Alice in Wonderland
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Name: | Alice in Wonderland |
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Creator: | Lewis Carroll |
Date(s): | 1865, 1871, plus various adaptations over the years. |
Medium: | Novels, plus adaptations in various media over the years. |
Country of Origin: | United Kingdom |
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Alice in Wonderland is a fandom that was originally based on two books written by Lewis Carroll. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There, that were published in 1865 and 1871. The books were extremely popular and have been adapted for film, television, and theatrical productions many times.[1] The well-known Disney animated film was released in 1951 and combined plot elements from both of the "Alice" books. A new live-action film directed by Tim Burton, intended for a more adult audience, was released in 2010.
Fanfiction about Alice has been around ever since the first book was published; however, the Tim Burton film caused a surge in fanfiction productivity.
Alice in Wonderland Book Fandom
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Analysis of the books have arisen, especially attempts to explain the nonsensical world of Wonderland through the lens of metaphors and allegory. Comparisons to being on drugs, having a mental illness, or reflecting how a child sees the adult world are some of the suggestions that have been made, some more seriously than others.
Alice in Wonderland (2010) Film Fandom
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The most common pairing is Tarrant Hightopp/Alice Kingsleigh, although other pairings do exist such as Tarrant/Knave, Tarrant/White Queen, Alice/Knave, Alice/White Queen, and White Queen/Time.
The fandom had a resurgence in 2016 with the sequel film made by Tim Burton. It became noted that this film included Alan Rickman's last lines as an actor.
Fanworks
- Waiting for His Alice by Lunarsilverwolfstar
Fanart
Alice in Wonderland (1951 Animated Film)
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- When Curiosity Met Insanity, or WCMI, is a popular ongoing webcomic, begun in 2006 by co-creators Rain and Brianna Garcia (or "Bri-chan"). It details the courtship of an adult Alice by the Mad Hatter (who goes by the name "Reginald" in this universe) in a version of Wonderland that's populated by characters from every animated Disney movie to date. The personalities of Alice and Reginald were both partially inspired by observed interactions between the costumed characters at Disneyland (where Rain and Brianna both work). The main story features segments of writing (Rain's) interspersed among the artwork (Brianna's). WCMI has amassed a dedicated fanbase over the years, and has inspired quite a bit of fanart and fic. It's currently located on Tumblr, and has communities on both Livejournal and Facebook.
- Sunny Disposish, by Valadilenne, is a Hatter/Alice fic inspired by the WCMI webcomic. It too has attracted a small but dedicated group of fans, many of whom have produced fanart for the fic. As of this writing (October 2014), it's still a WIP, currently up to thirty chapters (not including a handful of side stories.)
Other Alice in Wonderland Adaptions
1903 Film
Silentera page on the film. According to BFI, the original film ran about 12 minutes; this restoration runs 9 minutes and 35 seconds and is the first adaptation of Alice in Wonderland into movie form.
Fushigi no Kuni no Arisu (1983-1984)
Fushigi no Kuni no Arisu is a Japanese-German anime adaptation of Alice in Wonderland. The series consists of 52 episodes, however, only 26 made it to the US.
The fandom behind this anime adaptation is fairly small in comparison of the other versions of Alice in Wonderland but it has garnered some fandom activity including its very own Yahoo! Group.
Alice
- See Alice (2009) for more fandom information.
Alice is a 2009 miniseries reimagining of the classic Alice stories taking place about 150 years later with a new Alice as the main character. It features many of the original characters from the books such as the Hatter, Queen of Hearts, Tweedledum and Tweedledee.
Once Upon a Time
Once Upon a Time is an ABC TV series that features several characters based off the original books and often features the Wonderland universe. The Mad Hatter was a reoccurring character in Seasons 1 and 2. The Queen of Hearts is revealed to be Cora Mills, the Evil Queen's mother. A spin-off series, titled Once Upon a Time in Wonderland mainly focuses on Alice and also introduces the Knave of Hearts, White Rabbit, and Red Queen to the fandom. Various other Alice in Wonderland characters have appeared in both series: See Alice Jones (OUAT) for more about one of the versions of Alice to appear in the series.
Jan Svankmajer's Alice
Alice by Jan Svankmajer is a surrealist dark fantasy adaptation of Alice in Wonderland. This adaptation explores Alice in Wonderland's darker themes. It uses stop motion but no miniatures to retell the story. It's original Czech title is Něco z Alenky (Something from Alice)
Fanworks
As a public domain work, Alice in Wonderland has inspired both fanworks and pro works - there's no need to file the serial numbers off if there's no copyright concerns. It's also popular for crossover works.
- The Girl that's Never Been is a filksong by Escape Key inspired by the short story "The Cheshire" by Bill Kte'pi.
- The Red Country by jibrailis - Red Queen/White Queen prequel fanfic
- Alice in Wonderland fanart by JoJoesArt - part of his Twisted Princesses series.
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Vids
- run on gasoline by HumanEvolutionMutant, a 21st-century-insane-Alice-Liddell-story: Alice (portrayed by India Eisley) is mentally ill, she can't separate reality from fantasy and she has homicidal tendencies, so she is hospitalized. Mads Mikkelsen portrays her psychiatrist (and in Wonderland he is the Mad Hatter) and he is sort of helping her.
- Wonderland meme, a Genshin Impact animatic by QiwiQ, features Mika as Alice and other characters from the nation of Mondstadt as residents of Wonderland.
Fannish Archives & Communities
- Stories based on the book, based on the movie @ Fanfiction.net
- Stories based on the book, based on the movie @ Archive of Our Own
Livejournal
General Alice in Wonderland communities:
- Alice in Wonderland Big Bang
- The Alice in Wonderland Porn Battle
- Knave of Hearts
- Queer Tales, a slash community for any Alice version
Burton's 2010 Alice in Wonderland Sites:
- Alice in Wonderland 2010 Fans
- Alice in wonderland kink meme
- Alice in Wonderland Challenge Community
- Hatter/Knave of Hearts Community
- Knave Fans
- Burton's Alice
- Stayne (Knave of Hearts)/Alice Community
Yahoo!Groups
General Alice in Wonderland groups:
Anime Alice groups
Disney's Alice in Wonderland groups:
Burton's 2010 Alice in Wonderland groups:
DeviantART
General Alice in Wonderland groups:
- AliceinWonderlanders
- Alice--Couples--Love (all ships from all adaptations)
- A-Tea-Cup-of-Madness (Mad Hatter)
Disney's Alice in Wonderland groups:
Burton's 2010 Alice in Wonderland groups:
- DAWonderlanders
- Wonderland-Exists
- Wonderland-Tea
- AliceinWonderland-FC
- AIW-Fanfiction
- Hatter-Alice-Fanclub (Alice/Mad Hatter)
- AliceandTarrant (Alice/Tarrant)
- MiranaandAlice (Alice/White Queen)
- Curious-Couple (Tarrant/White Queen)
- The-Hightopp-Clan (Tarrant Hightopp)
- TheRedQueenClub (Red Queen)
Resources
- Lenny's Alice in Wonderland site - book focused resource site.