Corpse Bride: The Grave Misunderstanding

Obviously, Halloween time is the #1 place for Tim Burton. He honestly excels in both live action and his signature stop-motion animation. And a great example of his stop-motion animation is Corpse Bride. Made in 2005, it made itself an immediate classic with its elements of color, dimension, and music.

     Once upon a time, a young man by the name of Victor Van Dort is preparing to get married to the Everglot's daughter, Victoria. But after a disastrous wedding rehearsal, Victor runs out into the woods to practice his vows. He eventually masters his vows...that's when it happened. He puts the ring on a branch that looks like a hand. What's the problem? It actually was a hand. That's right. Victor has accidentally married a living dead women named Emily. Now he has to make things right. 

       

    Corpse Bride, as usual, has the classic color combo of Tim Burton. Seeming to have a knack for working with both the dead and the living, Tim Burton tends to put most of the color in the dead. As we see with Victor and the living, almost all of them wear gray or otherwise dull colors. Even when the dead come back to the land of the living, the overall color in the atmosphere changes! 

       When you watch stop-motion animation, it like you're watching 3D and 2D at the same time! This provides a more unique dimension to the film. It also makes the characters really interesting to look at. All their facial shapes you wouldn't see in real life. Nevertheless, they still look like real people. 

       Oh, Danny Elfman...we love you! Corpse Bride wouldn't be half of what it is without the songs and music. As we notice, the music is fun upbeat in the land of the dead. The soft piano music we hear is very good too. Both of these together, create the feelings and environment of Corpse Bride. 

       A word concerning the brides: Victor makes a good couple with both Victoria and Emily. But who do we like better. For one thing, Emily is a bit more lively. (Given the fact that she's dead.) Probably a natural extrovert. Victoria, she's sweet, we like her, but who would we rather see Victor with? Tell me who you like most!

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