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Tim Burton is the most unique director of our time. By using cinematic techniques he points out the isolated character in the movie and shows how different they are than everyone else. Although it is consistent that these protagonist characters never fit in, what does vary is their desire to do so and many people argue that this reflects Burton himself. In Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Edward Scissor Hands directed by Tim Burton, the use of a wishful protagonist and exaggerated…

Schools are the most diverse places within the United States. It is a place where children from all over the world come together. Today teachers must tap into the culture of their students, make students aware of diversity, and making teachers aware of diversity. “The cultural interplay between teachers, students, parents, and their school produces a context within which significant culture learning can occur” (Textbook page 112). Creating an understanding of the culture in which your students…

Almost every directors have a "trademark" style for example Quentin Tarantino is known for "non-linear storylines" or Martin Scorsese is known for frequent using "slow motion "shots. Tim Burton also ranks among this list. He is known “gothicism” since almost all his film portray a dark concept from his childhood experiences which makes him unique from others directors. In order to express his “gothicism” style he use two common features on all his films. Which is lighting and camera movements.…

Alex Haley’s Autobiography of Malcolm X and Tracy Kidder’s Mountains Beyond Mountains are books that create a controversial matter with keeping, reaching out and challenging their readers. Most of all both of these books mainly have the issue with the white readers. Both books similarly challenge their white readers by criticizing them and or creating an image or situation that offers them a way out. Paul Farmer’s and Malcolm X’s mediator’s, Tracy Kidder and Alex Haley, play a major role in…

you’re just being yourself. This is something Tim Burton knows all too well on how to portray in his films. Burton has a way of giving off a pitiful, scared, or uneasy feeling toward a character that will later on be the “good guy.” Burton has always had a love for childlike stories and films, and now in almost all of his movies a child, teen, or someone with a childlike mentality is the main character. This makes the audience want to care even more. Tim Burton has accomplished how to use…

In this essay, I will show how Tim Burton has a distinctive style that allows the viewers to recognize one of his films but similar elements found in his films. By examining the similarities between a range of his movies I will be able to decide on what features he uses in each of his films. Elements that these films have in common are the misunderstood and odd main characters, the use of gothic architecture, fantasy environments, the battle between good and bad, stereotypes, use of flashbacks,…

including Friedrich Wilhem Murnau’s film Nosferatu- A Symphony of Terror, Fritz Lang’s film Metropolis, and Robert Wiene’s film The Cabinet of Dr. Cligari, as “Expressionist films”, how director Tim Burton’s films compare and contrast from the classical German Expressionist films, and, finally, how Tim Burton’s films are a new form of “Expressionist films”. Ian Roberts, author of German…

Buddy Flicks Dynamic duos have been recognized and celebrated in Hollywood for decades. From Sherlock Holmes and Watson to the Blues Brothers, the concept of male camaraderie sparks an interests in audiences and initiates a creative platform for filmmakers. They have used this concept to illustrate their ideas, criticisms and perspective of the human condition and encompass it with in adventures and clever dialogue. As with most films, there’s an underlying message behind the two buddies…

Patricia Cormack (2008)’s ‘True Stories’ of Canada: Tim Hortons and the Branding of National Identity has described the famous coffee chain brand Tim Horton’s successful approach of making itself an authentic icon of Canadian national identity. According to her theory, Canada’s identity was “in crisis” at that time: Canada has been always portrayed…

The Blindside is a film that deals with the life of Michael Oher as he grew up in a rough neighborhood and got adopted by a more affluent family. Michael goes throw many emotional turmoil and has a hard time fitting in at school and at home as his life with his new family is nothing he has ever encountered. The film shows the progression of Michael Oher throughout his senior year as he becomes one of the more attractive football prospects in the country and opens doors for him to have a future.…