WonderlandxOz
falseeeyelashes prompted: Alice in Wonderland -- crossed over with The Wizard of Oz!
i. the concept
"I almost wish I hadn't gone down that rabbit-hole," thought poor Alice, "And yet--and yet--it's rather curious, you know, this sort of life! I do wonder what can have happened to me! When I used to read fairy-tales, I fancied that kind of thing never happened, and now here I am in the middle of once! There ought to be a book written about me, that there ought! And when I grow up, I'll write one."
ii. the mix
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1. gravity - the dresden dolls
hate to break it to you but it's out of my control
forces go to work while we are sleeping
if i could attack with a more sensible approach
obviously that's what I'd be doing, right?
2. half light i - arcade fire
strange how the half light
can make a place new
you can't recognize me
and I can't recognize you
3. any color you like - pink floyd
4. fixing a hole - the beatles
i'm painting my room in a colorful way
and when my mind is wandering
there i will go
5. communist daughter - neutral milk hotel
with coca leaves along the border
sweetness sings from every corner
cars careening from the clouds
the bridges burst and twist around
then wanting something warm and moving
bends towards herself the soothing
proves that she must still exist
she moves herself about her fist
6. the captain - the knife
one thousand stories and there's always more
we've been offered one more lap to go
in my hand i hold a key
it's dear to me 'cause i know where it leads
7. the twilight showdown - starlight mints
shouting with her brass conduction
prince augustus
sound the trumpet
welcome to the twilight showdown
8. after the curtain - beirut
what will you do
when the curtain falls you'll
left
right
«applause»
9. field below - regina spektor
i wish i'd see a field below
i wish i'd hear a rooster crow
like ancient bruises
i'm awake and feel the ache
i'm awake and feel the ache
but i wish i'd see a field below
i wish i'd see a field below
okay I love this concept so much and so I have a lot of things to say about it.
Obviously, Tim Burton's so-called Alice in Wonderland is a travesty with absolutely the most minimal of connections to the original story, and should be treated as such. I used it because, well, I like his designers. The White Queen is only in there because she looks so much like Glinda. Unfortunately, given the absolute lack of any events similar to the book (other than the tea party with the Mad Hatter, whose design is grotesque), I ended up pulling a screencap - the one of the cards flying at Alice - from the 1949 French/British film adaptation of the story.
Also can I talk about these books and how many feelings I have about them??? I have a lot of feelings. For one thing, I find it fascinating that none of the many film adaptations of Alice live up to the book in any way, but the single film adaptation of Oz can pretty solidly be classified as better than the book. When I was looking for quotes, I flipped through my copy of Alice and instantly had about 10 million clever quotes from Alice to use. Then I scrolled through an e-book of Oz and realized, to my horror, that Dorothy never does or says anything except for "I'm Dorothy, and I'm going to the City of Emeralds to ask the Wizard to send me home!"
At that point, I was tempted to use a quote from Wicked (the book, not the musical), but Dorothy doesn't say anything very relevant in that, either. Those books are my preferred version of events, in fact, because the original Oz books are a little... well - I loved them as a child! But reading them now, Baum's horrendous politics start to show, and Maguire's books are like the perfect critique. Anyway, this has the unfortunate result of making me cry when I watch Dorothy kill the Witch.
In any case, now I want to write fanfiction for this. I want Alice to meet Dorothy and give her some moxie. Have I mentioned that Alice is one of my favorite protagonists of all time and no film adaptation has done her justice? Because... it is true.
i. the concept
"I almost wish I hadn't gone down that rabbit-hole," thought poor Alice, "And yet--and yet--it's rather curious, you know, this sort of life! I do wonder what can have happened to me! When I used to read fairy-tales, I fancied that kind of thing never happened, and now here I am in the middle of once! There ought to be a book written about me, that there ought! And when I grow up, I'll write one."
ii. the mix
on 8tracks | download
1. gravity - the dresden dolls
hate to break it to you but it's out of my control
forces go to work while we are sleeping
if i could attack with a more sensible approach
obviously that's what I'd be doing, right?
2. half light i - arcade fire
strange how the half light
can make a place new
you can't recognize me
and I can't recognize you
3. any color you like - pink floyd
4. fixing a hole - the beatles
i'm painting my room in a colorful way
and when my mind is wandering
there i will go
5. communist daughter - neutral milk hotel
with coca leaves along the border
sweetness sings from every corner
cars careening from the clouds
the bridges burst and twist around
then wanting something warm and moving
bends towards herself the soothing
proves that she must still exist
she moves herself about her fist
6. the captain - the knife
one thousand stories and there's always more
we've been offered one more lap to go
in my hand i hold a key
it's dear to me 'cause i know where it leads
7. the twilight showdown - starlight mints
shouting with her brass conduction
prince augustus
sound the trumpet
welcome to the twilight showdown
8. after the curtain - beirut
what will you do
when the curtain falls you'll
left
right
«applause»
9. field below - regina spektor
i wish i'd see a field below
i wish i'd hear a rooster crow
like ancient bruises
i'm awake and feel the ache
i'm awake and feel the ache
but i wish i'd see a field below
i wish i'd see a field below
okay I love this concept so much and so I have a lot of things to say about it.
Obviously, Tim Burton's so-called Alice in Wonderland is a travesty with absolutely the most minimal of connections to the original story, and should be treated as such. I used it because, well, I like his designers. The White Queen is only in there because she looks so much like Glinda. Unfortunately, given the absolute lack of any events similar to the book (other than the tea party with the Mad Hatter, whose design is grotesque), I ended up pulling a screencap - the one of the cards flying at Alice - from the 1949 French/British film adaptation of the story.
Also can I talk about these books and how many feelings I have about them??? I have a lot of feelings. For one thing, I find it fascinating that none of the many film adaptations of Alice live up to the book in any way, but the single film adaptation of Oz can pretty solidly be classified as better than the book. When I was looking for quotes, I flipped through my copy of Alice and instantly had about 10 million clever quotes from Alice to use. Then I scrolled through an e-book of Oz and realized, to my horror, that Dorothy never does or says anything except for "I'm Dorothy, and I'm going to the City of Emeralds to ask the Wizard to send me home!"
At that point, I was tempted to use a quote from Wicked (the book, not the musical), but Dorothy doesn't say anything very relevant in that, either. Those books are my preferred version of events, in fact, because the original Oz books are a little... well - I loved them as a child! But reading them now, Baum's horrendous politics start to show, and Maguire's books are like the perfect critique. Anyway, this has the unfortunate result of making me cry when I watch Dorothy kill the Witch.
In any case, now I want to write fanfiction for this. I want Alice to meet Dorothy and give her some moxie. Have I mentioned that Alice is one of my favorite protagonists of all time and no film adaptation has done her justice? Because... it is true.