2019 · fantasy · adventure · family
Wonderland
Directed by Keiichi Hara1h 55m2019
The story follows Akane, a girl with no self-confidence. On the day before her birthday, she meets a mysterious alchemist, Hippocrates, and his student, Pipo, who both tell her they're on a mission to save the world. Together, they set out from the basement for "Wonderland," and Akane finds herself labelled Wonderland's savior.
Our read: Wonderland (2019) reads as a cosy, breathless, inventive fantasy · adventure · family entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, redemptive in outlook.
Cosy, breathless, measured fantasy / adventure, inventive in texture. Redemptive, mid-stakes, measured.
- cosy
- brisk
- inventive
- redemptive
Watching Wonderland tonight? Spin for your lens.
Everyone on the couch spins once and gets one craft to watch for. After the credits, compare what you caught.
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Everyone on the couch gets one craft to watch for. Spin the wheel to get yours. Sound on: the narrator reads your mission.
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How Wonderland feels to watch.
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What watching it is actually like.
“You want a whimsical Japanese anime about a girl entering a magical parallel world.”
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