Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016)
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The story
For three years, Alice Kingsleigh has been following her father's footsteps and sailing the high seas. Returning to London from China, she learns that her ex-fiancé Hamish Ascot has taken over his deceased father's company and plans to have Alice sign over her father's ship in exchange for her family home. Alice follows a butterfly she recognizes as Absolem, who was previously a caterpillar, and returns to Wonderland through a mirror. Alice is greeted by the White Queen, the White Rabbit, the Tweedles, Mallymkun, the March Hare, Bayard and the Cheshire Cat, who reveal that the Hatter is acting madder than usual because his family is gone.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Alice Kingsleigh, a sailor, returns to London to find her ex-fiancé attempting to seize her family's ship. She travels through a mirror into Wonderland to help the Mad Hatter, who is desperate to find his missing family. The White Queen sends her to the Castle of Eternity to consult Time. Although told that altering the past is impossible, Alice steals the Chronosphere and travels back in time. She encounters the Red Queen in the past and attempts to change her character, but her actions lead to a time paradox. After being briefly detained in a mental hospital in the real world, Alice returns to Wonderland and discovers the Hatter's family is trapped by the Red Queen. In the present, the Hatter is dying. Alice and the Hatter race to use the Chronosphere to fix the timeline. Alice successfully places the Chronosphere, resolving the paradox and reuniting the Hatter with his family. In the real world, Alice successfully keeps her ship and starts a new company with her mother.
- First release year
- 2016
- Runtime (minutes)
- 113
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- James Bobin
- Writers
- Linda Woolverton · writer
- Cast and characters
- Johnny Depp · Tarrant Hightopp / Mad Hatter; Anne Hathaway · Mirana / White Queen; Mia Wasikowska · Alice Kingsleigh; Helena Bonham Carter · Iracebeth / Red Queen; Sacha Baron Cohen · Time; Stephen Fry · Cheshire Cat; Michael Sheen · Nivens McTwisp / White Rabbit; Timothy Spall · Bayard Hamar / Bloodhound
- Genres
- fantasy; adventure
- Themes
- time travel; family; identity
- Tone and mood
- fantasy; whimsical
- Premise and plot tags
- sequel; fantasy; adventure
- Source material / true-story basis
- Alice in Wonderland
- Franchise connections
- Alice in Wonderland
- Reception
- The film received mixed-to-negative reviews from critics, who praised its visuals but criticized its story. It was also a box-office disappointment.
- Reported review scores
- Metacritic · score: 34 · scale: 100 · review count: 42; PostTrak · score: 79% · scale: 100%
- Production trivia
- This film marks the last performance of actor Alan Rickman.; The film was originally retitled to Alice in Wonderland: Through the Looking Glass in January 2014.; The film used at least four historic ships for filming in Gloucester Docks.
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