burton is very strong. Mad Movies's reproaches were not kidding, this Alice in Wonderland is a pure fiasco, a perfect example of foutage mouth and sloppy script. But what happened? How brilliant a filmmaker he is and has accustomed us to masterpieces such as Edward Scissorhands or Charlie and the Chocolate! Did he fall so low? I seriously think that the big flop of the last Cannes Film Festival (Tim Burton was the president) is there for something.

At the sight of the end credits, many questions pop into our heads. One wonders about the existential motivations (or not) of the director. One wonders if this bit of madness that had unpredictable Burton one of the greatest filmmakers of his generation has not simply disappeared. For if the universe fits perfectly with the style of Tim, the script and especially the end does not suit his genius. He who was so pessimistic in its storytelling and dismal murky, it sat in a revival where the catastrophic kind of triumph over evil, without ulterior motives or intimidation. Because it is the fault of the film, it lies hidden in a story true allergic to Burton, but it has changed, it is no longer the same. We believe that his stroke of genius satirical and sarcastic is always present.

And if 3D had no obvious connection with the decadence of the creator of Mars Attacks! ? Thanks to 3D technologies, due to this technology, the challenge was too risky and found the same weaknesses of the coup in Alice, as well as in Avatar. I finally went to see in 2D (and fuck the pseudo-revolution film) and I (without relief) appreciated the decor and the incredible creatures of this amazing wonderland. Even if Burton has fun as a little crazy fake critters of all kinds, to talk a dog, a horse and frogs and creating a sort of big bad bear appearances, but it is combined with Alice in end (like magic), and you feel some weaknesses in the course of action.

So it's nice to show his talent in special effects by making his heroine grow and shrink in abundance, but these are small details that make the plot does not advance and strays at times. Everything seems to arrive at the scene where Alice confronts the huge Jabberwocky. Suspiciously like a hybrid between Narnia and Lord of the Rings, this scene supposed to be impressive and would not bring an ending where the good guys triumphed and where the wicked are spared (like a bad Disney) because the good guys are too nice.

As for actors and characters (remember we're in a movie at 90% synthetic green background - Depp even had several times to turn the shower behind a backdrop of a color so aggressive), it is rather not badly played. Helena Bonham Carter is by far the best.Imaginative in its gestures and incessant dripping of egocentrism and exceedingly annoying quirks, she wins hands down against a Mia Wasikowska who does not renew itself throughout the film (she always pulls the same face, that she is afraid when she laughs out loud, the difference is not seen) but packed with fascinating charm and almost provocative.

Although Johnny Depp has fun too like crazy by taking the quickdraw dippy Jack Sparrow, it is not really in top form and despite a few strokes of madness and ravings that he has the secret, it remains illegal in actor's neglected history that Alice wants to be the only real leading lady. The other player thus serve to set (except the brilliant Bonham Carter). Anne Hathaway overplayed to the point that we can not even imagine a valuable role of the queen (a role very badly exploited, again) and Crispin Glover almost put away, and you have the level other actors, distressing and quickly forgotten as a whole. So we will always smile at the another moment of madness hare before the replica of talking horse (one true unexpected moment in the film), or before this cat at large mouth that disappears and reappears when it is least expect more. But these few laughs do not heal massive disappointment what Alice in Wonderland, too optimistic in its entirety and uneven in how to dictate a story.

The final Epilogue completely messed up everything that happened in the rest of the movie, you'll have a great time of shame and pity for the director (no, but what's the shot of Johnny Depp who made his dance of joy in front of everyone, a marketing stunt to amuse children of three years or just a last moment of solitude of a Tim Burton in a bad way?). Alice and the Hatter are repeated at every moment of doubt (razor, razor). And to show how Tim goes wrong, we see Alice take over the business affairs of his father, as if the dream (in Wonderland) had disappeared from her head and work and adult life had taken over fantasy. This last metaphor expresses clearly what happens in the head director of childish Noce Funeral. But that genius has already disappeared, she remained forever trapped in the Dreamland, she'll sail forever in this world. I can only hope she returns to it in this world, to resume quickly these spirits and she recovers quickly.