"Where do you come from?" said the Red Queen. "And where are you going? Look up, speak nicely, and and don't twiddle your fingers all the time."
Alice attended to all these directions, and explained, as well as she could, that she had lost her way.
"I don't know what you mean by your way," said the Queen: "all the ways about here belong to me-- but why did you come out here at all?" she added in a kinder tone. "Curtsey while you're thinking what to say. It saves time."
Alice wondered a little at this, but she was too much in awe of the Queen to disbelieve it. "I'll try it when I go home," she thought to herself, "the next time I'm a little late for dinner."
"It's time for you to answer now," the Queen said, looking at her watch: "open your mouth a little wider when you speak, and always say 'your Majesty' " *
* Carroll, Lewis. Alice in Wonderland. Ed. Donald J. Gray. Norton Critical Edition. New York: Norton, 1992. 124.
The images of the characters in Burton's Alice CREEP ME OUT SO MUCH! XD I think I'm the only person that won't be seeing it in the cinema :(. I'm just so afraid of being disappointed!
ReplyDeleteI love the look of all the characters but just can't see past the size of the Queen's forehead.
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Ahhh I am so excited for this film! And oh, what I would give to get that color in my own hair ;)
ReplyDeleteI am so very excited too! And I think that Helena Bonham Carter is a really good choice for the role!
ReplyDeleteI am so excited for this movie! I can't wait!
ReplyDeleteOoooh I'm so excited for this film!! I'm constantly debating over whether I should see it in the theater the day it comes out of wait a week or so. ^_^
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to see it!!!
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ReplyDeleteDude, it's Helen Bonham Carter - of course it's going to be epic! She pretty much blows my mind as Bellatrix Lestrange in Harry Potter.
ReplyDeleteOh I know, I can't wait to see it either! I love Helena Bonham Carter so much. And I don't care if people are getting tired of Johnny Depp/Tim Burton, I still love them together.
ReplyDeleteBut has anyone else noticed that the digital enhancement of Johnny's eyes has made him look like Elijah Wood? Hah! I have no doubt that Johnny will be great and all, but they could have just gotten Elijah...
PS -I love your perfect citation format. Don't think I don't appreciate your academia!
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