I watched this today and found it very good. It is simplified for children and I wish it was longer animation than just about 15 minutes. In his lifetime Carroll created a cut-down, children's version of Alice in Wonderland that was intended to be read to and with the child. This fits into the same category but, as an adult, I could appreciate the bits they cut out because they would be boring to young minds and parts they changed. They can always read the book later on but this is visually interesting, funny and challenging. It's a good adaptation and far better than the Pikachu film that my nieces took me to.
This came across my desktop because I had read 'Pure Invention' by Matt Altt which describes how Japanese pop-culture has influenced Western culture. It discusses the impact of films, animation, toys but not music. Music hasn't travelled well. which is strange because they gave us Karaoke. It's a good book for people who are interested in how inventions occur and how they become a fad or something deeper. Sanrio, the makers of 'Hello Kitty' now own the Mister Men which has a similar look and feel to the Hello Kitty culture.
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