Burton's biopic Ed Wood reflects what Wood himself tried to do with his movies. Burton and Wood have quite a lot of similarities between them: they make movies that some people think are weird and bad, they have a fixation with the strange and unusual (and aliens) and they both developed families out of the actors and people surrounding their movies.
In the biopic, Burton pays homage to Wood by making his movie less pleasing to audiences. Burton consciously decides to make a black and white film (even after producers say people wouldn't want that), he makes a move about making movies (which has never done well before in the box office) and he purposefully makes iEd Wood is one of Burton's more classy and put together movies because of the black and white and old hollywood charm. Burton makes his movie resemble Wood's cheesiness, and the fact that it was a failure in the box office probably even pleased Burton, because it hits it's mark resembling Wood's failure films.
t look cheesy. Burton's movie isn't of course terrible like Ed Wood's movies were. Burton has resources, money, stars, and to be honest, talent and taste. In my opinion,
Burton created this film about a director that he really relates to. Burton has described Wood as the other side of him. Burton became successful, but could have just as easily ended up like Wood. Burton's dedication to making a film about Wood, reflects Wood's dedication in his movies to creating great stories involving his idol, Bela Lugosi. Burton develops a sincere relationship between Bela and Wood to show their close friendship and the significance of their bond. Burton relates to this, because he too had an idol in the business, also a horror actor, named Vincent Price, who his first short was named after.
In the biopic, Burton pays homage to Wood by making his movie less pleasing to audiences. Burton consciously decides to make a black and white film (even after producers say people wouldn't want that), he makes a move about making movies (which has never done well before in the box office) and he purposefully makes iEd Wood is one of Burton's more classy and put together movies because of the black and white and old hollywood charm. Burton makes his movie resemble Wood's cheesiness, and the fact that it was a failure in the box office probably even pleased Burton, because it hits it's mark resembling Wood's failure films.
t look cheesy. Burton's movie isn't of course terrible like Ed Wood's movies were. Burton has resources, money, stars, and to be honest, talent and taste. In my opinion,
Burton created this film about a director that he really relates to. Burton has described Wood as the other side of him. Burton became successful, but could have just as easily ended up like Wood. Burton's dedication to making a film about Wood, reflects Wood's dedication in his movies to creating great stories involving his idol, Bela Lugosi. Burton develops a sincere relationship between Bela and Wood to show their close friendship and the significance of their bond. Burton relates to this, because he too had an idol in the business, also a horror actor, named Vincent Price, who his first short was named after.
Burton also pays homage to Wood by making a movie he wants to make, no matter how the audience, producers, or anyone else thinks. Burton was warned that this movie wouldn't do well, but he didn't care. This movie was not about making money. Burton was already a successful director, and he didn't need to prove it to anyone. Burton made Ed Wood because he believed it was an important story to tell about being different, struggling against adversity, working hard, and making your own family. Wood himself also made movies that no one else really cared for, but they were important to him. That's something that can really be admired. Wood may not have had the resources, money, actors, or talent, but he had the passion and drive, which many people lack. Not all people may value his movies, but there is something important, something amusing, and something entertaining about his films. Burton reflects this in his, different, but still valuable, biopic.
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