my thoughts on the mini-series ALICE

*so i basically copied this straight from my tumblr and changed it to be more...appropriate...for school. this isn't really a film review or anything, it's just sort of a...reflection on the series, which i absolutely loved! (right, reflections...ehk)*

Alice is a 2-part miniseries from Syfy. it’s based on the stories of Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass except, well, it’s different.

in Alice, Alice is 23, brunette and a black belt in karate (or something similar. lol, i’m too dumb to tell the difference.) the Hatter is not mad and he’s kind of Alice’s guide to Wonderland and Alice’s love interest (well, one of them). Wonderland is a science fictional city that is sort of built upwards, and instead of a palace, they have a casino.

one of the most amazing things about Alice, apart from the chemistry between Alice and Hatter, is the “humanization” of all the characters. i love how they made the white rabbit an agent for the Queen of Hearts, with two white ponytails to symbolize his white rabbit ears. i love how they made the walrus an actual person (who looks a lot like a walrus, by the way), and i find it waaaay G that they made the March Hare an assassin who ended up with a rabbit head because they couldn’t revive him with his actual head. is that genius or what?

but the main reason i totally adored Alice is ALICE AND HATTER. honestly, i’ve never aaaaaawed over this couple as much as i aaaaaaawed over Alice and Hatter. from the first scene where they met, i totally like…MELTED. honestly. it’s like…instant chemistry, like Peter and Claire all over again, only, better (i can’t believe i’m saying this), because, well, they’re not related. and because they don’t have a 10 year age difference. i basically aaaawed over them for, well, throughout the whole 3 hours+ of the 2 episodes. even when they’re not in the scene i’m watching. it's like adding a romantic part to a traditional kid story (which is actually really smart of the writers, because everyone knows that a movie isn't a movie without romance.) honestly, even if you aren’t into science fiction and/or alice in wonderland, the sheer goodness of Alice/Hatter is definitely a good enough reason for you to check Alice out! :)

i hope i didn’t spoil the miniseries for you. it’s amazing! i honestly honestly LOVE it! it’s only 2 episodes, so if you haven’t checked it out, GO NOW. it’s an amazingly beautiful beautiful version of Alice in Wonderland/Through the Looking Glass, with a sort of modern/science fiction twist to it. and the scenery and the effects and the buildings and the costumes and everything is just amazing! and Alice/Hatter is like, the cutest, most amazing TV couple EVER. they definitely replace Peter/Claire as the top couple on my list. (and Peter/Claire has been virtually unbeatable for 2 years, so that really takes something.)

PHOTOS, PHOTOS, PHOTOS--December 4th, 2009

No reflections yet, I promise I'll do them during Christmas break, I wrote down notes on everything I did and stuff, so I think I can reflect properly. Haha, I wish, I can't even reflect properly even if I did it right afterward. I got such a bad grade for my reflections (FOUR), but I think my other grades are quite okay, though I could work harder and try to work as a team more (because Ms Wong said we didn't work as a group enough, even though it's not exactly me and Vikki's fault because we did send them emails, but they either ignored us or didn't show up to the sessions...eek)
ANYWAY, photos! I took some photos of us on december 4th. Lea and Nadia weren't here, so Vikki and I were filming the documentary and doing research for sounds and stuff.

After we finished doing the VLog part of the documentary. :)

Setting up the camera :D
VIKKI HUI! thinking of ideas and doing research for the horsey sounds :) she looks like a news anchor. lol
Vikki Hui! hard at work! I was sitting on a chair when i took this, it looks kinda artistic :D
Such an ARTISTIC shot of Vikki :D :D :D

and then some old photos :)

we had to use a "vintage" camera that has to be connected to a power source, because all the cameras have been borrowed...lol it says "primary math" on it. :P

Log sheet for the first day we filmed :), I actually keep a log, except I kinda gave up a bit because Nadia and Lea don't seem to get that I need to log...

Anyway, the first part of the "Fu Guai Moon" finale is on right now and I'm watching it because dude, YATMING + RENE FTW. So I'll post all my reflections and stuff later :) Please like the photos, at least you won't have to see my ugly face :D

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QUOTE: I'M THROUGH ACCEPTING LIMITS, CUZ SOMEONE SAYS THEIR SO. SOMETHINGS I CANNOT CHANGE, UNTIL I TRY, I'LL NEVER KNOW. -DEFYING GRAVITY