Alice in Wonderland in 3D

Today, one of the teachers at CLIDA, Cristiana, took us to see Alice in Wonderland in 3D, in Italian. It was my first time to the Italian movies and the concessions weren't the best, but they were much cheaper than in America. No warm popcorn, just the bagged stuff. Anyway, tickets were outrageously priced-- 8,50 euro for students and 12 euro for regular admission. (Keep in mind that the euro is much stronger than the dollar, too). The 3D glasses were pretty intense though. Very sturdy.

Anyway, all seven of us (Jeff and Grace couldn't make it) parked it in a good spot and waited for the movie to start. The previews started on time and the lights were very low. I noticed an old man coming towards our row, looking for a place to sit. I had two seats to the left of me, and everything to the right was filled with all of us. The man was slowly shimmying down the aisle, and it seemed to me that he wanted to pass me. I didn't understand why, because there were no seats, but I tried to move my legs aside to the best of my abilities. I quickly discovered that he wasn't trying to get by me when he started to sit right on top of me. I don't know how he hadn't felt himself stepping on my feet while he was "trying to get by," but yea, he sat on me. So, I called out "Mi scusi!" in my loudest whisper voice and he finally realized that there was a little person under him. He apologized and sat in the aisle seat, two down from me.

I was sitting next to Andrea, and Carla was next to her, and both of them had seen the commotion. They completely lost it, and so did I. I felt kind of bad because I think this guy heard us giggling, but we couldn't help it! At the end of the movie, he apologized to me again, and of course I was as genuine as possible, without laughing.

The movie itself was awesome. Carla said that she felt a little woozy at some parts, but I thought that it was amazing. With the 3D glasses, we were flying through the mushroom fields and the Queen's castle. It was so cool! All the characters from the Disney version were there, but it was a very different story line. Of course, Johnny Depp did a great job. Everyone has to go see it. We were the oldest kids there and there was one 6 or 7 year old that complained and cried the whole beginning "Voglio andare, voglio andare!" (I want to go, I want to go). I think he was afraid because his mom probably told him that it would be a little scary or something. Anyway, it was great! I even understood most of the Italian in it, except when I couldn't figure out if some words were Lewis Carroll's made-up words or not. I'll have to see it in English when I get home.

I'm not going out tonight because tomorrow, we're leaving for Ravenna on the 9:40 train for an overnight. We found a great 4-star hotel on the water for only 30 euro per person. It's going to be awesome! Updates on Sunday.

Buona serata!