Burton's+Family

Burton's family-2007+ Tim Burton’s life as a child was lonely, although he had many people that cared about him; he kept to himself a lot, not talking just drawing. In many of Burton’s films He uses many of the same people both on-screen and in the crew. Burton re-using the same cast and many of the same crew has made his movies have a very family feel on set. Perhaps Burton likes this family feel due to his lack of this feeling as a child, which was when it was most needed. In 2007, Burton released Sweeny Todd, about a man who has lost everything and is trying to get revenge on the man who toke him away from his family. This latest Burton film sticks with the Burton-isms of his other films e.g. - “stripes, curleys and Johnny Depp”. Burton made this film on a reflection of a time in his life where he had little mainly late 90’s to early 2000’s when both his parents died, he separated from his wife (Lena Gieseke). But in this time in his real life he was doing very well he had just finished a popular movie, had a long-term relationship and 2 children and friends i.e Johnny Depp and Richard Heinsrichs. This was/is an important part of Burton's life because it represents a good time in his life and gives him time to rflect.

"He's an artist,a genius,an oddball,an insane,brilliant,brave,hysterically funny,loyal,nonconformist,honest friend. I owe him a tremendous debt and respect him more than I could ever express on paper. He is him and that is all... I have never seen someone so obviously out of place fit right in. His way." -Johnny Depp.