{"id":691,"date":"2016-05-25T13:44:22","date_gmt":"2016-05-25T20:44:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/2016\/05\/25\/alice-through-the-looking-glass-%e2%80%93-a-magical-fantasy-in-the-tim-burton-tradition\/"},"modified":"2016-05-25T13:53:17","modified_gmt":"2016-05-25T20:53:17","slug":"alice-through-the-looking-glass-%e2%80%93-a-magical-fantasy-in-the-tim-burton-tradition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/2016\/alice-through-the-looking-glass-%e2%80%93-a-magical-fantasy-in-the-tim-burton-tradition\/","title":{"rendered":"Alice Through the Looking Glass \u2013 A Magical Fantasy in the Tim Burton Tradition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a onfocus=\"this.blur()\" onclick=\"ps_imagemanager_popup(this.href,'Alice.ThruLooking_1.jpg','214','317');return false\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/Alice.ThruLooking_1.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"135\" vspace=\"5\" hspace=\"5\" height=\"200\" border=\"0\" align=\"left\" title=\"Alice.ThruLooking_1.jpg\" alt=\"Alice.ThruLooking_1.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/thumbs\/th-Alice.ThruLooking_1.jpg?resize=135%2C200\" \/><\/a>Based on the book by Lewis Carroll, Disney brings us Alice Through the Looking Glass directed by James Bobin and produced by Tim Burton. The story follows Alice who returns to the whimsical world of Wonderland and travels back in time to save the Mad Hatter. KIDS FIRST! Film Critic Clayton P. comments, \u201cDisney&#8217;s Alice Through The Looking Glass is a magical fantasy adventure film in the great Tim Burton tradition.\u00a0 It is also a refreshing, feminist take on the classic Lewis Carroll story.\u201d See his full review below<\/p>\n<p>Alice Through The Looking Glass<br \/>\nBy Clayton Pickard, KIDS FIRST! Film Critic, age 16<\/p>\n<p>Disney&#8217;s Alice Through The Looking Glass is a magical fantasy adventure film in the great Tim Burton tradition.\u00a0 It is also a refreshing, feminist take on the classic Lewis Carroll story. This sequel to 2010\u2019s blockbuster, Alice in Wonderland, again stars Mia Wasikowska as Alice, Johnny Depp as The Mad Hatter, Helena Bonham Carter as Iracebeth (Queen of Hearts) and Anne Hathaway as Mirana. New to the cast is Sasha Baron Cohen as \u201cTime.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/j1vBnFODQEM\"><\/p>\n<p><\/iframe><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/alice.6.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"149\" vspace=\"5\" hspace=\"5\" height=\"213\" border=\"0\" align=\"right\" alt=\"alice.6.jpg\" title=\"alice.6.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/thumbs\/th-alice.6.jpg?resize=149%2C213\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nIn the real world of 18th century England, Alice Kingsleigh is a captain of an English merchant ship.\u00a0 She is about to lose her commission when she re-enters Wonderland for the second time. She is given a warm welcome by all her old friends: the White Rabbit, TweedleDee and TweedleDum, the Cheshire Cat and Mirana. She learns that her best friend, The Mad Hatter, is depressed because he misses his parents and his siblings. She decides that the only way to help him is to find his family. They are presumed dead, but the Hatter doesn&#8217;t believe so. She then goes in search of the chronosphere, a time travel device located at Time\u2019s castle. What follows is an epic journey in search of \u201cThe Hatter\u2019s\u201d parents.<\/p>\n<p>Alice Through the Looking Glass is very creative and colorful. Tim Burton is one of the producers, so this is not surprising. The costumes and the makeup are top notch. The special effects are inventive, especially the sequence at Time\u2019s castle. Time has an amazing castle, which is run by a group of creatures called \u201cseconds,\u201d which are made of nuts, bolts and gears. These \u201cseconds\u201d can combine to make even bigger creatures called \u201cminutes.\u201d These \u201cminutes\u201d can combine to make a enormous, <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/alice.2.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" vspace=\"5\" hspace=\"5\" height=\"100\" border=\"0\" align=\"right\" title=\"alice.2.jpg\" alt=\"alice.2.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/thumbs\/th-alice.2.jpg?resize=150%2C100\" \/><\/a>transformer-like creature called \u201chours.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a onfocus=\"this.blur()\" onclick=\"ps_imagemanager_popup(this.href,'Clayton.jpg','473','570');return false\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/Clayton.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"166\" vspace=\"5\" hspace=\"5\" height=\"200\" border=\"0\" align=\"left\" title=\"Clayton.jpg\" alt=\"Clayton.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/thumbs\/th-Clayton.jpg?resize=166%2C200\" \/><\/a>There is a lot of smart wordplay based on the character Time. Think of all the puns having to do with time and they are all in the movie. Sasha Baron Cohen as Time steals the whole film. He is very funny, exciting and works well with this great ensemble cast. My favorite line of the film is when The Mad Hatter exclaims \u201cdream or reality &#8211; who\u2019s to say which is which.\u201d This sums up the message of the movie and the magic in all Tim Burton movies.<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/alice.5.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" vspace=\"5\" hspace=\"5\" height=\"100\" border=\"0\" align=\"right\" alt=\"alice.5.jpg\" title=\"alice.5.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/thumbs\/th-alice.5.jpg?resize=150%2C100\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Alice Through The Looking Glass is an enchanting adventure\/fairy tale for the whole family. It is appropriate for ages 8 to 18. I rate this film 4.5 out of 5 stars<\/p>\n<p>Reviewed by Clayton P., KIDS FIRST! Film Critic, age 16<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Based on the book by Lewis Carroll, Disney brings us Alice Through the Looking Glass directed by James Bobin and produced by Tim Burton. The story follows Alice who returns to the whimsical world of Wonderland and travels back in time to save the Mad Hatter. KIDS FIRST! 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