Review of Big Eyes (2014) by Liam O — 01 Nov 2016

Based on a true story of 1960's artists Margaret and Walter Keane. Being a woman in the 60's, Margaret is suppressed by society and even worse, her husband. Womans art being difficult to sell in this time period, Walter takes credit for her paintings in order to sell her art.

Margaret struggles with a loss of identity through the movie because she is discredited for the paintings she has created. Unlike many of his films, Director Tim Burton takes a more conservative route on this one, perhaps it's because he's portraying real people and real events.

Burton pulls this one off quite well, a true story with the thought provoking themes of identity and feminism in a more 'traditional' style.