Alice Through the Looking Glass releases today in theaters and I got the chance to see it earlier. Let me tell you, I am a big fan of Tim Burton but an even bigger fan of Johnny Depp and this movie will not let you down if you are a fan of either. While I haven't read the backstory of the looking glass book, the movie lays out the story pretty well.
As the movie opens up, Alice has returned from being at sea to find the world in London that she once was a part of has changed. (women need their place blah blah). After finding a looking glass she makes her way back to Underland and finds things with her friends aren't well, especially with Mad Hatter, so she goes on a quest to fix things. Hatter has began to give up because of people's unbelief so to speak.
Alice is traveling through time, being chased by time, all the while trying not to affect things in the past so that she can save her very truest friend. With many twists and turns through the story, you are left wondering at times, "Will Alice be able to save the day?"
I loved how the movie showed more back story on some of our favorite Underland characters, like Hatter and his family and Queen Sisters. This story is not the typical Alice story that most are familiar with, and that is something that I just loved. I was also very surprised by Sacha Baron Cohen and his character, Father Time. I'm not usually a fan of his work, depending on the movie, but loved his character in Alice.
Alice Through the Looking Glass is a great family friendly movie I think, and I can't wait to have my children watch it. While yes, some concepts may be a little big for my under 6 year olds but the beautiful colors and lovable characters will make it more enjoyable for them.
Overall I was very pleased with Alice Through the Looking Glass, and hopefully you will be as well.
https://youtu.be/x3IWwnNe5mc
ALICE THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS (In Digital 3D™, Real D 3D and IMAX® 3D)
DISNEY
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Genre: Fantasy Adventure
Rating: PG
U.S. Release date: May 27, 2016
Running time: 112 mins
Cast: Johnny Depp, Anne Hathaway, Mia Wasikowska, Rhys Ifans with Helena Bonham Carter and Sacha Baron Cohen
Voice Cast: Alan Rickman, Stephen Fry, Michael Sheen, Timothy Spall
Director: James Bobin
Producers: Joe Roth, Suzanne Todd and Jennifer Todd, Tim Burton
Executive Producer: John G. Scotti
Screenplay by: Linda Woolverton (pending final credit determination)
Based on characters created by: Lewis Carroll
In Disney’s “Alice Through the Looking Glass,” an all-new spectacular adventure featuring the unforgettable characters from Lewis Carroll’s beloved stories, Alice returns to the whimsical world of Underland and travels back in time to save the Mad Hatter. Directed by James Bobin, who brings his own unique vision to the spectacular world Tim Burton created on screen in 2010 with “Alice in Wonderland,” the film is written by Linda Woolverton based on characters created by Lewis Carroll and produced by Joe Roth, Suzanne Todd and Jennifer Todd and Tim Burton with John G. Scotti serving as executive producer. “Alice Through the Looking Glass” reunites the all-star cast from the worldwide blockbuster phenomenon, including: Johnny Depp, Anne Hathaway, Mia Wasikowska and Helena Bonham Carter along with the voices of Alan Rickman, Stephen Fry, Michael Sheen and Timothy Spall. We are also introduced to several new characters: Zanik Hightopp (Rhys Ifans), the Mad Hatter’s father and Time himself (Sacha Baron Cohen), a peculiar creature who is part human, part clock.
Alice Kingsleigh (Wasikowska) has spent the past few years following in her father’s footsteps and sailing the high seas. Upon her return to London, she comes across a magical looking glass and returns to the fantastical realm of Underland and her friends the White Rabbit (Sheen), Absolem (Rickman), the Cheshire Cat (Fry) and the Mad Hatter (Depp), who is not himself. The Hatter has lost his Muchness, so Mirana (Hathaway) sends Alice on a quest to borrow the Chronosphere, a metallic globe inside the chamber of the Grand Clock which powers all time. Returning to the past, she comes across friends – and enemies – at different points in their lives, and embarks on a perilous race to save the Hatter before time runs out. Presented in Digital 3D™, Real D 3D and IMAX® 3D, Disney’s “Alice Through the Looking Glass” opens in U.S. theaters on May 27, 2016.
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