"Curious Alice" is one of the strangest educational films ever made. While it apparently was meant for kids, it really looks like a film meant for stoners, as kids would have been incredibly confused when they saw this bizarro film.
The story is a reworking of "Alice in Wonderland". While Lewis Carroll's original story abounded with drug imagery, it wasn't so obvious. Here, however, Alice wanders through a strange place where folks keep offering her a wide variety of dangerous and illegal drugs.
The voice of Alice is a young girl and the animation is very peculiar but effective. It's very trippy and strange...which fits the story. However, the language the film uses and the confusing POSSIBLY anti- drug message is muddled...making it of dubious value to anyone except, perhaps, college-aged drug users...most of which would have just laughed at the message. Odd to say the least!
The story is a reworking of "Alice in Wonderland". While Lewis Carroll's original story abounded with drug imagery, it wasn't so obvious. Here, however, Alice wanders through a strange place where folks keep offering her a wide variety of dangerous and illegal drugs.
The voice of Alice is a young girl and the animation is very peculiar but effective. It's very trippy and strange...which fits the story. However, the language the film uses and the confusing POSSIBLY anti- drug message is muddled...making it of dubious value to anyone except, perhaps, college-aged drug users...most of which would have just laughed at the message. Odd to say the least!