In the film, Emily (the corpse bride) was buried in a shallow grave in her wedding gown. Because Burton himself doesn’t remember the name of the story or where Ranft found it, it’s tough to pinpoint exactly which folktale inspired the film. Several sources claim that the original tale was a Russian folktale, while others believe that it was based on The Finger, a story with Jewish roots. Ranft was a storyboard supervisor on Nightmare Before Christmas and might have given Burton the idea for Corpse Bride while the two worked on the film. Joe Ranft, a good friend of Burton’s and one of the minds that helped launch PIXAR, was the person that passed the story along to Burton. Victor must find a way to admit his mistake and stop Victoria and Bakis’ wedding, or he will spend eternity with his undead bride.Īccording to Tim Burton, the idea for The Corpse Bride came from a pre-existing story that was only a few paragraphs long. Meanwhile in the land of the living, Victoria’s parents have arranged for her to marry another man, the nefarious Barkis Bittern. Thrilled that a man has seemingly vowed to be her husband, the Corpse Bride drags Victor to the land of the dead, where he is stuck between life and death. He soon discovers that the branch was in fact the finger of a corpse bride, buried in a shallow grave. That night, as Victor practices his vows in the woods, he places the ring on an apparent tree branch. As they practice their vows, Victor becomes increasingly nervous even though he appears to like Victoria. Victor and Victoria are one day away from the arranged marriage that their parents have set up for them. So, hold onto your rings and don’t make any vows that you don’t intend to keep, it’s time to fall in love with The Corpse Bride! Summary This film is just the thing to get you into the Halloween holiday spirit. Loosely based on a folktale with Jewish and Russian elements, The Corpse Bride is a melancholic fairytale, a tragic story with delightfully upbeat undead characters against a living world so bleak and muted, it might as well be in black and white. This week, we’re focusing on another marvelously morbid Burton film: The Corpse Bride. Last year on this podcast we discussed Frankenweenie, a Burton animated adaptation of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. Every year the Halloween and Christmas seasons are filled with his classic Nightmare Before Christmas, directed by Henry Selick. While Tim Burton is well-known for his live-action films, it’s no secret that he’s also a fan of stop-motion animation. Even when he makes a film that isn’t necessarily frightening, he still finds a way for it to match his strange aesthetic. His films are known for their signature mix of offbeat comedy and creepy visuals. Everyone knows that Tim Burton is one of the spookiest men in Hollywood (in the best way).
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