Alice in Wonderland

of a person’s own mind, than on the externals in the world.” Alice’s frame of mind throughout the entire journey in Wonderland presented her with foreign challenges. These challenges questioned the way one should handle a new world being thrust upon them. Alice could take every problem in stride or she could sulk in her troubles. The choice was hers. When Alice was newly in Wonderland, she faced the challenge of becoming the correct size to fit through the doorway. “ When she went back to the table

lighting shows up on the screen, that usually makes them feel tense and scared about what is going to happen next. Directors use cinematic techniques to convey feelings or connect with the viewer. In the movies Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Alice in Wonderland, and Edward Scissorhands, Tim Burton uses flashbacks, diegetic and non-diegetic sounds, and high key and low key lighting to show a characters’ thoughts or past, create the mood of a scene, create suspense, and let the viewers know about the

Published in 1862 by Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and its sequel Through the Looking-Glass has irrevocably weaved its way into every child’s heart--the curiosity and imagination piqued by a seven-year-old falling down a rabbit hole has spawned several adaptations actually, ranging from dark twisted versions to lighthearted “realistic” matters. On a personal note, Alice in Wonderland was appealing for the riddles, though reality was questioned in more senses than reason

In the film, Alice in Wonderland, how does director Tim Burton use cinematography and mise en scene to explore the theme of Destiny? Tum Burton’s 2010 adaptation of Alice in Wonderland explores the theme of destiny. Alice the main character of the film encounters a number of trials in which she has to overcome to become her own person and grow up. To explore the theme of destiny Burton uses the techniques of foreshadowing, symbolism and dialogue to communicate towards the audience. These techniques

In Lewis Carroll’s novel, Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland, it is clear that there are class differences between all of the characters. Throughout both the story and Tim Burton’s movie, Alice In Wonderland, there are stereotypes and hidden messages about class struggles. For the most part, the higher class is ultimately superior and the lower class is inferior. In Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland and in the movie, the higher class is made fun of and ridiculed senselessly. Lewis Carroll portrayed

Alice in Wonderland Film Technique Review Amen Yohannes 1. In Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland, how does he use film technique to emphasise Alice’s bland, ridged and depleted ‘real’ world? In Alice in Wonderland, Tim Burton uses many film techniques to emphasise to viewers the extent to which Alice’s world is bland, ridged and depleted. A few of these many techniques are, camera filters, soundscape, costume, setting, and ensemble. In the opening scenes of the film, there was clear usage of filters

Identity Crisis Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland follows the story of young Alice trapped in the world of Wonderland after falling down through a rabbit-hole. The rabbit-hole which is filled with bookshelves, maps, and other objects foreshadows the set of rules, the ones Alice is normally accustomed to, will be defied in Wonderland. This conflict between her world and Wonderland becomes evident shortly after her arrival as evinced by chaos in “Pool of Tears” and Alice brings up the main theme of the

As said by Dario Fo, “It is hard... to enjoy or incorporate humor and satire” (Fo). Although, Lewis Carroll does a phenomenal with his use of satire within Alice in Wonderland, which is a story of a young girl, Alice, in Wonderland. The novel describes Alice’s encounter with the illogical, random and quite mad world of Wonderland, by following a white rabbit into a hole. Everything she experiences causes her to question her perception of of reality and plain out common sense. The extraordinary world

Society: Through Alice in Wonderland Throughout the Victorian era, women were constrained by strict genders roles, and an expectation to uphold the facets of these roles was understood. These expectations include getting married, always presenting oneself with manners, and being a good housewife. Alice, at nine years old, is in the process of learning and enforcing these expectations upon herself. This is seen throughout the opening of the first two novels. In Alice In Wonderland, Alice attempts to

genres. Alice in Wonderland is a fantastically adventurous movie with a twist. Alice, now 19 tumbles back down to Wonderland and reunites with the Mad Hatter, the Cheshire Cat, and others. There she learns that it is her destiny to slay the Red Queen and end her reign of terror in Underland, which is the name for Wonderland in Tim Burton’s rendition of the film. It is believed in the film that Alice misheard “Underland” to “Wonderland” when she was a child. Now back to the main point, Alice must defeat