The two most famous movie interpretations of Alice In Wonderland are both by Disney: The animated one released in 1951, and the one directed by Tim Burton in 2010. Both films do an excellent job of depicting the oddities of Wonderland, taking viewers on a visually stunning journey.

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While the animated Alice is a child visiting Wonderland for the first time, Burton's Alice is returning to Wonderland after visiting once when she was younger. These are two very different movies in terms of plot and visuals, but each film has something that they have done better than the other. To this day, fans are split when it comes to deciding which adaptation is the superior one.

10 Tim Burton: It Shows What Alice Would Be Like As An Adult

Alice looks down the rabbit hole

The way that a child would act in Wonderland is different from the way an adult would. Alice as an adult isn't too different from the way she was portrayed as a child in Tim Burton's version. Her mind often wanders and she likes to imagine impossible scenarios.

The film shows that she positively associates being mad with the kindness of her father, who encouraged her to have an active imagination. She tries to get away from a dull world without him yet at the same time clings to her memories of him.

9 1951: The Visuals Are Colorful & Unique

Alice at a tea party

The 1951 film is one of Disney's most visually appealing and unique pieces. It utilizes bright and vibrant colors, and introduces common objects and animals but adds a twist on them to make them extraordinary.

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The soldiers are playing cards, the horseflies look like rocking horses, and bugs have wings made of bread. The visuals in Tim Burton's movies aren't as appealing because there are not bright colors, but more darker tones.

8 Tim Burton: The Real World Is Odd Because Alice Is Odd

Alice speaks with her sister

Tim Burton's depiction of the real world is inverted from the 1951 film's version, which was ordinary and boring to Alice. In Burton's film, the people in the real world seem entirely odd because Alice is odd.

The small amount of time that Alice spends at the party shows things that were sadly commonplace during the time period: Nosy people who like to gossip, cheating, impromptu marriage proposals, and stifling social etiquette. They consider her unwillingness to blend in strange, while she thinks they're strange at the same time.

7 1951: Alice Develops An Appreciation For What's Normal

Alice lays on the grass

Alice brushed off her studies and instead preferred to imagine what things would be like in her fantasy world. Like many children, she didn't understand the reason why rules existed, or why it was important to learn about things that bored her.

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When she finally did have a chance to step into Wonderland, she realized that it wasn't nearly as exciting as she hoped. When her trial went horribly, she realized that rules existed for a reason, and structure brought safety with it. The film also teaches a valuable lesson about how unchecked curiosity can be dangerous.

6 Tim Burton: The Grittier Wonderland Reflects Changes In Alice

Alice stands at a gate

Alice, receiving a less than tantalizing marriage proposal, longed to escape. She wanted to feel more important, and like her choices mattered. Not feeling either of those things, she entered Wonderland, and no one was entirely sure she was Alice— including herself.

Her firm belief that she was in a dream and the fact that she had been there before drained the world of its color, and in extension, some of its wonder. The prophecy of her defeating the Jabberwocky existed to show her that if she showed initiative and believed in herself, she would be able to accomplish great things.

5 1951: The Queen Is A Nonsensical Authority

The queen throws a tantrum

Many of the early Disney animated films are known for their vastly entertaining villains, who sometimes even outshine the main heroes in personality.

The Queen is easily one of the most memorable characters, as she represents the authority in a child's life: Often hard to understand and unnecessarily strict. The Queen is obsessed with having her way, so of course she gets embarrassed multiple times in the film, and poor Alice takes the blame.

4 Tim Burton: Alice Fighting The Jabberwocky

Alice looks surprised

In both adaptations, Alice is often dragged around Wonderland. However, Alice takes on a more active role of her own volition in Tim Burton's version.

No one forces her to fight the Jabberwocky, but she makes the decision to overthrow the Red Queen herself. As a result, fans are treated to the sight of Alice donning armor and engaging in battle, as familiar characters fight their own separate battle in the background.

3 1951: Alice Has More Of A Personality

Alice makes a flower crown

Alice may speak more eloquently than a real child, but like many children, her curiosity is what drives her. Clearly bored of her studies, she eagerly grasps the opportunity to follow a mysterious talking rabbit.

She enjoys the wonders of Wonderland, but when she realizes that the inhabitants are too mad to have any knowledge of things that are common sense, such as manners, she often grows frustrated and isn't afraid to voice them.

2 Tim Burton: The Film Has A Plot

The prophecy of Alice beating the Jabberwocky

The 1951 version did not have a coherent or linear plot. Although it made sense in the nonsensical world of Wonderland, not all audiences considered it to be an enjoyable viewing experience. Alice would get pushed from place to place, and the villain wasn't introduced until the end of the movie.

In Tim Burton's version, it is made clear early on who the villain is, and Alice's role in defeating the Queen by slaying the Jabberwocky.

1 1951: Alice Is Eager To Get Home

Alice in court

In many recent stories involving traveling to other worlds, popularized in the isekai genre of anime and manga, people who go to another world usually cannot or do not want to go back home. This makes it refreshing that towards the end of her adventure, Alice expresses her desire to go home.

Despite the fact that Wonderland is exactly the kind of magical and strange place she dreamed of living in, Alice quickly realizes that what she idealized was more like a nightmare.

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