'Frankenweenie' is a story of a young boy whose dog is killed, and he is so upset over the loss of his pet that he decides to bring the dog back to life. This is a sad film with a comical twist - there were some funny scenes and some very sad/disturbing scenes too.
"Frankenweenie" is another stop-motion animation by Tim Burton in black and white with a great tribute to Mary Shelley's Frankenstein with a happy ending.
Tim Burton's best film in years. This delightfully twisted story about a boy and his (dead) dog showcases precisely what Burton excels at: blending the macabre and the heartfelt in a perfect, if oddball, union. Frankenweenie is a love story between a boy and his dog.
Victor has to believe not only that Sparky can be revived the way the dead so often are in the Hollywood stories he has imitated in his home movies but also that he, a science whiz, is the ordained reanimator. Frankenweenie's message to the young: children should play with dead things.
Set in the 1960s, the film follows a boy named Victor Frankenstein who uses the power of electricity to resurrect his dead Bull Terrier, Sparky, but his peers discover what he has done and reanimate their own deceased pets and other creatures, resulting in mayhem.
Corpse Bride's Victor and Frankenweenie's have pretty much the same character design, with pointy chins, really big eyes, thin noses, dark shadows around the eyes, and small mouths, but they aren't the same character.
Parents need to know that Tim Burton's black-and-white, stop-motion animated film Frankenweenie is the feature-length version of a short he made early in his career. Like most of Burton's films, Frankenweenie's tone is dark and creepy and will likely scare kids who are sensitive to the macabre.
A final confrontation ensues, and just as Mr. Whiskers has Sparky cornered, a flaming piece of wood breaks off and impales him. The windmill collapses on Sparky, killing him again. To reward him for his bravery, the townsfolk gather to revive Sparky with their car batteries, reanimating him once more.
In addition to the violent scenes mentioned above, this movie has some scenes that could scare or disturb children under five years. For example: Many of the characters look like characters from classic horror movies.
Mr. Whiskers (also later known as the Vampire Cat) is the tertiary antagonist of Tim Burton's 2012 feature film Frankenweenie. He is Weird Girl's pet cat supposedly capable of psychic premonitions.
"It had to be stop-motion and it had to be black and white. It's hard to put into words, but for me it makes it more emotional," says Burton. "I felt so strongly about it that if the studio had said: 'We'll do the movie but it has to be in colour', I just wouldn't have done it. It was that important."
Frankenweenie is a dark, humorous film that includes scary images and thematic elements, making it unsuitable for young viewers. The film revolves around the loss of a beloved pet and deals with themes of grief and death, which may be overwhelming for children.
Climactic Moment: Sparky rescues Victor from the burning windmill but is captured by the vampire cat. Both the cat and Sparky die in the fire and collapse of the windmill. Resolution: The neighbors accept Victor's skill at re-animation and help him bring Sparky back to life.
Shot in color but released in black and white, and animated using stop-motion figures, the film about a boy, Victor Frankenstein, and his (undead) dog actually has its roots in a 1984 short that director Tim Burton made before his career as a feature director took off.
Frankenweenie borrows a lot of other things from his childhood. The animated film (a remake of his 1984 live-action short for Disney) was inspired by one of Burton's unusual early friendships—with a fluffy white mutt named Pepe, along with their counter-intuitively named gray dog Frosty.
Disney and Tim Burton related “Easter Eggs” can be found in Frankenweenie! During Victor's science experiment, he flies two kites in an attempt to capture lightening. One of these kites is shaped like a bat, a nod to when Tim directed Batman from 1989.
Frankenweenie 2: Bride of Frankenweenie is an American 3D stop motion dark fantasy film produced by Tim Burton, the producer of The Nightmare Before Christmas and directed by Craig Gillespie and was released on October 2019.
Jack Skellington has made nine cameos outside of The Nightmare Before Christmas, including in films like Beetlejuice and Edward Scissorhands. Jack Skellington's iconic face and figure can be spotted in various forms throughout other movies, showcasing Tim Burton's distinctive style and affinity for Halloween.
Zero is Jack's ghost dog, who floats about and follows him. His nose, which is in the shape of a glowing orange jack-o-lantern, also doubles as a bright light.
