Alice In Wonderland - Plot Summary

During the research for my Director, I came across Tim Burton, and I analysed Alice In Wonderland, a film that came out recently and one that has a dream sequence as well. I analysed the plot and I thought that I should upload my analysis.

• Nineteen-year-old Alice Kingsleigh, who is disturbed by a strange and frequent dream and grieving the loss of her beloved father, attends a garden party at Lord Ascot's estate, where she has to face an unwanted marriage proposal and the useless expectations of the society in which she lives.
• Confused with the matter and not sure of how to reply, she runs away to chase after a rabbit in a blue waistcoat, and accidentally falls into a large rabbit hole.
• Through it, she is transported to a world called Underland, where she is greeted by the White Rabbit, the Dormouse, the Dodo, and Tweedledum and Tweedledee. They argue over her identity as "the right Alice", who it is prophesied will slay the Red Queen's Jabberwocky on the Frabjous Day and restore the White Queen to power.
• The group is then attacked by surprise by the Bandersnatch and a group of playing-card soldiers led by the Knave of Hearts. Alice escapes and flees into the woods.
• The Knave informs the Red Queen that Alice has returned to Underland and threatens her reign, and the soldiers are ordered to find Alice immediately. Meanwhile, the wandering Alice meets the Cheshire Cat, who takes her to the March Hare and the Hatter.
• On the way to the White Queen's castle, Hatter tells her of the terror of the Red Queen's reign, and comments that Alice is not the same as she once was. The Hatter helps Alice avoid capture by allowing himself to be seized instead. Also through his help Alice is later found by Bayard the Bloodhound, who wants to take her to the White Queen, but Alice insists to help the Hatter, so they go to the Red Queen's castle instead.
• The Red Queen does not of Alice's true identity and so welcomes her as a guest. Alice learns that the Vorpal Sword (the only weapon capable of killing the Jabberwocky) is locked away in a case inside the Bandersnatch's den. The Knave crudely attempts to seduce Alice, but she resists him. She later manages to retrieve the sword and befriend the Bandersnatch. The Knave finds her with the sword and attempts to arrest her. Alice escapes on the back of the Bandersnatch and delivers the sword to the White Queen.
• The Cheshire Cat saves the Hatter from execution, and the Hatter calls for rebellion against the Red Queen. The rebellion is quickly put down by Jubjub bird. The resistance flees to the White Queen's castle, and both armies prepare for battle. Alice remains unsure about the expectation for her to champion the White Queen, and meets with Absolem the Caterpillar. He reminds Alice of her past visit to Underland (which she mistakenly called "Wonderland" at the time) thirteen years earlier, and helps give her the courage to fight the Jabberwocky.
• When the Frabjous Day arrives, both the White and Red Queens gather their armies on a chessboard-like battlefield and send forth their chosen champions (armor-clad Alice and the Jabberwocky respectively) to decide the fate of Underland. Encouraging herself with the words of her late father, Alice manages to kill the Jabberwocky. The White Queen then banishes the Red Queen and the Knave to the Outlands, and gives Alice a vial of the Jabberwocky’s blood, which will take her home. The Hatter suggests that she could stay in Underland, but she decides that she must go back and promises that she will return.
• Alice returns home, where she stands up to her family and pledges to live life on her own terms. Impressed, Lord Ascot takes her in as his apprentice, with the idea of establishing oceanic trade routes to China. As the story closes, Alice prepares to set off on a trading ship. Absolem, now a butterfly, lands on her shoulder. Alice recognizes him and greets him before he flutters away.