Sunday, October 09, 2005
tim burton's corpse bride
verdict: a must see
fantastic animation and superb sound define this movie. tim burton's direction is world class. the trailers probably dont do as much justice to this movie as they should. burton's depiction of human eccentricities, flaws and emotions is amazing. clay stop animation being the medium of expression, gives the director a lot more flexibility in bringing to life the creativity in a moviemaker's mind - and tim burton does just that!
johnny depp as the main character victor is splendid as usual. and so are his parents and victoria's parents and the horsemen and town folk. but helena bonham carter outshone the rest with her sterling dialogue delivery and expression of feelings. her character, the corpse bride, does a good job of evoking empathy from the audience, at the same time not stealing the show from the other characters.
animation is a wonderful thing. the past decade has definitely seen some of the best animation classics in hollywood. be it shrek, monsters inc, antz, ice age, toy story or robots, the realism of human life, with all its ups, downs and in-betweens when applied to comical or unexpected situations like robots, kids toys, or monsters is fascinating to both kids and adults alike. corpse bride sits pretty along with the other classics, and beautifully shows us the world after in both delightful and emotional taste.
who's to say what happens after we die? what does the world after look like? are we going to suffer more after death or before it? burton's classic doesnt answer this for you. in his typical dark style he makes you wonder about the after life. life is, after all, a temporary phase.
fantastic animation and superb sound define this movie. tim burton's direction is world class. the trailers probably dont do as much justice to this movie as they should. burton's depiction of human eccentricities, flaws and emotions is amazing. clay stop animation being the medium of expression, gives the director a lot more flexibility in bringing to life the creativity in a moviemaker's mind - and tim burton does just that!
johnny depp as the main character victor is splendid as usual. and so are his parents and victoria's parents and the horsemen and town folk. but helena bonham carter outshone the rest with her sterling dialogue delivery and expression of feelings. her character, the corpse bride, does a good job of evoking empathy from the audience, at the same time not stealing the show from the other characters.
animation is a wonderful thing. the past decade has definitely seen some of the best animation classics in hollywood. be it shrek, monsters inc, antz, ice age, toy story or robots, the realism of human life, with all its ups, downs and in-betweens when applied to comical or unexpected situations like robots, kids toys, or monsters is fascinating to both kids and adults alike. corpse bride sits pretty along with the other classics, and beautifully shows us the world after in both delightful and emotional taste.
who's to say what happens after we die? what does the world after look like? are we going to suffer more after death or before it? burton's classic doesnt answer this for you. in his typical dark style he makes you wonder about the after life. life is, after all, a temporary phase.
