Alice in Wonderland (Tim Burton‚ 2010) The film is inspired by Lewis Carroll’s novel Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1865) and its sequel Through the Looking-Glass‚ and What Alice Found There (1871). The nineteen-year-old Alice now returns to Wonderland from her childhood adventure‚ where she reunites with her old friends and learns her true identity: to end the Red Queen’s reign of terror‚ slay the Jabberwocky‚ a dragon-like creature controlled by the Red Queen and restore the White Queen
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Odysseus in Wonderland The story of Alice in Wonderland and the story of The Odyssey share similar characteristics. Most people would argue that the story of Odysseus trying to get home and the story of Alice fighting against a fearsome monster don’t share similar plots. However‚ Alice and Odysseus both fight against evil forces and the two protagonists parallel each other as well. When reading the epic poem and watching the movie‚ Homer and Tim Burton use similar characters and scenes. In Alice in Wonderland
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THE TIM BURTONIZATION OF ALICE IN WONDERLAND An essay on Alice in Wonderland Novel by Lewis Caroll Film adaptation by Tim Burton In 1962‚ film critic Andrew Sarris points out a repeating movement of ideas and images throughout a filmmaker’s body of work. This later on becomes the basis of Auteur theory which describes the authorship of the filmmaker who despite is working within the bounds of a studio system is able to imprint his/her ideologies and personal style into his/her films. According
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Feminist Theory Approaching Alice in Wonderland Many people think women are subordinate than men. However‚ there are those who do not want to demonstrate the characteristics of a stereotypical woman. In the film Alice in Wonderland‚ Tim Burton uses the protagonist Alice as a rebellious woman who fights for what she wants. It is evident Burton uses Feminist Theory to help demonstrate how the protagonist grows into a self-reliant woman. Through this‚ Alice realizes she has to go against the stereotypical
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what Tim Burton does in his films. He makes you feel this way by using cinematic techniques‚ which are used multiple times in movies for innumerable reasons. Tim Burton‚ in Charlie and The Chocolate Factory and Alice In Wonderland‚ uses establishing shot‚ shot-reverse-shot‚ and non-diegetic sound to verify the setting‚ present the characteristics of every individual character‚ and present a mood of the story. Tim Burton uses establishing shot to establish the setting of the scene. In Alice In Wonderland
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Tim Burton is a very bizarre and unique director. He lives in his characters by putting them in a environment that they don’t belong in. in movies such as "Alice in Wonderland"‚ "Charlie and the chocolate factory"‚ and "Edward Scissorhands" they all show how his movies differ from others. Using different cinematic techniques Burton can make one character stand out among the others. He is able to use camera angles and lighting to give the audience a different outlook on his movies. In one of his
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The Movie Style of Tim Burton Toby Pace University Author Note This paper was prepared for Academic Skills for Graduate Students 084‚ Section A‚ taught by Professor Zhylin. Timothy Walter Burton was born in 1958‚ in Burbank‚ California‚ the media capital of the world. When Burton was a child‚ he was surrounded by filmmakers‚ actors‚ great studios and people from all over the world that gave him plenty of opportunities to know more about movies. He preferred science fictions
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Tim Burton uses many different techniques to make his films unique and differ from other directors‚ Burton has a style that no other directors can match. He has a quirky yet creepy imagination‚ he brings characters to life by putting them in a habitat they don’t belong‚ His movies Alice in Wonderland‚and Edward Scissorhands all demonstrate how one of a kind his movies are. Using cinematic techniques‚ Burtons points out the misfit character and shows how different they are then everyone else. Burtons
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always be portrayed as a positive factor of one’s life; it can lead to the exclusion or segregation of individuals due to barriers that hinder efforts to belong. This is evident in Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible‚ Tim Winton’s short story Neighbours and Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland. It is evident in The Crucible that individuals will go to extreme lengths in order to find a place within their community. This results in what appears to be a sense
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Chapter I Lewis Carroll in Wonderland : the Influence of Lewis Carroll on Alice Charles Lutwidge Dodgson‚ better known under the pen name Lewis Carroll‚ was a British author‚ mathematician‚ logician and photographer and he has always delighted the audience from the most naive to the most sophisticated‚ with his facilities at word play‚ logic and fantasy. Carroll suffered from a bad stammer‚ but he found himself vocally fluent when speaking with children. The relationships he had with
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