Tim Burton takes on the Lewis Carroll classic filled with whimsical characters, but who are the twins of Alice in Wonderland, Tweedledee and Tweedledum?
Tim Burton’s big-screen Lewis Carroll classic is full of whimsical characters, but who is Alice in Wonderland Twins Tweedledee and Tweedledum? The words Tweedledee and Tweedledum are thought to have originated from a satirical poem written in the early 18th century by the English poet John Byrom about the classical composer George Frideric Handel. Handel and Giovanni Bononcini, which shows that despite their bickering, the two musicians are very similar. These characters also appear in some rhymes, but it’s Lewis Carroll’s beautiful fantasy novels that really make them famous.
Tweedledee and Tweedledum appear in Lewis Carroll’s 1871 novel through the mirror – Follow up Alice in Wonderland – Drawn by illustrator John Tenniel as identical, circular twins. Ever since Carroll and Tenniel gave them a face and a matching story, Tweedledee and Tweedledum have become popular pejorative slang terms for two people who look and act alike.
in the live-action adaptation Alice in Wonderland, twins are usually played by two different actors. the years 1999 Alice in Wonderland TV series like Tweedledee and Tweedledum’s acclaim Stars George Winter and Robbie Coltrane. Most recently, they were played by Matty Finochio and Ben Cotton in ABC’s Lewis Carroll theme Once upon a time turns out A long time ago in Wonderland. At Tim Burton Alice in WonderlandHowever, thanks to some digital magic, Tweedledee and Tweedledum are played by one guy – British actor and comedian Matt Lucas.
like many characters in Alice in Wonderland, Tweedledee and Tweedledum are brought to life through a combination of live action and CGI. During production, Lucas wore a motion capture Fat Man suit, and his movements served as a reference for the animators when animating the twins’ bodies. . Footage of Lucas’ facial expressions was digitally applied to the animated body, making Tweedledee and Tweedledum identical. The whole process was aided by Ethan Coen, Lucas’ replacement, who substituted for another brother while filming.
in an interview trailer addictMatt Lucas said he played Alice in Wonderland The twins are known as “Naughty Victorian Children,” but some find his version of Tweedledee and Tweedledum a bit unsettling. That’s probably because when Burton envisioned what the duo would look like, he drew inspiration from another horror film the twins – the Grady sisters in Stanley Kubrick’s thriller. shine.