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Kurt 2022-04-19 09:02:48

Phoebe is a little girl who is only ten years old. She often loves whimsical things. She often fantasizes about many things that only exist in fairy tales but cannot happen in reality. Phoebe's school decided to rehearse a classic stage play "Alice in Wonderland". For Phoebe, who loves fairy tales and fantasy, this is naturally an opportunity to show his imagination and desire to perform. So Phoebe actively signed up to participate in the selection of actors, and as a result, she was finally spotted by the director of the stage play, Mr. Dodge, so that she could enter the crew as she wished.
However, Phoebe's life on the set has not been smooth sailing. Harsh reprimands from the principal, friction with other children in the crew, and Phoebe's own demands on herself, Phoebe's pressure increased during the rehearsal process, and the performance level was getting worse and worse. Phoebe's dad Pete and mom Hilary are both worried about Phoebe's poor acting status, especially Phoebe's mom Hilary, who is writing a doctoral thesis on the theme of human longing for wonderland, so this pair Parents know that their daughter values ​​the opportunity of this performance very much. If it ends in failure, it will be a huge blow to Phoebe, and I am afraid it will affect her life.
Phoebe's parents tried to understand and help their daughter, but to no avail. Phoebe felt that she was out of touch with the real world, so Phoebe imagined a fairy-tale fantasy world. In this world, everything is like "Alice in Wonderland", although there are flowers and birds, but there are also many disturbing things and conspiracies. All of Phoebe's relatives and friends in real life have been assigned to another identity by Phoebe in this fantasy world, and Phoebe herself relives the strangeness and pain in her life in this unfamiliar environment, and In this process, Phoebe gradually has some changes, like a beautiful butterfly that has broken its cocoon...
At the end of the film, Mr. Dodge and Phoebe's imagined Alice flew into the fairy tale world and disappeared. When the caterpillar asked her who she was, Phoebe had transformed into a beautiful butterfly, facing her future life squarely.

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Phoebe in Wonderland quotes

  • Phoebe: I can see myself wrecking and ruining. But I can't stop myself.

  • Olivia Lichten: [Halloween 'costumed' as Karl Marx] How come no one knows who I am?

    Hillary Lichten: It's esoteric, sweetie.

    Peter Lichten: You're very original. Now, go try this other house. Don't let the poppies put you to sleep.