I had no idea what it was about when i sat down to watch it, and i really, really enjoyed this. SO much!
At first it was a little confusing, I was thinking 'umm? how are these crazy stories tying in with real life?'. But, then as i continued watching i came to realize that, that was kind of the whole point to the movie. His son- having heard these fairy tale stories all his life, didn't know who his father was. The stories couldn't possibly be real could they? ; D
The way the timeline of the movie was set out was also really interesting, it kept going back and forward and chopping and changing - never a dull moment. They really got the story and said "here! here it is!....it's over here too". And kudos to them, because it worked out really well!
I really loved the way they made this 'big fish' appear, because he was realisitic-ish, but also fairly cartoony. And i *love* the sound that he makes when he is caught (during the wedding ring story).
I'd also like to remark on how awesome Danny Devito looks as a Ringmaster. Seriously. LOOK.!!
I think he may have picked the wrong profession !! :P
I believe this is the type of film making Burton should be spending his time doing. Not remaking previous films with a creepy 'gothy' style. Although, Sweeney Todd was pretty awesome (Alice in Wonderland was not).
It was also really good to see a Tim Burton film that didn't star Johnny Depp. He's a wonderful actor and all, but the team of Tim Burton, Helena Bonham Carter and Johnny Depp is becoming bland and over used, and I would really love to see Burton do more films like this one.
There is an important thing in this film that i think is worth mentioning, and to relate back to the Burton teams bland-ness - the poet in this film, who is living in Spectre - everything is the same day in day out. There is no room for his creativity to wander, nothing exciting to inpsire him. He just fizzles and plays with 3 lines of really average poetry for years and years. Without change and excitement, things are bland. And i really fear that is what is also happening to the Burton team! :(
However, I enjoyed almost everything about this movie!!
Probably some things I didn't like was Ewan Mcgregors accent, I just couldn't believe it was his accent. It didn't seem very natural? Maybe it's because i know his face too well, and know what he actually sounds like? So perhaps it's a fault of my own?
Anyway, I would say that this film is without a doubt one of the best Tim Burton (directed) films out there :)
I highly recommend it for everyone to watch.
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