Alice in Wonderland (1951) Movie Review
The classic Lewis Carroll novel brought to life by Disney in 1951 remains a classic today. Now there have been dozens of adaptions of this story. So many they are difficult to count. 1903, 1915, 1923, 1931, 1933, 1949, 1955, 1966, 1972, 1985, 1999, 2009, and 2010, all had versions with the 2010 film starring Johnny Depp, Mia Wasikowska and Helena Bonham Carter being the biggest, generating over $1B in ticket sales globally. I wonder if that version means we will have to wait a few more years for the next version of the film to be made ? Because this story WILL be made into another film.
Back to the 1951 Disney version. This is the classic you remember from when you were a kid. Great for kids. Lots of wonderful characters and fun situations and songs. Another bonus is a runtime that kids can handle at 71 minutes long, something many modern movies have forgotten !! And yes, there is a maze towards the end of the movie which gets it on my site. Alice is led into a maze by the Cheshire cat where she proceeds to paint the roses red, she’s painting the roses red….
Great for all ages. I give it a 7/10.
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