Alice!

I wasn't all that excited about watching a mainstream movie, especially with the low reviews on RottenTomatoes.com-- but boy was I pleasantly surprised! I haven't seen a good movie like this in a long long time (the Twilight Saga is the only exception). It's beautifully directed, has stunning visual effects, and a good storyline. I like how they based it on the book but elegantly tweaked it to make it more modern.




And, if you're a fan of all things Occult, watching Alice is quite the experience. The symbols packed into the movie seem to "speak" to  you. If you're not familiar with spiritual/occult symbolism, you're missing out on quite a lot (but like a Shakespearean play, there are different levels of enjoyment of course). Among many symbols, you'll find: the classic black-and-white floor squares which you see a lot (representing light and dark interchangeably), the 3 characters (the red queen, the white queen and Alice), representing the 3 bodies (the physical body, the higher self and the shadow), the left-brain and right-brain dualities (the twins of course), alchemy (you see them mixing potions, and also the caterpillar turning into a butterfly in the end), and hell, even Alice looking like Joan of Ark equipped with a sword, armor and shield!