Corpse Bride.
Tim Burton film co-directed by Mike Johnson. A wonderful stop motion movie starring Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter during the making of Charlie and The Chocolate Factory.
In a far away country, groom Victor and bride Victoria are meant to be married under parental indications. Though they get along well on their first meet, Victor has trouble struggling with his vows.
While reciting his vows in the woods he accidentally gets married to a corpse bride. Who carries him down to the world of the dead. A situation that Victor tries to escape from, though he ends developing affections for the defunct bride as well. Causing a triangle situation.
In animation school, our teacher was a big fan of Tim Burton and of the movie Corpse Bride, so she showed us the woods summoning sequence. A stunning animation piece that builds its tension right up to the bridge climax where the camera spins around the bride and the groom.
In the role of Victoria, Emily Watson. A marvellous actress. Who became famous thanks to Lars Von Trier’s Breaking the Waves. For the role of Bess McNeil. a role which Helena Bonham Carter was cast for, but dropped out because she was afraid of the exigent work in it.
Richard E Grant as lord Barkis Bittern. Voiced before filming his 🎥 Wah-Wah; Where he would direct Emily Watson. In his 🎞 diaries, he 🗣 the tension with his producer Marie-Castile Mention Scharr & he ✍️ of how he envied the friendship between Burton & producer Allison Abbate
In land of the dead scenes, the colours sparkle and are lively, unlike the land of living which is pale and stale. In one of song sequences, there is a skeleton dance sequence that reminded me of the 🐘 dream in Dumbo and the skeleton dance short film from Disney.
Ironically, Corpse Bride was developed back in the 1990s, years before Tim met Helena Bonham Carter. And looking back, he found it ironic how she and Johnny Depp looked so much like their characters. Would fit so well in the story’s universe.
Corpse Bride is a stunning film from Tim Burton. A movie with much more fluid animation movements thanks to computer technology allowing quicker study of the movie rushes and easier rework on the animation. Stunning music from Danny Elfman and amazing script as well.
4 beautiful images in Tim Burton and Mike Johnson’s Corpse Bride
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