Movie Report 3

Corpse Bride (2005)

Genre: Animation, Fantasy, Romance, and Musical

a.       Character

1.        Johnny Depp as Victor Van Dort

Victor is a shy, nervous, good hearted,, and handsome young man with pale skin and black hair. He is very tall and thin. He is from a humble fish-mongering origins family. He is engaged to Victoria Everglot for social reason. He is a good Pianist.

2.        Helen Bonham Carter as Emily

Emily is a corpse bride. She is a beautiful and undead women who has blue skin.

She often shows her smile and laugh. She enjoys dancing and playing the piano.

3.      Emily Watson as Victoria Everglot

     Victoria is a sweet-natured and pretty girl. She is also kind and shy and soft –spoken girl. She is engaged to Victor Van Dort. She doesn’t laugh or smile as much as Emily, but she is quite sassy and smart.

4.         Tracey Ullman as Nell Van Dort

     She is Victor’s mother who maried to William Van Dort, a succesfull owner of cannery. She is an ambitious woman. She often wears expensive clothing, a folding fan and some kind of animal around her neck.

5.        Paul Whitehouse as William Van Dort.

     He is Victor’s father. He is a kind, good - natured, and successful fishmonger. He appears easily excitable. He is much more amiable and soft - spoken.

6.        Joanna Luley as Lady Maudeline Everglot

     She is Victoria’s mother. She is hard-faced mother and a cold woman. She almost never smile. She feels that marriage is simply partnership.

7.        Albert Finney as Lord Finis Everglot

      He is Victoria’s father who has married with Maudeline Everglot. He is a grim and avaricious father. He descendes from a Grand Duke.

8.      Richard E. Grant as Lord barkis Bittern.

      He is a selfish and evil man. He only cares about money. He is the one who murdered Emily. He steals Emily’s jewels and gold.

9.      Christopher Lee as Pastor Gallswells

      He is a stern and bad - tempered priest. He is hired to conduct Victor and Victoria’s marriage.

10.  Michael Gough as Elder Gutknecth

      He is one of the residents of the Land of the Dead.  He lives at the top of an old crumbing tower. He is an ancient skeleton with no teeth.

11.  Jane Horrocks as Mrs. Plum

      She is a plump ded woman who has worked at the Ball and Socket Pub. She is responsible for cooking wedding cake for Victor and Emily’s wedding.

12.  Enn Reitel as Maggot

      He is a resident of the Land of the Dead. He makes his residence inside Emily’s head. He is a green maggot with large pink lips. He often gives some advices to Emily.

13.  Deep Roy as General Bonesapart

      He is a dwarfish skeleton in a military uniform. He is a resident of the Land of The Dead.

b.      Synopsis of the Movie

            The film is about Victor Van Dort (Johnny Depp), a son of a fish merchand, and Victoria Everglot (Emily Watson), a daughter of bankrupt aristocrats. They are engaged by their families to marry.

            Victor meets Victoria when he sits down to play piano in Victoria’s house. They are shy and play piano together. They are falling in love. They don’t get married because Victor runs into the forest after being scoded by Pastor Galswells.

            In the forest, Victor practices his vows and placing the wedding ring on whaat looks like a tree branch. The branch is actually the finger of Emily, a decease bride who is thrilled by Finis. Accidentally,  Emily wakes up. Victor is shocked to find out that he accidentally marry Emily, the corpse bride. Will Victor stay with Emily or Victoria? How is the next?

c.       Identification of the Introduction, Climax and Resolution.

1.      Introduction

      It starts when Victor and Victoria meet each other and fall in love until Victor wants to marry Victoria, but it is failed because he runs into the forest. Accidentally, He gets married with Emily, the corpse bride.

2.      Climax

      It start when Victor doesn’t want to stay in Land of the Dead. He wants to go back home and get married with Victoria. Emily is broken heart by Victor’s deception..

3.      Resolution

      Victor decides to stay with Emily. He decides to drink poison. When Victor wants to drink it, Emily stops him. Emily realizes that they are in different life. She also reunites Victor and Victoria. She gives the wedding ring back to Victor. Then, She transforms into hundreds of butterflies as she step into the moonlight.

d.      Language Expressions

1.     Overrated! Overblown! If only he could see how special you can be; if he only knew you that we know.

2.      Enough! That will be all.

3.      Oh, how rude! He went that way!

4.      Shut up!

5.      She's still my wife! And I'm not leaving here empty-handed!

6.      Do forgive me

7.      How disgraceful!

8.      Victoria, come away from the window

9.      What a good boy?

10.  Oh, don't be ridiculous. What corpse would marry our Victor?

e.       Comment

·         Point of View:

            I think this is a good film. This film really touch my heart. Although Victor doesn’t want to life with Emily, but he decides to drink poison to make Emily happy. He doesn’t want to make Emily broken heart. In another hand, Emily realized that they are in different life. Victor and Victoria is reunited by Emily because she falls in love with Victor. She wants to let Victor live happily with Victoria.