While I was watching the movie clip during class all I could think about was the eccentric costumes that the characters wore. I know that Wonderland is supposed to be kind of whimsical and unpredictable but those are not the type of outfits that I envisioned the characters to wear. In my head I saw Alice in a conservative dress and stockings that would be fit for a girl from a wealthy family. As for the Hatter, I imagined much simpler clothes and gray hair. I think I envisioned him being old because you don't often think of "mad" men being young. I also thought he would be much smaller than what he was portrayed to be in the clip. I thought he would about the same size as Alice, not five times her size.
Even though I was surprised by all of these cosmetic differences I feel that I really shouldn't have been. This is such a crazy book and can be interpreted so many ways that the movie could be made a million different times. And none of these movies would even be close to the last one made. It was interesting seeing someone else's point of view, but I will still keep imaging things the way I have been when I read the book.
I also struggle with the costuming in Burton's movie. While I think he has improved the Cheshire Cat immensely, his imaginine of the Hatter has bothered me from the start. I know Burton is known for these things, but this one was a bit much for me.
ReplyDeleteI do like what he did with the March Hare though!
By all means, stick with what is in your head! I most certainly do! The imagination does a far better job than Hollywood ever will.