Few people know that July 4 celebrates her birthday Alice - the heroine of the tales of Lewis Carroll. It was on this day that the British mathematician came up with entertaining stories about the amazing adventures of a little girl.
The works were so fascinating that they were sincerely loved not only by children, but also by adults, who considered that with the beginning of the era of cinema, it was necessary to realize the magical adventures of Alice, who denied the established norms of society.
It is known about 20 adaptations of Carroll's fantasy, including animated films.
First film adaptations
1903 was marked by the first, black and white version of the tale, which lasted about 10 minutes. The British silent film, by some miracle, has survived to our days, surprising the descendants with a semblance of special effects, showing the growth and decrease of Alice, who got into a fairy tale.
Thirty years later, the American director, who dreamed of a movie adaptation of Carroll's beloved creation, spent 5 months looking for a girl for the role of the main character. He carefully approached the selection of applicants, offering famous black-and-white films to star in a magical film for children, and really stellar actors really played in this tape. “Alice in Wonderland”, despite the unique artistic composition, failed at the box office, because the viewer, unfortunately, did not appreciate the thick layer of makeup and costumes that seemed bulky.
Horror movie
We will not take into account animated films and erotic films based on the adventures of Alice. Let us dwell on the film versions that are interesting and unusual in the presentation, and here one cannot fail to mention the most terrible picture in which the actors played an eerie appearance. “Alice in Wonderland” was a real phantasmagoria in which the crazy heroine failed not in a fairy tale, but in hell.
Television series
In 2009, not the usual film about the adventures of a curious girl was released on television, but a whole mini-series about the life of an adult heroine - a sexy brunette.
The actors of the film “Alice in Wonderland” appeared before the viewer in a slightly different form from the usual image. A girl who finds herself in a magical land meets with the Hatter helping the Resistance movement, and all the people in the series were like oysters.
The last tape about Alice's adventures
However, the most exciting film with amazing visual effects was Carroll's latest film adaptation in 2010 by Tim Burton. The director turned 19-year-old Alice into a real liberator from the dictatorship of the brutal Red Queen.
In Burton's film about the adventures of a girl in conflict with society, amazing actors played. "Alice in Wonderland" has become a picture filled with secret signs, the meaning of which the audience was happy to guess.
Interpretation of a fairy tale
This tape was a real creative breakthrough in the career of Mia Vasikovskaya - an Australian actress, amazingly conveying the rebellious character of Alice. For a girl, the fairy tale in which she fell is her inner world, and, fighting the evil queen, she defeats herself.
The Mad Hatter was played by the wonderful transformation master Johnny Depp, whose game Tim greatly appreciates, and this tape became the 7th joint work of a talented director and an outstanding actor. Particular attention is paid to the madman's hat, with which he does not part. It embodies the love and true soul of a man from whom the dragon took away happiness.
I must say that critics positively evaluated the duet of Vasikovskaya and Depp, writing in reviews that the actors showed all their acting potential in this tape. “Alice in Wonderland” appeared before the audience with a Gothic tale with a lot of hints, but without moralizing, and this was seen as its special charm.
Two queens
Burton's ex-wife - Helena Bonham Carter - literally got accustomed to the formidable ruler. The director saw her with a disproportionately large head, symbolizing the Queen’s excessive egoism, and the actress meekly accepted all the mockery of her appearance.
But on the image of the charming Ann Hathaway, who escaped computer processing, make-up artists worked, turning the White Queen into a bright blonde with a monstrous make-up.
Continuation of the tale
The director’s original vision of the fairy tale was reflected even in the smallest details, and many rightly considered the Burton film to be a special interpretation of the fairy tale “Alice in Wonderland”. The actors successfully conveyed a visual representation of the phantasmagoria built according to the laws of sleep, which is very difficult to translate into other languages.
The film, filled with deep inner meaning, was so liked by the audience that the director promised to release in 2016 the continuation of Alice's fascinating adventures. Looking forward to Burton's new fantasy!