The Corpse Bride - Animating the Dead
In the history cinema, animation has helped directors show differences. Differences between what? Objects and people, for example. But mainly between animals and people. It has always been a classic fictional topos.
But in the end, even the objects and animals of cartoons and fairy tales are human beings in disguise. Yet, the fact that these are human except for their appearance helps to show certain human characteristics that would otherwise be overlooked. It gives you that little bit of distance to be aware of.
Cinema has dared even more. The real touchstone for us living, are the dead.
It is the job of cinema to make you look at things from unusual perspectives, and what could be more extreme than putting yourself in the shoes of a dead person?
Well, Tim Burton is a master of this. Let's have a closer look.
Films shown in order of appearance
Bojack Horseman (2014-2020)
Mary Poppins
Who framed Roger Rabbit?
Tom and Jerry - Trapping Jerry
Aladdin
Looney Tunes Classic (Ep. Rhapsody Rabbit)
Coraline
Rango
Toy Story
Ratatouille
Pompoko
A Bug's Life
Zootropolis
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Nightmare Before Christmas
The Corpse Bride
Fairy Oddparents (Ep. It's a wishful life)
Mind Game
The Last of Us (Ep. 1)
The Dawn of Dead
Nosferatu
The House that Jack Built
A special thanks to my sister, Giulia, for the idea of the video!!!