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Alice provides an interesting new role model for girls
Tuesday, March 30 by Julie Brown
Interest in Alice in Wonderland 3D from schools has not surprised us here at IMAX. While few feature films tick all the boxes when it comes to school excursions (after all, educational content is obviously the highest priority for teachers when planning out of the classroom experiences) Alice in Wonderland 3D has certainly bucked the trend.
Over 2000 students have been booked to see the film as part of our education program for schools here at the Theatre in Darling Harbour.
Alice, played by Australian actress Mia Wasikowska, is not your traditional 19 year old girl by any means. Her indepedence, curiosity and spirited desire to follow her dreams, provides young girls today with an interesting new role model.
From an article in the New York Times -
"Linda Woolverton, the film’s screenwriter, had a similar attitude. She said that when she began her script, she “did a lot of research on Victorian mores, on how young girls were supposed to behave, and then did exactly the opposite.” As she put it, “I was thinking more in terms of an action-adventure film with a female protagonist” than a Victorian maiden. “I do feel it’s really important to depict strong-willed, empowered women,” she added, “because women and girls need role models, which is what art and characters are. Girls who are empowered have an opportunity to make their own choices, difficult choices, and set out on their own road.”
CLICK HERE to read the full article.
"It takes us back to a time in the history of movies when audiences responded to the images on screen with a combination of awe and fear, when in submitting to them, we felt as if we were submitting to a spell." - Washington Post
"A masterpiece of surrealism that's more Tim Burton than Walt Disney." - Montreal Film Journal
School bookings are available by calling (02) 9213 1600 or via email at education@imax.com.au
Over 2000 students have been booked to see the film as part of our education program for schools here at the Theatre in Darling Harbour.
Alice, played by Australian actress Mia Wasikowska, is not your traditional 19 year old girl by any means. Her indepedence, curiosity and spirited desire to follow her dreams, provides young girls today with an interesting new role model.
From an article in the New York Times -
"Linda Woolverton, the film’s screenwriter, had a similar attitude. She said that when she began her script, she “did a lot of research on Victorian mores, on how young girls were supposed to behave, and then did exactly the opposite.” As she put it, “I was thinking more in terms of an action-adventure film with a female protagonist” than a Victorian maiden. “I do feel it’s really important to depict strong-willed, empowered women,” she added, “because women and girls need role models, which is what art and characters are. Girls who are empowered have an opportunity to make their own choices, difficult choices, and set out on their own road.”
CLICK HERE to read the full article.
"It takes us back to a time in the history of movies when audiences responded to the images on screen with a combination of awe and fear, when in submitting to them, we felt as if we were submitting to a spell." - Washington Post
"A masterpiece of surrealism that's more Tim Burton than Walt Disney." - Montreal Film Journal
School bookings are available by calling (02) 9213 1600 or via email at education@imax.com.au
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