Review of Alice in Wonderland (1951) by Grant S — 29 May 2016
Alice is a daydreaming young girl. She finds learning poems and listening to literature boring. She prefers stories with pictures and to live inside her imagination. One day, while enduring just such a poetry reading, she spots a large white rabbit...dressed in a jacket and carrying a large watch. He scurries off, saying he's late, for a very important date. She follows him through the forest. He then disappears down a rabbit hole. Alice follows, leading her to all manner of discoveries, characters and adventures.
A wonderful, imaginative adaptation of Lew Carroll's famous novel. Captures well the sheer randomness, weirdness and wonder of Alice's adventures in Wonderland.
Great animation, even by today's standards. But, then again, this is a Walt Disney production, so that is a given.
Voices are spot-on. Kathryn Beaumont, at 12/13 years old, shines as Alice. Disney must have liked her performance too - she provided the voice of Wendy in Peter Pan, two years later.
The quintessential adaptation.
This review of Alice in Wonderland (1951) was written by Grant S on 29 May 2016.
Alice in Wonderland has generally received positive reviews.
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