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• Why does Underland insist Alice has been there before?▾

  The residents of Underland, led by the White Queen and the Hatter, believe Alice visited as a young child and is the prophesied champion destined to slay the Jabberwocky. Alice herself has no conscious memory of this, having dismissed her childhood visions as recurring dreams. Throughout the film this tension drives her arc: she must decide whether to accept a destiny she cannot remember choosing.

• What is the significance of the Oraculum scroll?▾

  The Oraculum is a visual calendar-scroll that depicts every event in Underland's history and future as illustrations. The Red Queen's forces and the White Queen both consult it because it shows that on Frabjous Day a champion will face the Jabberwocky. Its authority is treated as absolute by all factions, which is why confirming Alice's identity on the scroll is the central argument early in the film.

• Why does the Mad Hatter switch between his normal accent and a thick Scottish brogue?▾

  Burton's film portrays the Hatter as psychologically fractured by years under the Red Queen's tyrannical rule. The guttural Scottish accent and orange eyes emerge when his rage or grief overwhelm him, hinting at a darker, unhinged side of his personality that he normally suppresses. It functions as an outward sign that the once-joyful Hatter has been deeply damaged by what happened to Underland.

• How does Alice defeat the Jabberwocky, and why is she the only one who can?▾

  Alice defeats the Jabberwocky using the Vorpal Sword, the only weapon capable of killing the creature according to the Jabberwocky poem embedded in Underland's lore. She is considered the only viable champion because the Oraculum identifies her specifically, and because she must choose to fight of her own free will rather than be coerced. Her victory restores the White Queen's rightful rule and ends the Red Queen's reign of terror.

• What happens to the Red Queen at the end, and why isn't she executed?▾

  After the White Queen defeats the Red Queen, she banishes her rather than executing her, stating that she will not take her sister's life. The Red Queen and her only loyal supporter, the Knave of Hearts, are exiled and condemned to have only each other for company — framed as a fitting punishment given how much they despise one another. This ending reflects the White Queen's strict personal vow against causing harm.