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Originally Posted by Doc Faustus
I have one word for you my Amontillado loving friend, and that word is Svankmajer. Just saw his Alice. Here's a man that cares about Wonderland and as much as he plays with the imagery, he keeps the spirit very much intact. His Alice sees the hollow, frightening, ersatz qualities of the world around her, made up of toys, tools, bare identical rooms and...well, stuff. It captures the wonder and the barebones logic of Lewis Carroll's world wonderfully. For once the Hatter and Hare are as frightening and offcenter as they are in the book. I was really happy with Svankmajer's vision.
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Yes! I love that version. You said it all already, but I love how disorienting it is, which is really the only film adaptation to capture
that (important) quality from the book. The Disney version is the only other one that I really love.
Have you seen the 1903 version? It's pretty fun: