Title:
How has Sweeney Todd reinvented the Horror genre?

Hypothesis:
In most horror films you would expect to see the usual presence of blood, a weapon e.g. knife, axe, etc. a scary looking villain and the villain always has a story behind them which explains why they behave in the manor in which they do.

Brief Summary:

Sweeney Todd is a film directed by Tim Burton, starring Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman, Timothy Spall, Sacha Baron Cohen, Jamie Campbell Bower, Laura Michelle Kelly and Jayne Wisener as the man few characters.


Returning back to London after his wife and daughter had been stolen by Judge Turpin, Benjamin Barker adopts the name of Sweeney Todd and relocates his barber business to the top of Mrs. Lovett's pie shop. Todd wants his revenge on the man who has now adopted his daughter, and works with Mrs. Lovett on an evil plan. Todd will slice the throats of the unsuspecting public whilst giving them a shave. These bodies would then be turned into Mrs. Lovett's new meat pies. With this plan being successful, all Todd needs to do now, is try and convince the Judge to sit in his chair.


Migrain Analysis: Trailer/Opening Credits

M:

1. Mysterious music at the beginning shows that something is not right, it shows that something that was not supposed to happen has or will take place.
2. Voice Over- Introduces the film and the story behind Sweeney Todd.

3. Music mixed together which leads to the musical side of the film as it shows the main character singing. This tells us that Sweeney Todd is not an ordinary horror film.

4. Screen shots have been edited to go in time with the music. This helps the audience to interact with the main character by seeing what is goin on in his mind as the most important bits have more emphasis on them.

I:

Dream works Pictures



Warner Bros. Pictures


Parkes/MacDonald Productions


Zanuck Company, The



Dombey Street Productions

G:

Crime, Musical, Drama, Thriller

R:

Sweeney todd is represented as a person who has a good heart but wants revenge on the judge which makes him look like a bad person.

A barber shop is a normal place where you would not expect anything unusual to happen. The director set the film in a baber shop because when you go to get your hair cut or to get a shave the barber is behind you and you cannot see what he is doing therefore leading to a sense of suspense.

A:

This film was rated 18 and is therefore usuitable for people under 18 due to the violence. Sweeney Todd would appeal to people who like gory slasher films however a lot of people did not apreciate the musical side of the film.

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