Wednesday, August 12, 2009

alice in wonderland silent film circa 1903

I just stumbled across this amazing work of art on youtube and just thought it was incredible... Especially in light of the Tim Burton version of Alice coming out soon, I thought it was really refreshing to see this torn, chewed up reel of Alice in Wonderland versus the beautifully colored, aesthetically entrancing version that we'll soon see in theaters. I especially liked how the camera would merely move away from Alice to make her look like she was shrinking or zoom in to enlarge her, haha... But seriously, this must have been such a big deal when it came out, what with the elaborate sets and tons of extras to act as playing cards... All in all, absolutely fascinating! 

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