Alice Gets Me
Disney does that wonderful thing where it mirrors the processes that we go through in life but in a magical way. Whether it be an actual dilemma or just a metaphor that explains something perfectly, Disney knows what’s up. Generally speaking, I am pretty sure that no one has ever actually made their way into a psychedelic alternative reality the way that Alice did, so I think it is safe to assume that Alice’s challenges are probably meant as metaphors.
And one of Alice’s ways of handling the crazy amount of challenges that were thrown her way was to eat and drink literally everything in her path, which has got to be one of the more relatable things about this film. Because when it comes to handling the problems life throws at us, eating and drinking seem to be a real mechanism that helps. Whether it helps us positively is hard to tell, but I’m going to continue getting through this pint of Ben & Jerry’s regardless.