Perry Chen reviews 'Alice,' invites company to 'Dragon' screening
Mar 9, 2010

By Perry S. Chen

What would the young Alice from "Alice in Wonderland" be like... 13 years later? Faced with the challenges and issues of adult life, will she have time to retreat into the fantasy world of Wonderland?

Tim Burton's new film adds a unique twist to the classic story. It is about love, courage, sacrifice, dreams, and reality.

When 19-year-old Alice Kingsley is invited to a surprise party hosted for her own engagement, she sees a peculiar sight: a rabbit in formal clothing pointing to his watch and beckons her to join him. She follows him down a large hole, and through many twists and turns, ends up in the land where all of her childhood dreams took place. She finds out that the Red Queen had governed poorly and cruelly, giving death to all the people who did not follow her rules.

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