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Originally Posted by fortunato
I kind of figured as much, unfortunately. Although I have to disagree; I truly don't think he's "lost it", or anything, he's just in the worst place a director with a strong vision can be: high profile but not trusted enough to do what he wants. His films, going back to the late 90s or so, reek of studio interference, which is still at least partly his own fault I guess. But I think, left to his own devices, he could still make engaging and unique films.
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In my opinion, Sweeney Todd was easily one of his best works yet, so I totally agree - the man still has a lot of talent, he just needs a chance to let it out to play. There's a lot of imagination at work in Alice, there's no question about that, but a lot of it just seems like we've seen a version of it before...I hadn't thought of it that way, but you're probably right about Disney curtailing his vision into something more safe. Really a shame.
Still, the fact that we get an epic sword fight between a red-headed, bat-shit crazy Johnny Depp versus Crispin Glover sporting some fancy armor and a heart-shaped eye patch just makes everything worthwhile :p
PS - Glad you liked Serious Man, really enjoyed that one myself. Absolutely loved the closing shot...amazing stuff.