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TAN
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own.
to this world,
make your own
and that's why I've decided
the language of art.
into your own
dark fairy tale
who turned
Legendary director,
that I don't belong
I've always felt
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TAN
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TIM
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and I felt like
a stranger.
was an introvert,
Tim Burton always
in
so
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that that's what's
«People fear what they don't understand.
And I've always felt
most valuable.»
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Later on, it became
his unique style
and a calling card.
He was drawn to surrealism,
gothic and eccentric.
a sense of detachment
This contributed
from the surrounding
of the world.
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a
ty
li
as an outsider.
These characters reflect
his own
self-perception
in outsider characters,
Burton was always interested
monsters and those
who is different
from «normal» people.
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about weird characters
he's not just talking
In each of my projects
and their unusual worlds.
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dreams and desires.
He's talking about us –
about our fears,
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UT
«What's considered weird,
often turns out
to be most sincere
and beautiful.»
You can see
it all in his movies.
«And now a toast to Emily.
Always the bride and never the wife!»
that brings to life
an animated masterpiece,
«Corpse Bride» —
main topics
humor and gentle
of Burton's work—
tragic romance,
sadness.
and death.
and love can
to break down any boundaries,
even between life
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poignant and beautiful,
Victor and Emily's story
immerses us in the world,
where the dead end up
warmer than the living,
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«No one scared me more than myself.»
of the Addams Family—
not just a story about a daughter
The Wansday series
whole study
loneliness, eccentricity
and the strength to be yourself,
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self
Burtan was certain
that the darkness —
it's not evil.
which makes it consonant
to the spirit of the director.
This is the place,
where to find
strength and inspiration.
Like most of the director's characters,
she's going against the system,
staying true to herself,
which makes her deeply
human, in spite
the peculiarities
and eccentricity.
B
TO
E
Burton character:
Wansday is a classic
dark, sarcastic,
talented, and for many
weird.
pow
ER
«You don't know you're capable
of something great until you're faced with something scary.»
«You don't know you're capable of something great until you're faced with something scary.»
quintessential peace
Tim Burton, where the darkness
and the singularity becomes
and beauty
exist side by side,
a source of power.
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loyal
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ELF
Ms. Peregrine» —
«The House of Strange Children
about how to find
It's a story
your place in the world,
stay true to yourself
and be brave.
with loneliness.
The painting reveals
key creative
acceptance of one's
the director's themes:
searching for loved ones,
uniqueness
and struggle
However,
it's necessary
his «weirdness»
have power embrace have power
and utilize
as a tool.
«Stuck» between
past and future —
an attempt to hide.
and what's behind the darkness
is always hidden
light.
Burton reminds me,
that the weirdness
it's not a flaw,
but a gift,
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a familiar framework,
They don't fit into
but that's exactly
the point their power.
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it's a beautiful gift.
The ability to see the invisible
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