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Ratnakar Sadasyula
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Published:
on Dec 17 2008 @ 7:19 am - Popularity: 101 views
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Category:
Movies, Albert Finney, Helena Bonham Carter, Johnny Depp, Stop Motion, tim burton
Dark World of Tim Burton-Corpse Bride
Its been a long time since i did my last feature on Tim Burton, and so am back again. This time looking at the other Tim Burton animated featue, Corpse Bride. I had already reviewed Burton’s animated feature The Nightmare Before Christmas before. Both Nightmare and Corpse Bride, were stop motion animation flicks but Corpse Bride, used still cameras for the first time in a stop motion animation flick. I would be discussing the technique later.
The Plot
Based on an old 19th century, Jewish Russian folktale, Corpse Bride is set in Victorian era England. Victor Van Dort( voice of Johnny Depp), is a shy, nervous young man, whose parents Nell( Tracey Ullman) and William( Paul Whitehouse) are nouveau rich fishmongers. Victor’s marriage is arranged with Victoria Everglot( Emily Watson), daughter of Maudeline and Finnis Everglot( Albert Finney), an aristocratic British family, who are now bankrupt. Victor …









