“Sleepy Hollow”: Victorian, Lolita, Punk
“Sleepy Hollow” lets Burton play all over himself favorite Gothic elements: Victorian pale young girl and wearing goggles steampunk young man. Impressed is the Victorian dress, Like “Interview with the Vampire”, Lolita Katrina’s the tulle lace dress, the medieval tight-fitting corset, and the exquisite gothic make-up combine the beauty of maturity and youth.
Katrina’s black-white dress is come from the typical Cotardie: outerwear, dress style. Originated in Italy. From the torso to the waist are close to the body, at the front center part or under the armpit fasten the button or the lace-up. When riding on the horse, the exposed tight underwear is actually called Chemise: White linen underwear, tight cuffs. There are many embroideries lace-up on the cuffs. All in all, the Victorian lady’s clothing is exquisite and memorable.
“Big Fish”: Dreamy, Sweet, Exotic
The fairy tale style town of in “Big Fish” is full of unprecedented beauty, full of ice cream-colored costumes, golden flower fields, and whimsical exotic scenes. The heroine’s retro dress, sometimes red polka dots and sometimes pink lace and sometimes pearl grey dress, showing the American sweetheart style in the early 1950s, this image of American sweetheart has appeared in Burton movies many times, or bring happiness to the actor some kind of sweet sign. The essence of “truth” and the value of “legend” are once again dialectically discussed. The famous director John Ford said, “When the legend becomes a fact, remember this legend.” Old Edward said, “The story is interesting, the reality is boring, so ignore the reality and enjoy the story.” And a person tells a story many times, and he himself becomes a story. If the reality is boring, then learn “Big Fish” and imagine a strange legend.
“Corpse Bride”: England, Strange, Warm
“Corpse Bride” can definitely as an animated identity list occupy a place in the Gothic Thriller. Tight tuxedo suit, pale cheeks, and modern airplane heads show the molding of a neurotic-sensitive English gentleman. And Emily subverts the image of the sweet and romantic bride, and the already damaged Victorian wedding dress shows the gorgeous and dignified of when she to be married. There are white bones inside the wedding dress, and there is a big green worm in one of the eye sockets. The blue skin so that many real-life zombie bride Cos images have been derived. The film uses a strange image to present a strange and warm dark fairy tale. It is worth mentioning that the melancholy eyes of the film and the painting concept of “Big Eyes” are exactly the same, showing the lonely urchin of Tim Burton innermost being.
“Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”: England, Singular, Innocence
Willy Wonka’s styling is very characteristic, with a chocolate-colored hairstyle and a towering hat, a burgundy stand collar trench coat, and even a cane, everything is funny. In fact, this is just a classic image of a British gentleman. The hairstyle is quite the style of the Beatles at the time. However, the role itself is amazing, and it is far from the image of Depp’s vicissitudes. The style of Willy Wonka and the view of the chocolate factory are unified and different from the real world of snowy outside, expressing the rebellious feeling of the birth of Willy Wonka family relationship. Eclectic rebellious emotions also run through all corners of the factory, from the wonderful little dwarves on the production line to the strange production machines, and the film from the person to the setting shows a different kind of thinking of the current trend.