Burton's New "Alice" is the Heroine We've Been Waiting For

Teachers, if you're looking for a great field trip to close out the school year, go see Alice in Wonderland.  I saw it last Friday (what better way to celebrate my birthday) and fell in love with the inspiring female protagonist in the latest adaptation of the classic Lewis Carroll tale.

This version – brought to life by the fantastically quirky director Tim Burton – is actually more a sequel to the original. Alice is now a 19-year-old in Victorian London, being pushed into marriage by her...