Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland

Who here has not grown up watching and thoroughly being affected in some way or form by Tim Burton's movies? I know I have. The very quirky film director/producer/writer and artist is definitely the epitome of taking one's imagination to a whole new level. So who better to direct Disney's new live-action concept of Alice in Wonderland than Mr. Tim Burton himself?



Definitely one of the movies in my highly anticipated movies of 2010 list, Tim Burton's adaptation of the childhood story classic is expected to be nothing but whimsical, entertaining, dark (of course) and enchanting. After all, think Edward Scissorhands and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Of course, it also helps that he brings with the movie his usual choice of brilliant cast members; Johnny Depp as the Madd Hatter and Helena Bonham Carter as the Red Queen. His new handpicked promising performances include Anne Hathaway as the White Queen and Mia Wasikowska as Alice.

One of the main things that really did attract me to go see the movie though is the aesthetic of it all. Especially when it came to the costume department. Alice in Wonderland's costume designer is none other than Academy Award winner Colleen Atwood. She is best known for her work in Memoirs of a Geisha and two of Tim Burton's brilliant works Sleepy Hollow and my personal childhood favorite, Edward Scissorhands. Atwood's designs really does what any good movie with a great overall production does to moviegoers, it takes you away from reality and feel as if you're part of their world.

This most certainly is not your typical Alice in Wonderland you've read about in books or the Disney classic we all remember watching on repeat when we were younger. On the contrary, Johnny Depp's mad hatter ensemble really makes you not want to be late for a very important date. The eccentricity of the costume Atwood uses for the mad hatter really does portray his character well, both mad, a little scary yet intriguing that you can't help but stare and listen to him.



My other personal favorite is of course Alice. This isn't your typical Alice in Wonderland attire involving a blue dress with a white apron and blue Mary Janes. Atwood's interpretation reminds me of the Annie Leibovitz Vogue December 2003 photoshoot featuring John Galliano, Karl Lagerfeld and company. Alice in this movie isn't your sweet Disney character that fell into a rabbit hole. She's chic and looks like she just stepped off of Marc Jacob's spring runway collection.



Other notable mentions are the Red Queen (very Vivienne Westwood-esque), the White Queen and Tweedledee and Tweedledum.



The movie comes out in theaters, March 5 2010. So defintiely save the date for this one, and don't be late! Yeah I went there.

The trailer courtesy of Youtube: