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Some would describe him as immensely creative and extraordinarily talented. Others would say he is all too eccentric and an absolute weirdo. For some, words simply fall short. He is director, producer, artist and storyteller Tim Burton. Best-known for his unconventional stories and bizarre characters, Burton has worked in all areas of cinema from quirky, live-action movies, five-minute short films and Disney, to strange, stopmotion films and musicals. "His movies are kind of different," Century High School junior Ali Cahoon said. "...they are really dark." Burton's characters are unmistakable. The puppets used in his stopmotion films usually involve a tall, thin body with spindly legs and a gaunt face with sunken, large eyes. The actors in his live-action films often look similar. The combination of his idiosyncratic sets and characters bring his work to life. Along with creating off-beat tales from his own expansive imagination, Burton has taken many classic stories, such as "Sleepy Hollow" and "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street", and made them his own. "I like how he takes the dark stuff and makes it interesting,� junior Jasmine Towner said. “His work is really intellectual.� Nevertheless, not all his movies contain head-slicing, scissor-handed, gruesome plots. Burton's "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" and the upcoming "Alice in Wonderland" offer his own unique take on these beloved, family films. "You can't turn those [movies]
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-Made short animated film "Vincent" about horror actor Vincent Price and later collaborated with him in Edward Scissorhands -Is engaged to actress Helena Bonham Carter -Named Johnny Depp the godfather of his son Billy Ray Burton -Played water polo and swam at his California high school
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down," sophomore Marissa Sipes said. Still, a majority of Burton's work tends to be avoided because the movies can be deemed too grim and bizarre. "Lots of people think it's dark and depressing. I don't think it's depressing, just really emotional," Sipes said. "Lots of people don't really get that." "His movies are There is no doubt kind of different... that Burton's films are far from "the usual". they are really His uncommon ways of dark." directing, producing, drawing and writing frequently leave audiences leery of his next project. All the same, no one can say he conforms to Hollywood's standards. His work remains true to his own distinct visions. Whether a person chooses to be an obsessed fan or a wary bystander, Burton's films remain cult classics.
"...is another person's reality." -Tim Burton
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