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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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Postby Theresa Kane on Mon Mar 10, 2008 10:15 pm

I found muself almost uncomfortable watching the silent version...I think living in a world were everything is so accessible and immidiate (and loud) it is hard to watch something that does not give us that immediate gratification and that does the work for us. I knew what to expect as far as the story goes, but it was awkard watching it happen in silence. Maybe it's just me.
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