The plot in that game (and in the prequel from 2000) involves Alice having mental problems due to traumatic events, and consequently being put in a mental institution. I have, however, found something similar to the second quote in one of my favourite adaptations: 'Alice: Madness Returns', a video game from 2011. My gut feeling: while I suppose the first quote could have fitted in the original stories, the second one feels really off. I did a full text search of the original two books by Lewis Carroll, 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland' and 'Through the Looking-Glass' I searched for both quotes, individual words, and a number of synonyms, and found nothing. While I haven't seen this particular movie, I am a big fan of the original stories, as well as other media adaptations.
#ALICE THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS FILM QUOTES TIME MOVIE#
Or it simply was directors choice to add those quotes to help with interpretation of movie sub-themes. What I am looking is Lewis Carroll´s reference, own interpretation or usage of them in his writings. The second quote, as quite famous, can be dated back to Shakespeare "Hamlet" (Act 3, scene 4, lines 173-176). I do not know the source of first quote, all I found, that it is an old English proverb. Sometimes you need to be cruel to be kind The ship that will not obey the helm will have to obey the rocks But I wonder, are those somehow related to Lewis Carroll works - either with "Through the Looking Glass" book or other literary works-writings?
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These two quotes fit greatly to the scene and bridge the underline topics of Alice´s sanity and personal aspirations in the movie - obedience to traditions of times and interpretation of Alice´s actions.
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In the movie Alice Through the Looking Glass in mental institution scene (around 1:10:10) there are two quotes at the back wall.