Of all the super heroes, the strangest one by far,
doesn't have a special power, or drive a fancy car.
Next to Superman and Batman, I guess he must seem tame.
But to me he is quite special, and Stain Boy is his name.
He can't fly around tall buildings, or outrun a speeding train,
the only talent he seems to have is to leave a nasty stain.
Sometimes I know it bothers him, that he can't run or swim or fly,
and because of this one ablility, his dry cleaning bill's sky high.
Tim Burton, The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy & Other Stories.
One of my recent discoveries is that little book that reproduces the Burtonic aesthetic in words and sketches that blend "the innocent with the macabre." I simply loved it!
(I tried hard not to write a post on Corpse Bride which is the best film I' ve seen so far this year...Or should I?)
(I tried hard not to write a post on Corpse Bride which is the best film I' ve seen so far this year...Or should I?)
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I haven't read the book but after reading your post I got this picture of the "dark version" (Tim Burton vision?) of the Incredibles.
Stain Boy, Angry Girl, Beer Man
and Nag Woman.
A family of undercover antiheroes, while trying to live the quiet trailer trash life, are forced into action to destroy the world.
Maybe you should write a post about Tim Burton? Undoubtedly there must be an explaination to why he always make dark films for kids?
I havent seen the film but I guess you are right. In order to explain Burton's vision and aesthetic you need to write a book!!I guess it has something to do with his own childhood and the fact that he always viewed things from a different perspective than others. I presume that he still feels like a kid trapped in the body of a grown-up.
eerm...corpse bride might have been cute with an inescapable tinge of darkness thrown in for good measure...but after nightmare before christmas it all seems like an excuse to start a new toy and accessories line. hate to see burton turn into the george lucas of the cutesy-neo gothic schtick (emily the strange anyone?) for chrissake fairy tales were dark before this whole fad started.
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