I love watching movies.
Especially now that I'm in school full time.
I enjoy the contrast of intense studying and mundane activity, which probably explains why I absolutely loved the new Alice in Wonderland movie.
It was a drug-inspired Tim Burton film at it's best. I enjoyed the British accents to no end, loved the 3D glasses, and couldn't get enough of the Cheshire cat. He just appeared as he pleased, slyly grinning from ear to ear (literally), then vanished into a puff of smoke. Something about his character was just great. Perhaps it's the fact he's a floating, talking, disappearing cat?
The plot was a lot different than I had expected. It didn't follow the traditional Lewis Carroll storyline, but included a lot of the main characters: the White Queen, Queen of Hearts, Hatter and his crazy rabbit-friend, the stupid pudgy brothers, and the rabbit that's always running late. The Hatter, or more commonly known as Johnny Depp, was quite the character. He truly was mad. His eyes would change from green to orange, one pupil would dilate at a time, and his orange hair stuck out at all angles. But I do think he played his character well. Depp is quite the actor. But the 3D features just made the entire story so much cooler. There's nothing quite like tripping down a rabbit hole and having to dodge falling grand pianos, ducking as the Red Queens tries to chop off your head, or grimacing as the pot-smoking caterpillar blows rings into your face.
Anywho. I think university-life is slowly bringing the movie-buff out of me. But why not? Especially with the student prices, it's a whole lot better than wasting money on the bar, beer, and crappy night life. At the theatre I go to, right downtown, it's $10 for your ticket, popcorn and drink. I don't know about you, but I'd say that's a pretty sweet deal.
Cheers,
D.
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