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Wasikowska plays Alice as a stoic, confused young woman whose physical growth and shrinking are metaphors for her social discomfort. She is less a pensive explorer than an amnesiac hero. While her final rejection of Victorian corsetry is empowering, the film strips her of her defining trait: curiosity. She doesn’t wander into adventure; she is pushed.
Upon release, was a true schism between critics and general audiences. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a "Rotten" score of approximately 51%. Critics like Roger Ebert praised its visual ambition but noted that the story "is not really about anything beyond its own special effects." Complaints centered on the film’s sanitization of Carroll’s linguistic playfulness; the original book is a collection of word games and logic puzzles, whereas Burton’s film is a straightforward fantasy war epic. alice.in.wonderland.2010
“Maybe long enough,” Alice answered. She had been long enough to listen to roses and barter with mirrors, long enough to make a small treaty between order and wonder. She found the Hatter, who was mending time with tea-stained thread, and left a slice of cake on his table — a cake that split tastes between courage and gentleness. Wasikowska plays Alice as a stoic, confused young
Alice had nearly forgotten the sound of clocks that belonged to nowhere: a teaspoon clinking against a saucer, a pocket watch muttering to itself, a grandfather clock sighing in the throat of a hedgehog. She found those sounds again the day she followed a rabbit that looked like it had misplaced an entire schedule. She doesn’t wander into adventure; she is pushed
on the "Frabjous Day" using the Vorpal Sword, a prophecy recorded in the Oraculum. Themes and Analysis
“You must visit the Mirror Market,” said the Hatter. “Mirrors sell reflections you’ve never owned. They’re good for trading.” He handed her a small compass that pointed not north but toward a longing. “Follow that.”