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| Director, Tim Burton and Johnny Depp on the set of Sweeney Todd |
Sweeney Todd is one of many examples of his highly-skilled work, featuring collaboration with Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter; two talented actors who I am fond of. I enjoy the diverse and challenging roles that they star in.The sheer brilliance of Stephen Sondheim's music is another attractive aspect.
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I feel that Sweeney Todd encaptures many things that I am interested in and enjoy. For example, the vintage fashion, 19th century way of life, a kind of fantasy world with a twist; a horror, yet with tragic romantic elements in it also.There were several twists that excited and surprised, and Sweeney Todd is a beautifully made film.
Opposite, Director Tim Burton with Composer Stephen Sondheim and actress, Helena Bonham Carter at a rehearsal.
I love any film that pushes the boundaries, that is a bit avant-garde so to speak. Any theatrical, loud film that strikes a chord, has mental and emotional impact on me. I am a sucker for anything Romantic. Even if it is a Romantic tragedy and evokes the mood and emotion of sadness in me, as Sweeney does; I will watch it again and again, hence I also love The Notebook (:
Tim Burton tends to direct films that focus on characters that are seen as strange and are often socially outcast. I tend to enjoy watching and contemplating over their difficult struggles. When someone is at their most vulnerable a lot can be said about their character. Both Sweeney Todd and Mrs Lovett are vulnerable in this film. For Todd the unfortunate situation that has been forced upon him shows this vulnerability, for Mrs Lovett, her devotion and unrequited love for Sweeney which is apparent from the very beginning. Even before she sings "Poor Thing" I had an inkling that she may have been aware that it was Sweeney all along that had walked into her shop.
A really important thing for me in a film is meaning, and themes that are universal. I feel that in Sweeney Todd Tim Burton has portrayed messages such as the power of love and the effect of corruption clearly, and I will go into detail about them in the technique analysis.
Tim Burton tends to direct films that focus on characters that are seen as strange and are often socially outcast. I tend to enjoy watching and contemplating over their difficult struggles. When someone is at their most vulnerable a lot can be said about their character. Both Sweeney Todd and Mrs Lovett are vulnerable in this film. For Todd the unfortunate situation that has been forced upon him shows this vulnerability, for Mrs Lovett, her devotion and unrequited love for Sweeney which is apparent from the very beginning. Even before she sings "Poor Thing" I had an inkling that she may have been aware that it was Sweeney all along that had walked into her shop.
A really important thing for me in a film is meaning, and themes that are universal. I feel that in Sweeney Todd Tim Burton has portrayed messages such as the power of love and the effect of corruption clearly, and I will go into detail about them in the technique analysis.
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