Young, W. W., (1915). Alice in Wonderland [Motion Picture].
The 1915 silent, black and white film adaptation by W. W. Young tells the tale of Alice in Wonderland similarly to the original text in Young's use of characters and the story line, while adding details that were left out of the original text.
This version of Alice in Wonderland is aimed at people who grew up with the story of Alice and an understanding of how Wonderland works. Due to the minimal amount of writing it is expected that the audience has some understanding of the original text and that they are of an age where they can read and make simple associations between the new text used in this film and the original text that it is based upon.
This version of Alice in Wonderland is aimed at people who grew up with the story of Alice and an understanding of how Wonderland works. Due to the minimal amount of writing it is expected that the audience has some understanding of the original text and that they are of an age where they can read and make simple associations between the new text used in this film and the original text that it is based upon.
In conjunction with the original text, the film adds explanation to the events that occur prior to and after Alice's trip to Wonderland and explains a lot about how unexplained events in the original text could have occurred, such as how Alice gets to Wonderland.
The opening scene of the film is centered in a kitchen with a woman baking and a young girl entering, the text "She made some tarts All on a Summer's day" links into Carroll's use of the Queens tarts being stolen and being the cause of the court trial at the end of the original version of the text. The text used in the beginning of the film "Things we do and things we see shortly before we fall asleep are most apt to influence our dreams" sets the scene for the rest of the film as it explains how the curious trip to Wonderland as "Alice enters Dreamland".
Young's version of the film misses a lot of the magical components of the original text and the 1903 version of the film in scenes such as where Alice attempts to go through the door into the garden. The lack of technological advancements in this time are somewhat to blame, however the earlier film by Hepworth and Stow (1903) managed to incorporate the magical feel of Wonderland into basic special effects for its audience.
The opening scene of the film is centered in a kitchen with a woman baking and a young girl entering, the text "She made some tarts All on a Summer's day" links into Carroll's use of the Queens tarts being stolen and being the cause of the court trial at the end of the original version of the text. The text used in the beginning of the film "Things we do and things we see shortly before we fall asleep are most apt to influence our dreams" sets the scene for the rest of the film as it explains how the curious trip to Wonderland as "Alice enters Dreamland".
Young's version of the film misses a lot of the magical components of the original text and the 1903 version of the film in scenes such as where Alice attempts to go through the door into the garden. The lack of technological advancements in this time are somewhat to blame, however the earlier film by Hepworth and Stow (1903) managed to incorporate the magical feel of Wonderland into basic special effects for its audience.