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Intruiging

At the <a href="http://www.archive.org/details/Alice_in_Wonderland_1903">Internet Archive</a> (one of the absolutely best places on the Web), you can watch the first-ever film version of <i>Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.</i> Of course, it's silent. But a silent <i>Alice</i>? Why? The 1903 <i>Alice</i> has also been <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlEAk7EDX7w">posted on YouTube</a>, with music added, and it had gotten 201, 771 views when I went to it today. (But really, look at it at the Internet Archive, too. Then spend a little time browsing the Archive. There's so much there.) That's a lot of views for a silent movie that's in pretty bad shape. So again, the question is: What's the appeal of a silent <i>Alice</i>? Wouldn't you have thought that the words were crucial to this story? Share your thoughts.
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Intruiging

Postby Abigail Anderson on Mon Mar 10, 2008 9:12 pm

I enjoyed the silent film, as did many others in the class. Like Sarah said (I believe), the movie translates the fantastical nature of the book into something more easily grasped. It is, in no way, comparable to the actual text, of course. I agree with some of the others in that the nuanced rhetoric and sarcasm is completed neglected in the film. And this is key to the success of Lewis Carrol's book.
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