![]() ![]() Music is definitely one of The Nightmare Before Christmas’s strong points: the movie’s brilliant score was written by the genius of Danny Elfman. The scariest character in the film is undoubtedly the obnoxious Oogie Boogie, a sadistic character who, enjoys mocking his captives before adding them to his snake and spider stew and feasting on their remains. Like all the characters in the film, The Pumpkin King is scary and bizarre, but at the same time he’s also full of fun, humour, charm and a little hint of spookiness. Sprung forth from Tim Burton’s dark imagination, The Nightmare Before Christmas is genuinely creepy at times. Among the other characters you’ll encounter, besides the genius of terror with a gentle heart, are his loyal dog Zero, an animated rag doll named Sally (Catherine O’Hara), and Oogie Boogie (Ken Page), a huge burlap sack bulging with spiders, snakes, creepy-crawlies, and more and more spooky characters. One day, Jack stumbles upon a place named Christmas Town, and is immediately fascinated by Christmas: he decides to celebrate this strange holiday himself, but uses the wrong approach to bring home the festive spirit, as his plan to kidnap Santa Clause (Edward Ivory) doesn’t exactly work out. The Nightmare Before Christmas is the story of Halloween Town’s Pumpkin King, a skeleton named Jack, who has become bored of following the same routine every year, which consists of conjuring up new ways of scaring people in the real world. Don’t be fooled by the word “Christmas” in the title: the film is the essence of Halloween! Jack Skellington (Chris Sarandon/ Danny Elfman) will take you on a dual journey: on one hand, an inner journey of self-discovery, on the other hand, a trip between Christmas Town and his own Halloweenland. “Did you ever wonder where holidays come from?” So begins the 1993 animated, stop-motion film directed by Henry Selick, conceived and co-produced by Tim Burton. ![]() ![]() Although wrapped up like a children's film with the animation, it definitely is for a more mature audience.Cast: Danny Elfman, Chris Sarandon, Catherine O’Hara, Edward Ivory, Ken Tim Burton Movies You should watch this Halloween – The Nightmare Before Christmas (Skellington Productions) The closest I can think as far as cinematography is The Book of Eli, yet this is much more menacing and darker. ![]() This film is set In a post apocalyptic setting yet it still manages to feel so unique. So I recommend at least watching this film twice to really appreciate all it has to offer. This film has heart and on a first viewing the core themes and story may be lost by the stunning visuals of the characters and the environment they interact within. It does this by exploring themes such as friendship, curiosity and discovery, family and the fundamental question we all ask "why am I here and what is my purpose?" What makes the film so unique is that it projects these onto the main characters which are small ragdoll like automatons who have been set with the task of undoing the wrongdoings of their creator. This film at it's core explores the idea of humanity and what it means to be human. ![]()
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