ALAN THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS
Here’s one for the books. In Disney’s “Alice Through the Looking Glass,’ Absolem the caterpillar, played by the late Alan Rickman, surfaces reborn as a blue butterfly. He shadows Alice before leading her (and us) back into the ‘otherworld’ behind the looking glass.
A butterfly is a symbol of rebirth
Thankfully, Alan lives on in all of his amazing roles but this is a beautifully symbolic tribute. I found it profoundly moving when the credits dedicated the movie to ‘our friend Alan Rickman’
And after all, the definition of animation is the imparting of life and spirit to that which springs purely from human imagination.
Published on June 15, 2016 17:02