Corpse Bride

Finally caught Corpse Bride last night with yiting and sunshine. I liked it. But still, i felt that it fell short of my expectations. I've been anticipating the release of the film since the beginning of the year and somehow i just didn't get blown away like i thought i would. Nevertheless, Tim Burton delivered, as usual, in terms of the amazing mise-en-scene. It was beautiful, as was the cinematography. The musical score was lovely, except for the songs which were forgettable. I did love the piano solo and duet, though. What fell short then? I believe that there was just something lacking in the story. Maybe it was the disneyified ending which denied the film of a more edgy feel. Maybe is was the rather bland characters. At some points I actually felt bored because it just got too draggy. All that being said, I watch Tim Burton films more for the stylistic elements than anything else and in that department he delivered with great precision.

I still can't decide if I like this more than The Nightmare Before Christmas.

Word of the Day

Profundity

Pronunciation: pr&-'f&n-d&-tE
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural -ties
Etymology: Middle English profundite, from Middle French profundité, from Latin profunditat-, profunditas depth, from profundus
1 a : intellectual depth b : something profound or abstruse
2 : the quality or state of being profound or deep

snow has covered the thousand mountains; why does one lonely peak remain unwhitened?

Nature Boy By Nat King Cole

There was a boy...
A very strange enchanted boy.
They say he wandered very far, very far
Over land and sea,
A little shy and sad of eye
But very wise was he.

And then one day,
A magic day, he passed my way.
And while we spoke of many things,
Fools and kings,
This he said to me,
"The greatest thing you'll ever learn
Is just to love and be loved in return."

"The greatest thing you'll ever learn
Is just to love and be loved in return."

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