Alice in Wonderland is a 3D film. It is an updated version (现代更新版) of the old British children's novel Alice in Wonderland. The film is the work of a Hollywood director(导演). Tim Burton who likes re-imagining old films and stories in his Gothic(哥特式的)style.
Johnny Depp, a famous Hollywood film star, is the main character(主角) of this film as the Mad Hatter. There are also many other celebrities in this film, including Burton's wife and Anne Hathaway. Some British actors supply(提供) the voices for the film's CGI characters(特效角色).
Although the film is a piece of work in the 21st century, it is based on(根据)the works of the 19th century mathematician Lewis Carroll. In fact, Lewis Carroll was the pen name of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, a Maths teacher at Christ Church College, Oxford.
Carroll is said to have written the book for the children of an Oxford friend. He made up stories during rowing trips around the Oxford area. However, Alice in Wonderland is liked not only by children but also adults.
Alice in Wonderland has become one of the Disney's most money-making movies, second only to the 2006 Pirates of the Carribbean 2: Dead Man's Chest.
