lyubitelfilmov Review of Alice Through the Looking Glass

Alice Through the Looking Glass (1998 TV Movie)

The Adventures of Alice, the Big-Time, or the Budget Screening of Carroll's Tale

[6/10 · 12 December 2020]

Story. A free film adaptation of the famous absurd fairy tale by the English writer Lewis Carroll, filmed for British TV, where the cutie Kate Beckinsale played the main role. Another picture of a young lady that I wanted to see. And the viewing experience is ambiguous, and here's my short opinion - The Adventures of Oversized Alice. In the picture, in addition to the pluses, there were also minuses, and now I will tell you about them. Therefore - pour some tea and sit back, we begin! So the pros: 1. The picture is bright, juicy, obviously a drug addict, giving the whole absurdity an aura of fabulousness. Operators and decorators were clearly inspired by a well-known substance when creating this fairy tale, the picture was painfully oversaturated with acid colors. In any case, the picture is pleasing to the eye. 2. Atmosphere - a fairy tale as it is, filmed for children under 6 years old. The music, the costumes, and the sets - all of this works exactly as you expect. For children - the very thing. Personally, I plunged into this atmosphere myself during the timing - and it was nice. 3. References - here to you and "A Clockwork Orange" by Stanley Kubrick, and the great Charlie Chaplin and a few more cult films that have become classics of world cinema. It was unexpected to see all this in a children's fairy tale. 4. Kate Beckinsale - just for the sake of cute Kate, I saw this picture, and she is in it - fire, ladies and gentlemen, ladies and gentlemen, comrades. Young Kate often smiles, and is dressed in such a wonderful dress (now it is clear where American McGhee inspired the design of Mad Alice), which suited her so well. And how sweetly she was embarrassed and silent in bewilderment from all the absurdity that was happening! Damn it! Cutie Kate is just nice to look at without saying a word. I didn't regret wasting my time on this picture, for you, Kate. So the cons: 1. Logic - "What's going on here?" This is the question you'll be asking yourself throughout the picture. For the main thread of the story is simple and clear - to get from point A to point B, but everything else is a heap of absurdity, excellent poetry and complete nonsense. Although, what am I talking about? This is a screen version of an absurd tale! Nevertheless, I was greatly lost in the vicissitudes of Alice's journey, and quite often and quite strongly, and constantly asked the above question. 2. There is no wholeness - in fact, the picture is a film adaptation of the most memorable moments from the book, connected by the thread of Alice's journey. First we are here, then the frame changes dramatically, and we are in a completely different place. First we are in Winterfell, then in Riverrun, then in Old Valyria, and so on. The picture jumps between scenes and characters, like a mountain goat over gorges and rocks. Because of this, I periodically lost interest in the painting, and glanced at the clock, despite the fact that the painting took an hour and a half, not counting a few minutes. There's nothing to be done - it's true. 3. Cheapness - it is clear that the picture was filmed for TV, because the scenery - with a gulkin's nose, costumes - back and forth, but do not cause irritation, actors - who grimaces and who tries. But the budget is visible in everything. I don't know if modern children will watch this picture with such cheapness. A little about the main characters: 1. Alice performed by Kate Beckinsale is a mother who read a fairy tale to her daughter until she found herself in the magical world of Through the Looking Glass, where everything is wonderful and ridiculous. Natural curiosity forces the heroine to make a journey where strange characters and a drug addict picture await her. Cutie Kate! Love you! Clever and beautiful! I played brilliantly! 2. The White Knight, played by Ian Holm, is a brave knight and a clumsy rider who comes across Alice's path and from whose mouth we hear the best and most poignant verse in the whole picture. The only memorable character Through the Looking Glass, superbly played by beloved Bilbo Baggins - actor Ian Holm, who left us in this coronavirus 2020. Rest in peace to him and Eternal memory! Well, this picture is also very careful about the original source and is close to it, in contrast to the 2016 film adaptation with Johnny Depp and Mia Visokovskaya! You can watch only for the sake of cutie Kate and fans of Lewis Carroll's work, everyone else - your choice. As a result, we have a good film adaptation of Carroll's fairy tale, with the cutie Kate Beckinsale, with an absurd script, an excellent fabulous atmosphere, successful and not very acting work, and general cheapness. My rating is 6 out of 10. About the recommendation - see for yourself!