
Hansel & Gretel
2007

Representation Score
Good
2015
16+Director
Huh Eun-hee
Runtime
118 minutes
Average Rating
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Alice: Boy from Wonderland is a genre-driven South Korean fantasy-horror that prioritizes individual psychological resolution over broader social critique. While it avoids Western-centric religious clichés by incorporating shamanism, the narrative remains largely conventional in its character dynamics. The film provides a non-Western lens through its cultural setting, yet it lacks the depth required to push beyond a mid-range score. It functions primarily as a localized mystery rather than a tool for social subversion.
Category Breakdown
The story focuses on a romantic relationship between Hye-Joong and Hwan. There are no queer narratives or non-straight identities present.
Hye-Joong is the main character driving the investigation. However, the film might still rely on traditional vulnerability clichés common in horror movies.
As a South Korean production, the film offers a non-Western perspective. The cast and setting appear largely uniform within its domestic context.
The inclusion of a shaman provides a localized spiritual framework. This moves the narrative away from standard Western secular or Christian structures.
The protagonist deals with significant psychological distress and recurring nightmares. It remains unclear if these elements are used to drive the story or if they are merely plot devices.
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Official Synopsis
Hye-Joong (Jung So-Min) can't remember anything before the age of 4. Every night she experiences terrible nightmares. Unable to cope with the nightmares anymore, she heeds the advice of a shaman and goes back to the villa where her family stayed 24 years ago. The villa is now known as "Wonderland." There, she meets Hwan (Hong Jong-Hyun), Soo-Ryun (Jung Yeon-Joo) and a white rabbit. During the next 15 days, Hye-Joong has to find something that is missing. If she succeeds her nightmares will stop.

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