Frankenweenie. Edward Scissorhands. Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King. These fictitious characters sound otherworldly yet they share DNA with their human creator — Tim Burton. With his films, Burton proves that all ideas and characters, no matter how outlandish, are inherently personal. His compulsion to create stems from his childhood desire to see the world as a bigger place, to explore the depths he was restrained from as a boy and comment on that constraint. Burton uses his characters as vehicles to expose the harsh realities beneath their fantastical surroundings and, in turn, our own.
The Burton Binge: A Boy and His Dog
The Burton Binge: A Boy and His Dog
The Burton Binge: A Boy and His Dog
Frankenweenie. Edward Scissorhands. Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King. These fictitious characters sound otherworldly yet they share DNA with their human creator — Tim Burton. With his films, Burton proves that all ideas and characters, no matter how outlandish, are inherently personal. His compulsion to create stems from his childhood desire to see the world as a bigger place, to explore the depths he was restrained from as a boy and comment on that constraint. Burton uses his characters as vehicles to expose the harsh realities beneath their fantastical surroundings and, in turn, our own.