Friday, May 8, 2009
I love animated films.
Corpse Bride was what spurned on that declaration! I was feverishly (quite literally as it was incredibly hot this afternoon) finishing off my History essay just so I could indulge in my favorite pastime of watching movies without a care in the world and the threat of homework to haul me back into reality.
If you haven't watched the gory and macabre yet appealingly quirky animated flick that is Corpse Bride, then you are really missing a lot. While it is quite reminiscent of The Nightmare Before Christmas (same producer, Tim Burton; is there any wonder?) the plot is fresh and hilarious. Due to dire financial straits, Victoria Everglot - the daughter of an aristocrat - is catapulted into an arranged marriage to a nouve-riche fish merchant's son, Victor van Dort, who is a sweet bumbling mass of nerves. Upon their first meeting, which was on the day of their wedding's rehearsal, they develop a certain affinity for each other, and both suddenly looked forward to the wedding, instead of dreading it. However, Victor, who is by nature a nervous boy, is unable to execute the recital of his vows flawlessly, leading the Pastor who was officiating the marriage to suspend the wedding until Victor could, as we say it, get it right.
This led Victor to stumble off into the forest, frustrated with himself. Alone in the forest, he begins to practice his vows and to his surprise, he could remember them! To complete the act, he inserted the intended wedding ring into a tree bark, not realizing it was the rotting hand of a female corpse, Emily, who accepts Victor's unintended marriage proposal and vows and takes him to the underworld. Several incidents then ensue which I will not disclose here because I wouldn't be able to do the film justice. So, people, do watch this! It's incredibly entertaining and the characters are all drawn so peculiarly, as is customary for a Tim Burton film. This one newspaper man who kept ringing a bell was shaped like a huge bell; sort of like the one Quasimodo tended to in the Hunchback. Victor is a thin and tall boy with literally stick-thin legs. But his eyes are huge and covers up most of his face. The combination of these two peculiar features are enough to make you laugh when you see him running.
So who lent their voices to the characters? As you might have guessed, Victor is played by none other than the poster boy for Tim Burton's films, Johnny Depp and Emily, the ghost is played by TB's real-life ladylove, Helena Bonham Carter. It's a must-see, in my opinion. So go out and buy a copy and tell me all about it! (: I will now go scratch my leg for I seem to have been bitten by a damn mosquito.
Love, Kilah.
Corpse Bride was what spurned on that declaration! I was feverishly (quite literally as it was incredibly hot this afternoon) finishing off my History essay just so I could indulge in my favorite pastime of watching movies without a care in the world and the threat of homework to haul me back into reality.
If you haven't watched the gory and macabre yet appealingly quirky animated flick that is Corpse Bride, then you are really missing a lot. While it is quite reminiscent of The Nightmare Before Christmas (same producer, Tim Burton; is there any wonder?) the plot is fresh and hilarious. Due to dire financial straits, Victoria Everglot - the daughter of an aristocrat - is catapulted into an arranged marriage to a nouve-riche fish merchant's son, Victor van Dort, who is a sweet bumbling mass of nerves. Upon their first meeting, which was on the day of their wedding's rehearsal, they develop a certain affinity for each other, and both suddenly looked forward to the wedding, instead of dreading it. However, Victor, who is by nature a nervous boy, is unable to execute the recital of his vows flawlessly, leading the Pastor who was officiating the marriage to suspend the wedding until Victor could, as we say it, get it right.
This led Victor to stumble off into the forest, frustrated with himself. Alone in the forest, he begins to practice his vows and to his surprise, he could remember them! To complete the act, he inserted the intended wedding ring into a tree bark, not realizing it was the rotting hand of a female corpse, Emily, who accepts Victor's unintended marriage proposal and vows and takes him to the underworld. Several incidents then ensue which I will not disclose here because I wouldn't be able to do the film justice. So, people, do watch this! It's incredibly entertaining and the characters are all drawn so peculiarly, as is customary for a Tim Burton film. This one newspaper man who kept ringing a bell was shaped like a huge bell; sort of like the one Quasimodo tended to in the Hunchback. Victor is a thin and tall boy with literally stick-thin legs. But his eyes are huge and covers up most of his face. The combination of these two peculiar features are enough to make you laugh when you see him running.
So who lent their voices to the characters? As you might have guessed, Victor is played by none other than the poster boy for Tim Burton's films, Johnny Depp and Emily, the ghost is played by TB's real-life ladylove, Helena Bonham Carter. It's a must-see, in my opinion. So go out and buy a copy and tell me all about it! (: I will now go scratch my leg for I seem to have been bitten by a damn mosquito.
Love, Kilah.
what we could have been, 5:04 AM.