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Creator of films as famous as Nightmare Before Christmas, Edward Scissorhands or Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Tim Burton is one of the most brilliant creatives of our time.
Do you dare to learn more about his interesting career? Let’s go there!
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His films are overflowing with creativity
If there are movies that brim with creativity everywhere, those are those of Tim Burton. On Nightmare Before Christmas (world famous animated film from which a lot of merchandising has been generated) we can see original characters, such as the famous skeleton Jack Skellington.
Another great movie is Edward Scissorhands, whose protagonist, with great charisma, has scissors instead of hands.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory It is another film that you cannot miss, based on the novel by Roald Dahl.
More Tim Burton films are Batman, Big Fish, Corpse Bride, Alice in Wonderland, Dark Shadows, Big Eyes, Sleepy Hollow Y Frankenweenie.
All his works have a dark halo
Gothic and dark cinema is a constant in all Tim Burton films. Although many of them are full of color, they always have a dark and gloomy touch.
In addition, almost all of his sinister-featured characters have large dark circles and extreme proportions (or they are too tall or too short, too thin or too thick).
Repeating elements
In many films there are various elements that are repeated, such as: dead dogs (he loves these animals), clowns, scarecrows, crooked trees, black and white squares, etc.
His interesting childhood
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Californian-born, Tim Burton stood out for being a shy and introverted child (This is how the protagonists of their stories tend to be), who enjoyed playing macabre jokes. Some examples are: scaring other children by claiming that aliens were coming, simulating a murder in the neighborhood with an ax …
In addition, he also loved the world of painting, design and cinema.
What are you waiting for to see his amazing movies?