Character Analyzis

Alice in Wonderland

Scene: Tea party
Character: Mad Hatter
What type of person is this character: Scared, knowledgeable, weak (believes so at least), tense
What lead you to feel this way about the character:
Scared: In the tea party scene it shows him as a scared character who hides his fear is a façade of being mad. This 'madness' is also show through his tattered, bizzare clothing and also the visual makeup. As well as having deep colours around the eyes, it also looks (to the audience) that his cheeks are thin and hollow showing that he hasn't eaten much (presuming from the queens oppression it is hard to get food). Like most of the film so far, his house is tattered and the light is dark. This shows the depression of the kingdom (?) and the fear that the queen is placing on the people. -cant remember music-
Knowledgeable: You can tell he is knowledgeable because he would blubber on about politics and how things used to be. He is also shown to be a large person (camera angle) this is usually used to strong or wise characters and this is shown here.
Weak: It shows that he believes he is too weak (to stand up to the queen of hearts). The makeup to make him look thin and frail also shows this (explained more above). He wears tattered clothing suggesting not just the effects of the queens ruling but also that he does not believe himself “noble” enough to fight against the queen (if so he would have had more pride in his clothing). He also has been waiting out for Alice because he believes that it is her that will save everyone and do everything.