Although it shares threads with those classics, the film's strongest moments are when it veers into the surreal and scary, with some strange sequences incredibly reminiscent of Disney's much maligned/much loved sequel, Return to Oz. It's essentially a story about a strong-willed young girl who ends up in a mysterious and enchanting new world which only she can save. Play If Oz and Alice are recurring themes here it's because the story borrows heavily from both. But the overall look and color palette is definitely an improvement on the flat computer-generated worlds of Oz The Great and Powerful or Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland. Though as is so often the way, the film does still get lost in giant CGI set pieces that muddy the extravagant world that the film creates. Once the story enters the magical Four Realms, directors Lasse Hallström and Joe Johnston create a decadent, festive landscape that almost feels tangible with more expressive and effective use of practical effects and sets than Disney's other recent efforts, and it's a pleasant surprise. On a production level, The Nutcracker and the Four Realms is far better than the uninspiring Alice in Wonderland, Cinderella, and Beauty and the Beast remakes. Clara's motivations though come from the loss of her mother. In that way, MacKenzie Foy's Clara is just like so many other Disney leading ladies Belle's tired of her provincial town, Ariel's desperate to explore the human world, and (live action) Alice is ready to follow her father's footsteps and explore the globe. Return to Oz-we'll come back to that later-with a young feisty girl who doesn't quite fit in with her fancy family and longs for something more. Loosely inspired by the classic ballet The Nutcracker, this reimagining sits somewhere between The Chronicles of Narnia, Alice in Wonderland, and.
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