Alice in Wonderland (2025): The Mad World Returns with a Darker Twist

She left home to escape control—and found a kingdom that needed her chaos. 

Alice in Wonderland (2025) brings a bold, visionary reimagining of Lewis Carroll’s timeless classic. This latest adaptation, directed by Greta Gerwig, reinvents Wonderland not as a child’s dreamland but as a fractured, volatile world reflecting the chaos of growing up. In this version, Alice is no longer the curious little girl—she’s 19, haunted by dreams she can’t explain and drawn back to a realm that’s darker, stranger, and more treacherous than she remembers.

After escaping from a controlling reality back home, Alice finds herself pulled through a distorted mirror into a Wonderland at war. The Queen of Hearts has seized full control, turning Wonderland into a twisted surveillance state. Old friends like the Mad Hatter and Cheshire Cat are now rebels, hiding in shadow. As Alice navigates the bizarre world with its crumbling logic and poetic madness, she must decide whether she’s the hero they need—or just another pawn in a game she can’t win.

Visually stunning and emotionally layered, Alice in Wonderland (2025) blends surreal imagery, allegorical depth, and psychological tension. The film explores identity, memory, and the cost of reclaiming imagination in a world that demands conformity. With Florence Pugh in the lead and an ensemble cast including Ralph Fiennes, Anya Taylor-Joy, and Tilda Swinton, this retelling is less tea party and more revolution.