Tim Burton is known for his stop motion animated films. In most of these stop motion films he uses many of the same techniques to produce his conflicts and resolutions. In two of his films, The Nightmare Before Christmas and Corpse Bride, they each have a different plot, but they share a common theme of death and another world. There are many similarities in The Nightmare Before Christmas and Corpse Bride including the use of dark and bright colors, the way music is used, using the dead and the living to thicken the plot, and supporting characters to show the main character’s proper course of action. The differences between the movies include the celebrations that occur, the means of transportation between two worlds, and how the dead and …show more content…
In both movies the strong supporting character is Victor’s and Jack’s dog. Although they are both dead they show Victor and Jack the path that they should take. In Jack’s case, his dog Zero, shows him the picture of Jack being the Pumpkin King because that is who he is and is not meant to be Santa Clause. With Victor, his dog Scraps, leads him to a form of happiness with Emily, the corpse bride. Although Victor is not meant to be with Emily, Victor is seemed to be stuck in the “land of the dead” so Scraps tries to help him out and show him the happiness of those around him. Both of the dogs are important in each film in helping and guiding the main character to a greater forms of …show more content…
Although in The Nightmare Before Christmas the animals are darker being bats, rats, bugs, and skeleton reindeer, and in Corpse Bride they are butterflies, crows, black widows, and bugs they are used as symbols in each movie. Tim Burton uses the bugs to create characters or add help to characters. In the Nightmare Before Christmas the Boogy Man was created out of bugs and in Corpse Bride a head is maneuvered by beetles. The crows used in the Corpse Bride and bats used The Nightmare Before Christmas both represent the death. We see the crows in the forest and crowed around where Emily lays. They are also shown more when the dead enter the land of the living and follow them around. Bats are used to represent death because they are more connected to halloween. Being the scary creatures that they are, they are often connected to death which is shown in The Nightmare Before Christmas. The black widows in Corpse Bride are characters that help Emily get through tough situations. At the beginning of the movie we are shown a butterfly that Victor draws. In several different scenes the butterfly is shown and at the end Emily is able to die in peace and becomes many butterflies. The butterfly is a symbol of life and peace that is waiting beyond the grave and was placed in the film, along with the rest of the animals, as an important
The road movie embodies the human desire for travel and progression. The vehicle of journey is a contemporary metaphor of personal transformation that oftentimes mirrors socio-cultural desires and fears. Thomas Schatz believes that one “cannot consider either the filmmaking process or films themselves in isolation from their economic, technological, and industrial context.” This statement is especially applicable to the independent American films of the late sixties, a time of great political and social debate. Easy Rider (1969) was considered a new voice in film that was pitched against the mainstream. In the 1960s, there was a shift to highlight the outsiders or the anti-heros in film. This counter-cultural radicalism seems to have also influenced the 1991 film, Thelma & Louise. The characters of both films act as figures of anti-heroism by rebelling against the conventional and unintentionally discovering themselves at the same time. Despite their different backgrounds, the protagonists of Eas...
The imaginative Nightmare Before Christmas is considered one of the most imaginative films in some of the most recent decades. This film masterpiece from the creative and revolutionary mind of Tim Burton has been one of my favorite movies from the time that I first saw it when I was a small child, to now. The beautiful textures and colors perfect capture both holidays of Halloween and Christmas in the film. Along with the textures comes a masterfully soundtrack that so perfectly adds mood and depth to this story. The even the beautiful textures are enough for this film to land itself in someone’s favorite list.
Symbolism is best used in the Popol Vuh to explain life and death. Every life in this world, whether it is human or not, has a role to serve. Houseflies are undoubtedly an annoying creature
Using the production elements of symbolism; especially hands themselves, and the use of allusion to elements from other genres; particularly those from fairytale and gothic romance/horror films, Tim Burton has directed the film in such a manner to illustrate, emphasise and ridicule the materialism and lack of imagination of society. The film however, is prominently a satire which has certain elements from fairytale, comedy and horror genres. Through the choices made by the director, the audience is invited to become aware of the inhumanity present in the way society functions, especially in its prejudiced treatment towards people who do not conform. The use of allusion in Edward Scissorhands is one of the most important choices in production that has been made by director Tim Burton. In order to fully appreciate and understand the plot, the movie is dependant on the audience being able to recognise certain references and elements emulated from other films.
roughout the whole film. The whole of the audience will know that pumpkins represent Halloween, which is about witches and ghosts. This reference also reminds the viewers that the genre is horror. The man inside the carriage is shown again, then an unnatural sound, the drawing and slashing of a sword, and the horses braying can be heard. The audience knows that it must be the Headless Horseman outside, but all that can actually be seen is the man inside the carriage that is starting to look very scared.
Indisputably, Tim Burton has one of the world’s most distinct styles when regarding film directing. His tone, mood, diction, imagery, organization, syntax, and point of view within his films sets him apart from other renowned directors. Burton’s style can be easily depicted in two of his most highly esteemed and critically acclaimed films, Edward Scissorhands and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Burton ingeniously incorporates effective cinematic techniques to convey a poignant underlying message to the audience. Such cinematic techniques are in the lighting and editing technique categories. High key and low key relationships plus editing variations evinces the director’s elaborate style. He utilizes these cinematic techniques to establish tone mood, and imagery in the films.
Halloween is the time of the year when people dress up and have fun scaring people. Christmas is the time of the year full of joy and happiness. All though these two holidays are quite the opposite, some people find it hard to determine what type of movie The Nightmare Before Christmas is. There are two different sides, the people who think it’s a Halloween movie and the people who think it's a Christmas movie. I personally feel and believe that The Nightmare Before Christmas is a Christmas movie. I feel this way because after watching the movie multiple times, I’ve come up with many valid reasons that can make your mind change to stand with me on the side of people who also believe it’s a Christmas movie.Those reasons include the movie’s
Helen Keller stated, “Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved.” This quote speaks to Batman`s (Bruce Wayne`s) drive and ambition to get justice for his parents death. Batman becomes what people consider a vigilante because his parents were killed. In the Batman films, Christopher Nolan’s 2008 The Dark Knight and Tim Burton’s 1989 Batman, the audience can observe the similarities and differences in each film. In the films Batman is played by two different actors, Burton`s Batman is played by Michael Keaton and Nolan`s Batman is played by Christian Bale. Burton`s Batman and Nolan`s Batman go through similar obstacles and struggles, but they use different resources and, have
The vivid similarities between the two tragic characters are driven by their isolation from the secluded world, which refuses to accept those who are different into society, by hatred, and most importantly by the absence of motherly figures in both Victor’s and the Creature’s lives. As Victor had stated, “I seemed to have lost all soul or sensation but for this one pursuit.” (Shelley 40) as he described that he lost all touch with the world due to his work. Both figures seem to strongly despise one another yet strangely enough, they both also despise themselves for their wrong and disastrous actions. Family ties and vengefulness are truly one of the most significant aspects affecting the resemblance of both Victor and the Creature. At a young age, Victor was left without his mother after her death and as a result, he never got to experience the true feelings of a mother’s warm touch and love. “She died calmly...it is so long before the mind can persuade itself that she whom we saw every day and whose every existence appeared a part of our own can have departed forever and the sound of a voice so familiar and dear to the ear can be hushed, never more to be heard.” (Shelley, 29) Just like Victor, in his own time, the Creature never got to experience not only the love of a mother but the love of a father as well. These driven characters thrive for the same goals, feed of similar pain, and feel the same
Another Tyler Perry comedy movie with our favorite character, none other than Madea. Who wouldn’t love another Tyler Perry movie? If you’re planning on seeing this movie, I must say - DO NOT watch the trailer unless you're the kind of person that loves knowing every detail in the movie before you even watch it. The trailer kind of ruined the comedic flow of the entire movie because I knew everything that was going to happen.
Modern society funnels people into a mold of who they should be, but those who differ from this mold tend to be just as or even more successful as those who fit society’s mold. In Tim Burton films a variety of cinematic techniques are used to isolate a specific character; while everyone else will appear to be similar. The film Edward Scissorhands misfit was Edward and in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory the outcast was Willy Wonka. Both characters did not fit in with the rest of their peers but, they we’re still unique people in their own rights. Burton uses these outcast characters to suggest that even if you are different you still have the potential for great achievement.
Tim Burton is an American film director; widely regarded for his dark, quirky and gothic films. Burton has created numerous amounts of children movies such as, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) to Edward Scissorhands (1990) and Corpse Bride (2005). These films gained worldwide success, garnering up to an astonishing amount of $1 billion.1 Burton was able to grab the attentions of many viewers by his unique style; leaving them wanting more. Although he didn’t always start out that way. As a child, Tim Burton was considered very introverted and unassuming.
It was a cold night in the forest and here was a man practicing his vows to the woman he loves. While he was practicing his vows, there was a hand sticking out of the ground and grabbed him by the leg. When the man got loose, he started to run for his life, and while he was running he kept on hitting branches with his head and tripping over small items on the floor. When he finally got away on the bridge, he looked behind him and finds the ghost girl that was chasing him, standing behind him. All of this came from Tim Burton's movie called the Corpse Bride. Tim Burton's movies can be twisted and unique style is best conveyed through his use of music, low-key lighting and close-ups.
Victor is on the pursuit to find his creature. On the other hand, Willy is trying to live out the American Dream through wrongs means of doing so. They both have a key relationship in the story: Frankenstein is to the creature as Willy is to Biff. Willy and Frankenstein both are classified as tragic heroes because they both possess a tragic flaw. Willy covets the wrong dream, as opposed to Victor who is over-reaching to create life.
Jack Skellington or the Pumpkin King is the protagonist in Burton’s Nightmare before Christmas. He lives in Halloween Town where he is the star, the local celebrity. This town is a world that is purely dark in emotion with a murky color palette. (Chambers 18) It is an environment where monstrosities, cruelty, and fear are celebrated. This is evident in the introduction song This is Halloween where we are introduced to some of Halloween land’s terrifying inhabitants,“ I am the one hiding under your bed. Teeth ground sharp and eyes glowing red/I am the one hiding under your stairs. Fingers like snakes and spiders in my hair”. (Thompson) Jack has played the role of the pumpkin king for what seems like forever and he has grown bored at his lack of progress, with living the same way for all of eternity. This stagnation pushes Jack into a state of despair. The colors of his clothes and environment symbolize the emotional struggle of the pumpkin king. When he faces the vivid color schemes they motivate him to take action and take back his life, because to Jack vibrant colors represent warmth and contentment. (McMahon