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** [[ImpossibleHourglassFigure Alice's physique in the source material is impossible]] in RealLife, and CGI hadn't advanced enough yet to portray her accurately in a realistic setting[[labelnote:*]]and may never will[[/labelnote]].
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** Alice's backstory is given an AdaptationalAngstUpgrade and because of her newfound depression, she puts far less care into her appearance than her original counterpart.

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* '''Justified''': The original work is told from the POV of Bob, who has a crush on Alice, and he describes her beauty excessively because of this bias towards her. The adaptation has a more universal perspective, and not everyone thinks Alice is ''that'' hot.

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The original work is told from the POV of Bob, who has a crush on Alice, and he describes her beauty excessively because of this bias towards her. The adaptation has a more universal perspective, and not everyone thinks Alice is ''that'' hot.hot.
** Alice is shot in the head and killed in the middle of the original. She is SparedByTheAdaptation, but still has a bullet wound in her face.

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* '''Downplayed''': The typically attractive Alice is more of an UnkemptBeauty in the adaptation.
** Alternatively, even in the original, Alice wasn't much of a looker to begin with, so the only changes is that her hair is messier and her face has a couple more wrinkles.

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The typically attractive Alice is more of an UnkemptBeauty in the adaptation.
** Alternatively, even Even in the original, Alice wasn't much of a looker to begin with, so the only changes is that her hair is messier and her face has a couple more wrinkles.wrinkles.
** Alice now has a scar over her otherwise gorgeous face.
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** Alternatively, even in the original, Alice wasn't much of a looker to begin with, so the only changes is that her hair is messier and her face has a couple more wrinkles.
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* '''Exaggerated''': Alice is described as an AngelicBeauty in the source material, but in the adaptation, her appearance is so grotesque, people vomit at the sight of her face.

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* '''Exaggerated''': Alice is described as an AngelicBeauty the WorldsMostBeautifulWoman in the source material, but in the adaptation, her appearance is so grotesque, people vomit at the sight of her face.

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* '''Inverted''': AdaptationalAttractiveness.

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* '''Inverted''': AdaptationalAttractiveness.Despite being described as plain-faced in the source material, [[AdaptationalAttractiveness Alice is played by a supermodel in the film adaptation]].
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* '''Conversed''': "Huh. I expected Alice to be way hotter than this."

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* '''Conversed''': "Huh. I expected Alice to be way hotter than this.""
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* '''Straight''': In book, Alice is described as a busty, blonde bombshell. The movie adaptation depicts her as a plain woman with dowdy clothing.
* '''Exaggerated''': Alice is described as an AngelicBeauty in the books, but in the adaptation, her appearance is so grotesque, people vomit at the sight of her face.

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* '''Straight''': In book, the source material, Alice is described as a busty, blonde bombshell. The movie adaptation depicts her as a plain woman with dowdy clothing.
* '''Exaggerated''': Alice is described as an AngelicBeauty in the books, source material, but in the adaptation, her appearance is so grotesque, people vomit at the sight of her face.
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* '''Double Subverted''': It's only an ImagineSpot, and Alice's makeover attempt ends in a CosmeticCatastrophe that makes her look even worse.

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* '''Double Subverted''': It's only an ImagineSpot, and ImagineSpot. In reality, Alice's makeover attempt ends in a CosmeticCatastrophe that makes her look even worse.
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* '''Double Subverted''': It's only an ImagineSpot, and Alice's makeover attempt ends in a {{Makeover Fail}}ure.

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* '''Double Subverted''': It's only an ImagineSpot, and Alice's makeover attempt ends in a {{Makeover Fail}}ure.CosmeticCatastrophe that makes her look even worse.
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* '''Double Subverted''': It's only an ImagineSpot, and Alice's makeover attempt ends in a MakeoverFailure.

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* '''Double Subverted''': It's only an ImagineSpot, and Alice's makeover attempt ends in a MakeoverFailure.{{Makeover Fail}}ure.
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* '''Double Subverted''': The glamour is only temporary, and Alice reverts to her plainer appearance after the scene is complete.

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* '''Double Subverted''': The glamour is It's only temporary, an ImagineSpot, and Alice reverts to her plainer appearance after the scene is complete. Alice's makeover attempt ends in a MakeoverFailure.

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* '''Downplayed''': Alice's beauty in the book is described in waxing PurpleProse, and the phrase "more beautiful than any mortals" is frequently used in relation to her appearance. The actress portraying her is fairly attractive, her good looks doesn't really invoke such florid reactions.
** The typically attractive Alice is more of an UnkemptBeauty in the adaptation.

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* '''Downplayed''': Alice's beauty in the book is described in waxing PurpleProse, and the phrase "more beautiful than any mortals" is frequently used in relation to her appearance. The actress portraying her is fairly attractive, her good looks doesn't really invoke such florid reactions.
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The typically attractive Alice is more of an UnkemptBeauty in the adaptation.



** The casting crew felt her personality was more important than her looks, and chose based on who could actually act as Alice.
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** The typically attractive Alice is more of an UnkemptBeauty in the adaptation.
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** The casting crew felt her personality was more important than her looks, and chose based on who could actually act as Alice.
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* '''Downplayed''': Alice's beauty in the book is described in waxing PurpleProse, but while the actress portraying her is fairly attractive, her good looks doesn't really invoke such florid reactions.

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* '''Downplayed''': Alice's beauty in the book is described in waxing PurpleProse, but while and the phrase "more beautiful than any mortals" is frequently used in relation to her appearance. The actress portraying her is fairly attractive, her good looks doesn't really invoke such florid reactions.
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* '''Downplayed''': Alice's beauty in the book is described in waxing PurpleProse, but while the actress portraying her is fairly attractive, her beauty wouldn't really invoke such florid reactions.
* '''Justified''': The character is a supernatural being, and their otherworldly qualities make other characters perceive them as more beautiful than they really are. This effect is impossible to achieve in real life, and as such the audience couldn't really see why the character's beauty is such a big deal.

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* '''Downplayed''': Alice's beauty in the book is described in waxing PurpleProse, but while the actress portraying her is fairly attractive, her beauty wouldn't good looks doesn't really invoke such florid reactions.
* '''Justified''': The character original work is told from the POV of Bob, who has a supernatural being, crush on Alice, and their otherworldly qualities make other characters perceive them as more beautiful than they really are. This effect is impossible to achieve in real life, and as such the audience couldn't really see why the character's he describes her beauty excessively because of this bias towards her. The adaptation has a more universal perspective, and not everyone thinks Alice is such a big deal.''that'' hot.
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* '''Exaggerated''': Alice is described as an AngelicBeauty in the books, but in the adaptation, her appearance is so grotesque creature who makes people vomit at the sight of her face.

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* '''Exaggerated''': Alice is described as an AngelicBeauty in the books, but in the adaptation, her appearance is so grotesque creature who makes grotesque, people vomit at the sight of her face.
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** Alice's backstory, personality, and lifestyle is written in such a way that would make it implausible for her to actually look as she does in the original source material.

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** Alice's backstory, personality, and lifestyle is written in such a way that would make it implausible for her to actually look as glamorous and well-kept as she does in the original source material.
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'''Basic Trope''': A character is made to look less attractive in the adaptation.
* '''Straight''': In book, Alice is described as a busty, blonde bombshell. The movie adaptation depicts her as a plain woman with dowdy clothing.
* '''Exaggerated''': Alice is described as an AngelicBeauty in the books, but in the adaptation, her appearance is so grotesque creature who makes people vomit at the sight of her face.
* '''Downplayed''': Alice's beauty in the book is described in waxing PurpleProse, but while the actress portraying her is fairly attractive, her beauty wouldn't really invoke such florid reactions.
* '''Justified''': The character is a supernatural being, and their otherworldly qualities make other characters perceive them as more beautiful than they really are. This effect is impossible to achieve in real life, and as such the audience couldn't really see why the character's beauty is such a big deal.
* '''Inverted''': AdaptationalAttractiveness.
* '''Subverted''': Halfway through the movie, Alice [[SheCleansUpNicely dolls herself up]], and she resembles her book counterpart more closely.
* '''Double Subverted''': The glamour is only temporary, and Alice reverts to her plainer appearance after the scene is complete.
* '''Zigzagged:''' Alice is portrayed by a different actress in each of her appearances. Sometimes, she looks just as beautiful as she is described in the books. Sometimes, she appears much less so.
* '''Averted''': Everyone looks the same in the original and the adaptation.
* '''Enforced''':
** AbilityOverAppearance. Alice's characterization is very complex, and the only actress capable to pull off the subtle nuances happens to not be very attractive.
** Alice is a minor character, and the studio is unwilling to cast an attractive (and expensive) supermodel to fill such a bit part.
** Alice's backstory, personality, and lifestyle is written in such a way that would make it implausible for her to actually look as she does in the original source material.
* '''Conversed''': "Huh. I expected Alice to be way hotter than this."

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