Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street

In Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Tim Burton uses his skills in point of view, imagery, and his use of symbolism to modern society to lock his viewers in a sort of trance while they are watching his film. However, these skills he has are not limited to just Sweeney Todd but all of his films. This makes him one of the most celebrated directors in America. Tim Burton defined a whole other genre of films. He creates gothic, dark films with sinister atmospheres. Many artists and other factors have influenced his style. Paying close attention to his film techniques and themes, you start to discover a bit about him. His work appears to reflect the isolation that he felt during his childhood. Tim Burton has offered something unique …show more content…
Over the years, Tim Burton has become known for creating visually striking films that blend themes of fantasy and horror, including Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, and The Nightmare Before Christmas. As a child, Burton was captivated with classic horror and monster films, especially those of Roger Corman—many of which featured bizarre villains portrayed by Vincent Price. Burton’s favorite actor soon became Vincent Price. Furthermore, Burton loved horror movies that were based on Edgar Allan Poe’s poems, like Tales of Terror, The Raven, and The Masque of the Red Death. Burton claims that he always saw himself in those films and in Vincent Price because of his isolation as a child. Tim Burton himself states that horror movies, especially the ones starring Vincent Price, spoke to him and were a big inspiration for …show more content…
No other director can convey the mood and tone of a story that he or she is telling with as much ease or in such a unique was as Burton does. The humorous and witty ways that Burton utilizes in his dark and gothic films–-which is best describe as “Burtonesque”–-has become one of the most recognizable styles found in today’s film industry. His style and vision are Burton’s unique offerings to the world of cinema and has impacted the industry in such a way that he definitely will not ever be forgotten. His style, drawn from influences by artists, other filmmakers, and his childhood, helps him to create sinister atmospheres in his extremely dark and gothic films. Overall, Tim Burton has defined a whole other genre of film with his use of symbolism to modern society, point of view, and his skills in imagery. With those factors, while watching his films, viewers become locked into some kind of trance, which is why one of the most celebrated directors in America is Tim

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Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street