![]() Because Lewis Carroll wrote a “sequel” book that already exists, 1871’s “Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There,” even though the differences (read: liberties) the film utilizes are quite substantial in nature (more on this below). I’m sad to have to report that ‘Alice Through the Looking Glass’ falls into the latter category of sequels: one that was green-lit and made “because:” because people (especially families and children) know and like the characters. ![]() These types of sequels are likely what are referred to in executive board rooms as “safe bets ” projects that will make more money from marketing and ticket sales than the amount of money it costs to make the film, which would make the film a “win” in a businessperson’s eyes, regardless of the critical or emotional response to what the film actually offers. Many, however, are born from a studio’s desire to make more money and “cash in” on an existing audience and “property value” in terms of already-established universes, characters, etc. Some are born from a natural extension of a first film – a connection with a film and it’s storied inhabitants that breeds the natural progression of telling more of the tale. As demonstrated time and time again in the world of cinema, sequels are tricky things.
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