THE TIM BURTONIZATION OF ALICE IN WONDERLAND An essay on Alice in Wonderland Novel by Lewis Caroll Film adaptation by Tim Burton In 1962‚ film critic Andrew Sarris points out a repeating movement of ideas and images throughout a filmmaker’s body of work. This later on becomes the basis of Auteur theory which describes the authorship of the filmmaker who despite is working within the bounds of a studio system is able to imprint his/her ideologies and personal style into his/her films. According
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Power of Stories “ You can tell a true story if you just keep on telling it” Tim O’Brien Are fiction stories always based on imagination? Or does it come from someone’s reality? Have you ever asked yourself why people read fiction stories? Either told through movies or books‚ fiction stories are ways people find to escape from their reality. However‚ most of the fiction stories come from people’s life‚ or are based in a real fact in order to be credible. In some ways‚ the truth must be distorted
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Tim O’Brien has mixed messages from his book At first glance “The Things They Carried” is a collection of stories consisting of similar underlying morals‚ themes and values. Although upon closer analysis it becomes apparent that many of the morals within the retellings contradict each other or exude mixed messages. The conflicting themes throughout the text involve morals vs. reputation‚ peace vs. war and pride vs. humility. “I would not be brave. That old image of myself as a hero‚ as a man
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3/12/13 English 1H Tim Burton uses many cinematic techniques in his movies such as lighting and camera angles throughout his movies in order to create effects and moods. Cinematic techniques He uses both lighting and camera angles in Edward Scissorhands and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory numerous times. He uses them very effectively to portray different ideas such as showing strengths‚ weaknesses‚ or size in a character or setting‚ or revealing a depressing or cheerful surrounding. Tim Burton is a successful
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NAME TEACHER’S NAME English 1 8 February 2013 Charlie and the Chocolate factory‚ Edward Scissorhands‚ and Big Fish are all exceptional movies directed by Tim Burton. Each movie has a special theme and creates the importance of relationships. Tim burton uses dark lighting‚ contrasting sets‚ and close ups to exemplify the importance of relationships. Most noticeably‚ the use of dark lighting exemplifies the importance of relationships. In Edward Scissorhands‚ Edward was in a dark castle and
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English 1-2 31 January 2014 Style Analysis Essay Trees. They are often misrepresented‚ all kinds of strange shapes and colors. Tim Burton has a habit of making trees a part of all his movies‚ along with other techniques. In the films _Edward Scissorhands_ and _Charlie and the Chocolate Factory_‚ director Tim Burton uses lighting and music to demonstrate his eerie style. Tim Burton’s lighting effectively shows his style‚ eeriness. In both movies‚ there are a lot of light-dark contrasts. For instance
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Aaron Taylor’s article on “How to See Things Differently: Tim Burton’s Reimaginings” in Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock’s The Works of Tim Burton: Margins to Mainstream describes how Burton uses his own authorial signature in reproductions of pre-existing texts in order to create a “reimagining” of these works that is both profitable and popular. Throughout most of his text‚ Taylor explains the marketing strategy and reasons behind the use of the term “reimagining”. According to him it allows Hollywood
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In the book Big Russ‚ by Tim Russert‚ Russert talks about his dad‚ Big Russ‚ and all about his life. It tells the story of Tim’s childhood in the 50’s and living in South Buffalo which gives a clear picture of what growing up during that time frame was all about.. Also he talks about going to fight in World War 2 at just 16 years old‚ returning and raising a family and being a wonderful dad‚ working 2 jobs all the time but never complaining about them because it gave his children a better life. This
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A film director‚ fundamentally‚ is the one with the most control over the creative aspects of a film’s production‚ but they are also much more than that - they are most often the driving force behind a film‚ with command over the cast members and production design‚ and are tasked with the most difficult endeavor of making their stories come to life. They take little pieces of their heart‚ soul and mind and put them in their films‚ and because of this‚ diminutive pieces of the director are permanently
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Reading Response Summary: The Things They Carried‚ by Tim O’Brien at first seemed to be just another war story. As I started reading I thought I was not going to have any interest at all in the story however after I got into the story I found myself more interested than I thought I was going to be. This story is an excellent depiction of war itself. It is very realistic and easy to relate to even without any personal experience with war. The title itself paves the way for the entire story
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