Through the Looking Glass
I'm doing this review as I watch the film.
The story deals in the early part with the prejudice against women and the belief that they should 'know their place' and 'their place' does not involve being the captain of a ship. This is obviously a commentary on today's situation which, quite frankly, isn't much better for women.
'The board' consists entirely of rather old men, our own Congress not being that very much different. The scene also shows just how stupid and vindictive the guy is who she was expected to marry. It's also obvious that Alice's mother has bought into the whole thing and won't stand up for Alice at all.
Fortunately, she is not without friends. Once back in Wonderland she finds out the Hatter has changed and not for the best. He's lost his muchness. The Hatter's personal background is revealed and it's a sad one.
She's told she has to go back in time and bring back the Hatter's family. Which, of course, brings up the problem of time travel, changing things in the past and dealing with the changes in the present that it makes. Fortunately the Cheshire Cat knows this and warns Alice.
We also find out Time has no taste since he likes the Queen of Hearts.
(I'm having a problem listening to Time since he seems to have a French accent at times, a Russian accent at times and other accents. His robotic (?) helpers have German accents and appearances almost like WWI German soldiers.)
The movie also covers the background of the Queen of Hearts and how badly the Hatter was treated by his father.
Alice gets put into an insane asylum. The Queen of Hearts castle is somewhat like the castle in The Dark Crystal, surrounded by devastation. The rest of the film has Alice and her friends dealing with Time, the Red Queen, Hatter's Family, Alice's former sort-of fiancee and a various other things. I really enjoyed the movie even though it some aspects it had a bitter-sweet ending.
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