Since I was younger I have always loved Disney movies. I remember the first time seeing Alice in Wonderland, I had no idea what was going on. I didn't understand any of the songs or the concept of the movie. Now that Tim Burton's sequel Alice in Wonderland is coming to theaters March 5th, I had to watch the cartoon. Since I'm older I portray Alice in Wonderland entirely different.
The film is based on Lewis Carroll's novels, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass. Alice voice by Kathryn Beaumont (also voice of Wendy in Disney's Peter Pan) is a 12-year-old girl who gives herself good advice, but does not take others good advice. She has no patients and is very curious. One day when she is getting a lesson from her mother, Alice thinks of a world where everything will be different. When Alice sees a white rabbit (Bill Thompson) with a stop watch running fast saying, "I'm late I'm late I'm late for a very important date," she can't help but follow him.
Alice proceeds to fall down a rabbits hole, transporting her to Wonderland. She embarks on insane, or "mad" adventures, leading her to encounter a Caterpillar (Richard Haydn), the Cheshire Cat (Sterling Holloway), and the Madd Hatter (Ed Wynn). Alice grows and shrinks all throughout the movie when she eats a cookie and mushrooms. She is confused during her time in Wonderland, no one will answer her questions and she can't seem to keep the white rabbit around long enough to ask where he's going.
There have been many assumptions that Alice in Wonderland is based off of psychedelic drugs. Metromix.com says, "While on the surface it’s an animated story for children that explores the importance of self-reliance and a powerful imagination, it also features a hookah-smoking caterpillar who puffs in Alice’s face, a psychotic Queen of Hearts, mushrooms that change Alice’s perception of the world and enough psychedelic colors to cause an acid flashback." After watching this movie, I really do see the drug trip through Alice's experiences. Many say during the Madd Hatter's tea party, one of the tea pot's has a marijuana leaf on it. I did see the leaf on the coffee pot, but I most definitely can not say that it is for sure a marijuana leaf. Another assumption is when Alice eats the mushroom to grow bigger and smaller, she is on a shroom trip. Although many people believe Alice in Wonderland is full of references to drugs, no one is certain.
It is very ironic that a Disney children's movie is presumed to be about psychedelic drugs. This movie is loved by little children all over the world and by stoners everywhere, all because of the intense colors and the wild adventure's Alice is brought on. Check out the trailer below.
The film is based on Lewis Carroll's novels, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass. Alice voice by Kathryn Beaumont (also voice of Wendy in Disney's Peter Pan) is a 12-year-old girl who gives herself good advice, but does not take others good advice. She has no patients and is very curious. One day when she is getting a lesson from her mother, Alice thinks of a world where everything will be different. When Alice sees a white rabbit (Bill Thompson) with a stop watch running fast saying, "I'm late I'm late I'm late for a very important date," she can't help but follow him.
Alice proceeds to fall down a rabbits hole, transporting her to Wonderland. She embarks on insane, or "mad" adventures, leading her to encounter a Caterpillar (Richard Haydn), the Cheshire Cat (Sterling Holloway), and the Madd Hatter (Ed Wynn). Alice grows and shrinks all throughout the movie when she eats a cookie and mushrooms. She is confused during her time in Wonderland, no one will answer her questions and she can't seem to keep the white rabbit around long enough to ask where he's going.
There have been many assumptions that Alice in Wonderland is based off of psychedelic drugs. Metromix.com says, "While on the surface it’s an animated story for children that explores the importance of self-reliance and a powerful imagination, it also features a hookah-smoking caterpillar who puffs in Alice’s face, a psychotic Queen of Hearts, mushrooms that change Alice’s perception of the world and enough psychedelic colors to cause an acid flashback." After watching this movie, I really do see the drug trip through Alice's experiences. Many say during the Madd Hatter's tea party, one of the tea pot's has a marijuana leaf on it. I did see the leaf on the coffee pot, but I most definitely can not say that it is for sure a marijuana leaf. Another assumption is when Alice eats the mushroom to grow bigger and smaller, she is on a shroom trip. Although many people believe Alice in Wonderland is full of references to drugs, no one is certain.
It is very ironic that a Disney children's movie is presumed to be about psychedelic drugs. This movie is loved by little children all over the world and by stoners everywhere, all because of the intense colors and the wild adventure's Alice is brought on. Check out the trailer below.
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