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Alice in Wonderland - Jabberwocky

I just recently saw Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland, and I really, really liked it. A lot. So it inspired me to rewatch the old movie, which I now love even more. There is so much clever wordplay I never could have understood as a child.

So one of the reasons I enjoyed the new movie more than I think others would is because of Glendale High School A Capella Choir.

Two of the years I was in A Capella, we sang "Jabberwocky," which if you don't know, is the poem/song in Lewis Carroll's books.

It has a bunch of made-up words and the song, really, is very strange.

(here's a video link)

But as odd as the song was, I'm very glad we sang it because Alice in Wonderland (the new movie) is all about the poem.

• Johnny Depp recites it while Alice rides on her hat, as does the Cheshire cat in the old movie.
• The old movie has mome raths, Tulgey wood.
• The new movie features the frumious bandersnatch, jubjub bird, frabjous day, "calloo-callay," the vorpal blade, and of course, the Jabberwocky.

So having sang the song (thus having memorized the poem), I understand the nonsensical words of Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland.

Us A Capella alumni have an upperhand in that sense. Whereas the average viewer must have been confused by the strange language, for me, watching the movie was like finally being able to put pictures to words I've known for the past 8 years.

All in all, Tim Burton has brought my A Capella song to life. And I loved it.