The Other Side of the Mirror (2016)

The Other Side of the Mirror: Directed by Zach Hamer. With Adrien Gamache, Nathan Hamer, Trey Hatch, Selena Tibert. In 1905, a teenage Alice has just moved to the Pacific Northwest. She follows a mysterious man down a rabbit hole, leading her into Wonderland, a dark and curious world inhabited by characters from turn-of-the-century America and the Pacific Northwest.

“Quoteu003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eu0026quot;Matthew Luke Hatter is the main character and hero who defends the Multiverse from Lord Tenoroc and the villains he frequently releases. He is headstrong and confident, but always beats the villains. He wields the Chronicles, a book which contains all the recently u0026#39;bookedu0026#39; villains. He is good friends with Roxie and Gomez who help Matt book the villains Tenoroc releases.u0026quot; Source: http://matt-hatter-chronicles.wikia.com/wiki/Matt_Hatteru003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis then, is the background of a cgi generated adventures series that is as original as the name of the series is. The name may have invoked some mild laughter when someone suggested it. It is telling that they decided to stick to it and even name the series after it.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAnd as you can guess, there is nothing original about this series. Unless it is the obnoxious electrical guitar riff that is thrown at you when Matt Hatter changes into.., well.., Matt Hatter the Hero. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAs noted above, Matt Hatter is headstrong. Which basically means he doesnu0026#39;t learn.. which is basically what almost every other character of any, mostly mediocre, other kids cartoon series doesnu0026#39;t do. Learn. Progress. Wise up. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAnd why should he? u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eMatt always beats the villains.. with only a little help from his friends Rosie(the girl with the smart mouth) and Gomez (the shy boy(this time no fat kid)). They are there for various jobs such to get saved by Matt and applaud the fact. I suspect some kind of pattern. The main protagonist is almost always a white boy while the sidekicks are female, hampered(fat, dumb or whatever) or part of a (racial) minority. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eUnoriginal and dubious… u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAnd so is the storyline. Or rather.. the lack of one. There is no story, there are episodes which follow the same script over and over. Evil bad dude hatches a plan. Evil dude release a lesser evil dude into the world. The sidekicks confront it. They are not up to the task. They warn Matt. And, after some to and fro, Matt bags it. Rinse and repeat.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIt is one of those series that is unremarkable and thus forgettable. I wouldnu0026#39;t waste much time on it.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAs an afterthought. Protagonist names: u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAl u0026#39;Iceu0026#39; Wonderland. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eJ. T. Ripper. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eS. Holms”