Alice in Wonderland
film — USA — 1951

6.5
I don`t really remember the reason, but this once was my favorite Disney cartoon. Now, watching it as a wiser and bolder person (haa haa!) I found out that I sadly don`t like it this much anymore. To tell the story I need to be a sillier person than I am. But what can I tell? First, that to my astonishment this cartoon doesn`t follow the book by Carroll at all - it has similarities with it but not much more than that. Then, that there still are a few interesting characters - for example, the Chesire cat is cool although he doesn`t say what he`s supposed to. And then comes the comparison to "Neco z Alenky" - a film by Svankmajer, also based on the same story. And what surprises me is that despite being a dark and dreary tale the Svankmajer version had some better characters - the Mad Hatter and the March Rabbit for instance there much cooler in that version. Still, "Alice in Wonderland" is a cartoon for little children, just like everything coming from Disney studios, therefore I can`t be too harsh upon it. Animation is certainly much better than in newer cartoons, and without doubt it`s also more inventive.
2004-11-23
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