Blog Post # 10
Tim Burton is the master of alternate universes and lets children believe that they too can go in to an alternate universe and not the real world may not exist, most people would not like this for their children, however, Burton makes the alternate universe awful so that the main characters want to go back to the real world.
Alternate universes may come as very confusing to a child. Tim Burton created the movies Coraline and The Nightmare Before Christmas which deals with alternate universes. Most people would not want their children to believe in an alternate universe but Burton does a good job of showing the differences in the two worlds. Burton also does a good job of letting the children know that the other universe is not a good place and that although it may seem wonderful at the beginning, it does not last.
Coraline is a movie in which a young girl lives at home with her mom and dad. Her mom and dad do not seem to pay much attention to her because they are so busy with their jobs. Coraline goes through a door in the wall and goes in to an alternate universe in which her “parents” are all about her and she can do anything she wants. Coraline eventually realizes that things are going terribly wrong and just wants to go back home to her real mom and dad even though she may not always get her way there. Even though there is an alternate universe, it is not where anyone would really want to be and shows that the real world is a good place.
The Nightmare Before Christmas is another movie in which there is an alternate universe. Jack is a man from Halloween town and he wants to go to the town of Christmas. In the alternate world of Christmas Jack realizes that it isn’t what he truly wants and desperately wants to get back to Halloween town, to the people that love him and to the girl that he is meant to be with.
Both movies by Burton deal with alternate universes. It shows that the alternate universes are bad and that you truly have to be thankful for what you have.
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April 6, 2010 at 4:59 am |
I think you definitely have something here. I never really thought about how Tim Burton’s movies could do anything but give children nightmares. However, i guess nightmares–the fear of the unknown–are what truly keep people grounded in reality. I guess that is the point, to give children a fantasy world–reminiscent of their own imaginations–but to always show them a way, and a reason, to go home.
April 6, 2010 at 5:05 am |
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April 6, 2010 at 9:38 am |
Tim Burton movies definitely give some children nightmares. I think anyway. I can see the connection about how his movies show an alternate world, but the characters end up in there proper place in all of his movies. It also connects to how children view the movies as well. Children probably want to go back to there own place after watching one of these movies. Tim Burton was not involved in the making of Coraline. He was one of the producers of the Nightmare Before Christmas, but he wasn’t the director. Henry Selick was the director for both movies. However, they both have a very similar style when it comes to animation. Anyways, I see the point you were making. Just thought I would point that out. Good thought.
April 6, 2010 at 9:51 am |
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April 6, 2010 at 1:58 pm |
This is a good point Jess! Even though Henry Selick helped with the movies, which I also touched on in my blog, they did create this really alternate reality that would really terrify children. It would be interesting to do a study to see how many kids get nightmares after watching these movies. I’m thinking it would probably be a good amount.
April 6, 2010 at 2:21 pm |
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