Director
Tim Burton
Leading Actors/Actresses
Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp
Supporting Actors/Actresses
Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Hathaway, Alan Rickman, Stephen Fry, Crispin Glover
Genre
Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Language
English
Awards
Won 2 Oscars for Costume Design and Art Direction
Date of Release
2010
Producer
Joe Roth, Jennifer Todd, Suzanne Todd, Richard D. Zanuck
Setting and Context
Victorian Era England and Wonderland (mythical land that Alice travels to through the rabbit hole)
Narrator and Point of View
POV is primarily that of Alice. No narrator.
Tone and Mood
Dramatic, Comedic, Fantastical, Mythological, Epic, Suspenseful.
Protagonist and Antagonist
Protagonist is Alice. Antagonist is Red Queen.
Major Conflict
Alice is proposed to by Hamish, a young man she does not want to marry. Instead of answering him, she follows a rabbit wearing a waistcoat which leads to her falling down a rabbit hole into Wonderland. In Wonderland, the conflict is that the Red Queen that has overtaken the land is a corrupt ruler, and Alice must come to terms with the fact that it is her destiny to slay the Jabberwocky and return the crown to the benevolent White Queen.
Climax
The climax occurs when Alice fulfills her destiny by beheading the Jabberwocky.
Foreshadowing
Alice's adventure in Wonderland foreshadows her desire to explore, as she seeks to do so with the shipping and trade company at the end of the film. Additionally, Alice's bravery in facing the Jabberwocky is foreshadowed by the actual prophesy that predicts it.
Understatement
Innovations in Filming or Lighting or Camera Techniques
Allusions
The film alludes to Lewis Carroll's original novels, as well as to fairy tales more generally.
Paradox
The Mad Hatter is considered to be "mad," but paradoxically is quite effective and competent when it comes to leading the resistance.
Parallelism
Alice climbing out of the rabbit hole at the end of the film parallels her falling in at the beginning.
