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Line 4: {{quote\|''"I think Alice got what she deserved. I never wanted to make it in the first place, but everybody said I should. I tried to introduce a little sentiment into it by getting Alice involved with the White Knight, but they said we couldn't tamper with a classic. So we just kept moving it at circus pace."''\|[[Walt Disney]]'s [[Creator Backlash\|thoughts on the film]].}} Number 13 in the [[Disney Animated Canon]], this [[The Golden Age of Animation\|1951]] adaptation of ''[[Alice in Wonderland\|Alice's Adventures in Wonderland]]'' was a long time coming at Disney, seeing as [[Walt Disney]] had a longtime interest in the Wonderland books that was reflected in some of his earlier works. They wanted to make it a decade earlier, but another production of the story was being produced elsewhere at the time, prompting the studio to shelf it for a while. Then World War II happened and they lost a lot of their budget on war films. Some [[Development Hell]] turned the what-would-be horror flick into more of a wacky, comedic cartoon in the same vein as ''[[The Emperor's ~~New Groove\|The Emperors~~ New Groove]]'', making it probably the most surreal and ''very'' odd Disney film in memory! It'''''Alice in Wonderland''''' performed poorly in theaters initially (it made money in re-releases), but over time it grew into one of Disney's funniest films and inspired people to this day, including [[Tim Burton]]. If you're looking for the 2010 [[Tim Burton]] film, also by Disney, visit [[Alice in Wonderland (film)\|here]]. It also inspired at least two rides in the [[Disney Theme Parks]]. One is a conventional ride through the movie, while the other is the famous [[Everything's Better with Spinning\|spinning teacups]] ride. ~~----~~ ~~==== This film contains examples of: ====~~ {{tropelist}} * [[Adaptation Distillation]] * [[Adipose Rex]]: The Queen of Hearts Line 16 ⟶ 17: * [[Amazing Technicolor Wildlife]]: The Cheshire Cat. * [[Art Shift]]: The scenes of Alice and Dinah at the riverbank with Alice's sister have more realistic backgrounds than the rest of the movie does. * [[Attack of the 50 -Foot Whatever]]: Alice as she tests the size-altering portions of Caterpillar's Mushroom, and again when she defends herself in court. * [[Barefoot Cartoon Animal]]: The White Rabbit. * [[Berserk Button]]: Never insult the Caterpillar for his size. EVER. Line 29 ⟶ 30: * [[Disney Acid Sequence]]: The whole film, naturally. * [[Don't Explain the Joke]]: {{quote\| '''Doorknob:''' You gave me quite a ''turn'' there! Heh! Rather good, wot? Doorknob, turn?}} * [[Efficient Displacement]]: When the Walrus runs through the door of the seaside shack. * [[Face Palm]]: Alice has [http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmg5pvNu5l1qzcy5co1_500.jpg a particularly good one] in reaction to the reprise of the Unbirthday Song. Line 41 ⟶ 42: * [[God Save Us From the Queen]]: The Queen of Hearts. * [[Ham-to-Ham Combat]]: In the courtroom: {{quote\| '''King of Hearts:''' What do you know about this unfortunate affair?~~<br />~~ '''March Hare:''' Nothing.~~<br />~~ '''Queen of Hearts:''' NOTHING WHATEVER?!~~<br />~~ '''March Hare:''' NOTHING WHATEVER!~~<br />~~ '''Queen of Hearts:''' '''''[[Funny Moments (Sugar Wiki)\|THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT!!!]]''''' }} * [[Hurricane of Puns]]: "All In The Golden Afternoon". Line 57 ⟶ 58: * [[Large Ham]]: Who do you think? [[Off with His Head\|OFF WITH HER HEAD!]] * [[Man of a Thousand Voices]]: J. Pat O'Malley provides all the voices in the "Walrus and the Carpenter" segment. * [[Memetic Outfit]]: Alice's blue ~~dress~~gown with the pinafore, white stockings and black Mary Janes. ** Hey, don't forget the "Alice Band". * [[Mood Whiplash]]: "Very Good Advice", in which Alice sings about her personal flaws and breaks into tears, feels out-of-place to some people, especially since it comes in between the parts where Alice explores the Tulgey Wood and the Cheshire Cat tells her to visit the Queen of Hearts. * [[My Friends and Zoidberg]]: {{quote\| '''White Rabbit:''' Her Imperial Highness, Her Grace, Her Excellency, Her Royal Majesty, the Queen of Hearts!...and the King.~~<br />~~ '''Voice:''' [[The Runt At the End\|Hooray!]] }} ** A more traditional example comes when the White Rabbit does roll call at the beginning of the trial: {{quote\| Your majesty? Members of the Jury? Loyal subjects? And the king.}} * [[Mythology Gag]]: The Cheshire cat sings the beginning of "The Jabberwock" poem ("'Twas Bril-lig/ And the sly-thy toves/ Did gyre and gim-ble in the wabe..."). * [[Negated Moment of Awesome]]: Alice uses the mushrooms during the trial so she could turn giant and give a speech about [["The Reason You Suck" Speech\|the reasons the Queen of Hearts sucks]], but she shrinks while she says it. No one takes it seriously as a result. Line 82 ⟶ 83: * [[Spelling Song]]: "AEIOU", more or less. * [[Synchronized Swarming]]: While Alice is traveling through the Tulgey Wood she meets a group of mome raths, who form themselves into the shape of an arrow to lead her to a path. * [[Through a Face Full of Fur]]: Three of the characters get red with anger, two of them twice: A furious carpenter turns red when he comes back to find the oysters had been devoured by the walrus and he chases after him with his hammer. The caterpillar turns red twice. Once when Alice inadvertently offends him about his height and he hurriedly puffs away on his hookah before the smoke engulfs him and he turns into a butterfly; the other time after having become a butterfly and Alice bugs him with a question concerning directions. ** The irascible Queen of Hearts gets red-faced twice. Once after having been turned upside down during the croquet game with a flamingo-for-a-mallet (thanks to the Cheshire Cat) and automatically presuming that Alice was responsible for the act, and accusing her of it; the other time when she shouts for silence at the trial. * [[Tiny Guy, Huge Girl]]: The King and Queen of Hearts. * [[Tomboy and Girly Girl]]: Alice and her older sister. * [[True-Blue Femininity]]: Alice's dress, to match the original book's art. * [[Viewers Are Geniuses]]: The film doesn't explicitly state that the White Rabbit and the Bird in the Tree are nearsighted. The audience is expected to know just from their wearing glasses. 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