Corpse Bride 4K 2005

You may be surprised, but it is much easier to make a successful and original artistic film than to make a successful but unoriginal one. You can compare major blockbusters, looking for various flaws in them, you can criticize God knows how many films, but you cannot choose between Corpse Bride and anything else. Well, no, there's also “The Nightmare Before Christmas,” but to be honest, Burton's latest project looks much brighter, stronger, and more extraordinary than its predecessors, and I don't really want to pick it apart with a reviewer's fork, tediously talking about how they overdid it here and didn't do enough there, I honestly don't really want to. It's probably impossible to come up with a more cheerful and romantic, lively and sad film. The marriage of the dead — what, tell me, could be more joyful? Well, but that's not the point.

Tim Burton's Corpse Bride is a film with a title that is unusually short for our times, in which everything is completely finished and balanced: puppet animation with a slightly mystical plot, bright and absolutely “lively” characters, flawless voice acting, Johnny Depp's indescribable intonation, and Tim Burton's name in big letters in the title. This cartoon is perfect. Not genius, God forbid, but complete and original in its as yet non-existent genre.

Not everything here is perfect, of course. Tim Burton does not impose his story on the viewer. All he asks of the viewer is to do as they please and smile when they notice a joke. Whether this is good or bad is up to you to decide. The only significant drawbacks are probably the linear plot and the lack of any intrigue, as the viewer can guess the ending even during the opening credits. And yet, the flaws are so insignificant that they are only worth a second's attention before being safely forgotten. After all, if Corpse Bride appeals to cinematic clichés, it does so with rare elegance and style. When will we ever see such a feast again?

Yes, Tim Burton's Corpse Bride definitely appeared unexpectedly and without warning, but it had the effect of a bombshell. Giving in to their first impressions, some of my colleagues, including yours truly, immediately rushed to name Corpse Bride the best animated film of 2005.

Well, what can I say! Imagine a situation where, in the middle of a pop concert, a strange guest in a dark and gothic image, à la Marlin Manson, comes on stage. Everyone held their breath, expecting heavy metal to burst from the speakers and liters of fake blood to pour out on the poor audience, but to everyone's surprise, he strums a couple of chords and begins to play a slow composition. And he plays so well that tears of emotion involuntarily well up in your eyes.

A cartoon that amazes with its beauty, special charm, and sincere appeal. An animation that exploits all the latest computer elements, but does not descend into pop CG animation. A film that remembers the roots of its enigmatic creator, Tim Burton, but does not try to cling to them desperately.

Summary: A chic cartoon. Perfect for those who already have a headache from serious dramas and feel dizzy from Disney's empty films. A gothic, short, and interesting puppet novel. Simply put, Tim Burton presents...