at the start of the movie you can see a very distinct clue as to the color scheme of this film. the neighborhood is almost all exotic colors; while the house on top of the hill (Edward's master's house) is completely engulfed in neutral colors. in the beginning shots of the movie it makes me laugh at the fact that Tim Burton tried so hard to have a creepy/ Alfred Hitchcock look but failed miserably.
though i thought it was creative how he used a set from Beetlejuice (the toy neighborhood) as another set in this movie (the pan over the neighborhood). also the significant amount of relations to beetlejuice is absolutely ridiculous. the statues are the same, the feel of the normal people and the creeps are the same (beetlejuice: dead vs. living; E.S.; neighborhood vs Edward) and just the main plot is almost the same, for feel bad for the different and there's always some person to help the person along coincidentally the same actress (Winona Ryder). just like i said in the first review "man is lead threw a new world by another woman" same thing here. you can also tell that the music is almost identical to "A Nightmare Before Christmas" which is made 3 years later. the only question i have is why does tim constantly change Edward's makeup from pail to orange. maybe his happiness? i don't know; but all i do know is its very noticeable. i do like the fact that tim makes a crack at the normal lives of people. what am i talking about? well all the men leave and arrive at their homes at the same time, the wives (when they gossip in the middle of the street) sound like chickens, the boys that are listening to the game. he also (for some reason) makes all the robots with human characteristics.
thus giving a hint at one of his future characters (robot boy) and the belief that robots have a conscience
for the actual plot of the story its pretty good. some parts are very funny and it does move the audience very well. it teaches good lessons and gives a new look on life. a quote from the movie that i think summarizes the whole thing is "all that blood and just a little cut".
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i've never noticed how edwards face changes different colors, from white to orange. that is something interseting that i'm sure many people miss. and i do agree with you that the music from this movie is very similar to burtons other film, a nightmare before christmas, but i guess he does use alot of the same things in all his films like the settings and things. i also noticed how the subrub was really unreal just like you did and the people were kind of wierd like that. this was a very nice overview of the film, good job. i pretty much agree with you on everything
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