Alice In Wonderland – Box Office Gold or Box Office Flop?
The new Tim Burton Alice In Wonderland movie is upon us, and fans of his work are getting suitably excited. However, is Burton playing it too safe now? After films like The Corpse Bride and Charlie And The Chocolate Factory, is Burton treading water as a director? Plus, how is this latest film going to do at the box office?
Sure, it has Johnny Depp in it and (as ever) Helena Bonham Carter alongside a great cast and some incredible visuals, but is this a case of Burton playing it safe? I do have to wonder after past glories such as Ed Wood and The Nightmare Before Christmas that with Alice In Wonderland Burton has become a little stuck in a rut of the audience expecting one sort of thing from him now.
This is a shame, as a director with such creative scope should be able to stretch himself beyond the comfort zone now and again. I could be wrong of course, and this latest extravaganza may be altogether something truly special. Here’s hoping.
The Alice In Wonderland movie looks set to be a big hit with his core fans, but whether or not the masses will enjoy his twisted vision of Wonderland too is yet to be seen. Hopefully it will have us all grinning like a certain cat.
One of Burton’s forthcoming projects is an adaptation of the gothic vampire soap opera Dark Shadows, which, while I’, sure it will carry his particular visual flair, may also offer something a little weightier than these CG fests.