Alice In Wonderland Dubbing Indonesia 95%

The Cheshire Cat’s line: “We’re all mad here. I’m mad. You’re mad.” becomes in Indonesian: “Semua di sini gila. Aku gila. Kamu juga gila.” (Literal: “Everyone here is crazy. I’m crazy. You’re also crazy.”) No structural change. However, the 2010 dub adds the colloquial particle “dong” after gila to emphasize playful madness, signaling Indonesian informal register: “Aku gila dong.” This pragmatic shift makes the character sound less threatening, more whimsical.

In the 1951 film, the Mad Hatter’s riddle (“Why is a raven like a writing desk?”) is left unresolved in English. The Indonesian dub transforms it into: “Kenapa gagak mirip meja tulis? Karena keduanya tidak pernah membalas surat!” (Back-translation: “Why is a raven like a writing desk? Because neither ever answers letters!”) Here, the dub creates an original punchline based on gagak (raven) not being a letter-writer and meja tulis (desk) as a recipient of letters. The absurd logic is preserved, but the cultural reference to Carroll’s non-answer is replaced with a functional joke. alice in wonderland dubbing indonesia

The 1951 dub omits the character “Bill the Lizard” entirely in one scene where chimney-sweeping terminology is used. Instead, the dialogue refers simply to “kadal itu” (that lizard). Similarly, the 2010 dub replaces “treacle well” (unknown in Indonesian culinary context) with “sumur madu” (honey well), shifting from a molasses-based reference to a locally recognized sweetener. The Cheshire Cat’s line: “We’re all mad here

Dubbing Alice in Wonderland for Indonesia requires transforming logical absurdity into culturally coherent silliness. The 1951 and 2010 Indonesian dubs demonstrate that successful localization prioritizes laugh triggers over lexical loyalty. Future research should examine audience reception among Indonesian children: Do they perceive the dubbed Wonderland as “weird” in the same way English-speaking audiences do? And how do dubbing studios handle newer adaptations, such as the 2021 Alice’s Wonderland Bakery series, which introduces modern slang? Aku gila