Unlike a traditional hero's journey, Alice has no clear goal other than curiosity. You can analyze specific sequences, like the Mad Tea Party or the Queen of Hearts’ croquet game, as critiques of social etiquette and arbitrary authority.

Discuss how the film ditches the book’s wordplay for "sight gags." Mention Mary Blair’s concept art—her use of bold, modernist colors and shapes gave the film a dreamlike quality that was ahead of its time.

While often criticized upon release for deviating from Lewis Carroll’s literary structure, Disney’s 1951 Alice in Wonderland is a masterpiece of that successfully translates Victorian "nonsense" into a visual language of color, rhythm, and character design. Key Points to Develop

Explore how the film portrays a world without rules. Alice represents the "logical" Victorian child trying to apply order to a world (Wonderland) that actively rejects it.

Mention how the film wasn't a hit in 1951 but became a massive success in the 1960s and 70s because its "trippy" visuals resonated with the psychedelic movement. Sample Intro Paragraph