Tim Burton: The Wickedly Innocent Director of his Time
Society can often view others as “strange” or “unusual” from their own standards. Tim Burton, however, breaks those usual standards to represent the abnormal life of others. Instead, Burton would see and use those extraordinary people to incorporate them into his own films. Burton combines outcast protagonists and fantastical settings to convey the idea that society wrongly teaches people to fear the unknown.
One way that Burton shows this is through the outcast protagonists he introduces. For example, Burton introduces Edward in Edward Scissorhands showing him as a clueless, oblivious individual that was locked away high up in the very top floor of the mansion. The mansion is secluded …show more content…
Numerous flashbacks show how Wonka grew up as a kid, how he got the idea for his massive chocolate factory, and he his father tried to hide the wondrous candies and chocolates of the word.
Another way that Burton introduces these wacky outcast characters are through the fantastical settings that he puts them in. For instance, in Edward Scissorhands Burton presents Edward into a world that is set into the perfect stereotypical 80s/90s theme, with an outlying, abandoned, spooky mansion lying outside of the rest of the community. Peg, being ever so bold and charismatic, decided to sell more of her Avon makeup to whoever could be residing inside the mansion, no matter how upsetting it appeared at first glance. Plentiful establishing shots of the mansion convey how truly jaw-dropping and awe-striking it really was, showing the eerie atmosphere it presented to the viewers watching the film. The music that was playing while Peg was arriving was frighteningly short and concise notes of the violin playing in the background. After Peg had trespassed into the …show more content…
This contrast in music represents Edward in a way that says that even though he has an out-of-this-world complexion and multiple abnormalities on the outside of him, he is truly an innocent, welcoming person on the inside. While Peg was driving Edward back to her home, multiple shot-reverse-shots reveal the blatant contrast between Edward and the rest of the neighborhood. All the houses in Peg’s neighborhood are portrayed as these one-story neon colored houses that would have likely been built by someone in 1980s/90s. Edward, on the other hand, is donning somber, dark clothing not situated with the rest of the theme of the neighborhood. This indifference in color shows how disconnected he is with the rest of society. Close-up shots of Edward’s expression throughout the ride emanates his eagerness at seeing such livelihood again after being trapped in the mansion for quite some time. He leaped out of his seat when he saw the lawnmower, conveying that he has never experienced or seen such a thing in his entire
Society can often view others as “strange” or “unusual” from their own standards. Tim Burton, however, breaks those usual standards to represent the abnormal life of others. Instead, Burton would see and use those extraordinary people to incorporate them into his own films. Burton combines outcast protagonists and fantastical settings to convey the idea that society wrongly teaches people to fear the unknown.
One way that Burton shows this is through the outcast protagonists he introduces. For example, Burton introduces Edward in Edward Scissorhands showing him as a clueless, oblivious individual that was locked away high up in the very top floor of the mansion. The mansion is secluded …show more content…
Numerous flashbacks show how Wonka grew up as a kid, how he got the idea for his massive chocolate factory, and he his father tried to hide the wondrous candies and chocolates of the word.
Another way that Burton introduces these wacky outcast characters are through the fantastical settings that he puts them in. For instance, in Edward Scissorhands Burton presents Edward into a world that is set into the perfect stereotypical 80s/90s theme, with an outlying, abandoned, spooky mansion lying outside of the rest of the community. Peg, being ever so bold and charismatic, decided to sell more of her Avon makeup to whoever could be residing inside the mansion, no matter how upsetting it appeared at first glance. Plentiful establishing shots of the mansion convey how truly jaw-dropping and awe-striking it really was, showing the eerie atmosphere it presented to the viewers watching the film. The music that was playing while Peg was arriving was frighteningly short and concise notes of the violin playing in the background. After Peg had trespassed into the …show more content…
This contrast in music represents Edward in a way that says that even though he has an out-of-this-world complexion and multiple abnormalities on the outside of him, he is truly an innocent, welcoming person on the inside. While Peg was driving Edward back to her home, multiple shot-reverse-shots reveal the blatant contrast between Edward and the rest of the neighborhood. All the houses in Peg’s neighborhood are portrayed as these one-story neon colored houses that would have likely been built by someone in 1980s/90s. Edward, on the other hand, is donning somber, dark clothing not situated with the rest of the theme of the neighborhood. This indifference in color shows how disconnected he is with the rest of society. Close-up shots of Edward’s expression throughout the ride emanates his eagerness at seeing such livelihood again after being trapped in the mansion for quite some time. He leaped out of his seat when he saw the lawnmower, conveying that he has never experienced or seen such a thing in his entire