Garcia-Ruiz, Ed Wood

Tim Burton pays homage to Ed Wood by creating a film about Wood’s life in the film industry. The film is about a bad filmmaker, Ed Wood, who is titled as “the world’s worst director” but the film Ed Wood itself turned out to be a well appreciated film to many. It makes sense that Burton would create this film because he can relate to much of what Wood went through while trying to pursue a successful career in the industry. Ed Wood was very different from superstar directors in the way that he created his films but I wouldn’t necessarily say the way he directed. Yes when it came down to the finished product it was crap…but Wood was so passionate about film that the quality didn’t matter to him. Ed Wood created films out of passion and he didn’t care what people had to say about them or him. Wood liked to dress like a woman and it was simply who he was because he felt comfortable. There’s always an appreciation for someone who is confident and passionate with their work and themselves. Burton’s films are definitely not crap but I feel like Burton can relate to him going back to his Disney years when he was unhappy. Burton created artwork that was from his imagination and it was simply rejected because it was weird and not mainstream material; yet he still drew characters the way he saw things because it would have been pointless any other way. Burton kept secrets just like Wood did but there’s respect towards Wood because he faces people with who he is. He wasn’t selfish to who he opened up job positions to so he was clearly accepting of anyone; I can see Burton appreciating this from him. Both had an obsession for horror movies and just like Wood had his all time favorite Bela Lagusi, Burton had his all time favorite Vincent Price. They had idols they looked up to and both of them had the chance to meet their idols while still alive.