Tim Burton

Today’s blog is on a film-maker who specializes in the dark and quirky and even a bit strange side of film. Timothy William Burton or Tim Burton as he’s mostly known is a producer and director of possibly some of the weirdest films made in the past 25 years. Not only is he known for his dark films but also for his blockbusting hit films like Batman, Sleepy Hollow, Planet of the Apes and so on. But even though these films aren’t seen as his classical style his style still runs throughout all of his films. He is mainly a producer and director because he wants to have creative control over the films he makes and because he has a certain style which is recognisable throughout his films.

Over his time as a film-maker he has creating a lot of films, some I found better than others and some I didn’t like at all. But noticeably through them all that same gothic weird style was there. My favourite film by Burton is ‘Beetlejuice’ which I watched as a child and grew up watching. This film is the first film that Burton’s recognisable style first began and this is what I refer the rest of his films too. Other films made by Burton are ‘Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure’ (1985), ‘Batman’ (1989), ‘Edward Scissorhands’ (1990), ‘Batman Returns’ (1992), ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’ (1993), ‘Sleepy Hollow’ (1999), ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ (2005) and his latest film ‘Alice in Wonderland’ (2010). These are just a few of his films released so far.

In conclusion I found Tim Burton isn’t one of my personal favourite film-makers but I do like the fact he has a certain style which is apparent in all of his films. I think this makes him unique but I also think it doesn’t give him as much creativity in his films because they all feel a bit like you’re watching the same film with just more weird characters and I also don’t like how he is re-making a lot of films now. Although he puts his own spin on them I found his remake of ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ to be pointless as the first one was one of my favourite films. I would prefer more films like ‘Beetlejuice’.