Review of Vincent (1982) by Zelyaine T — 21 Dec 2012
Tim Burton's first ever film was a short called 'Vincent'. He made it back in the days of when he worked for Disney. At the time he was an animator and helped perfect such Disney films like 'Tron' and 'The Fox and the Hound'. His ideas clashed with those at Disney and he decided to make his own projects. His first was this short film.
Vincent is a young boy, modeled after the filmmaker himself, and has a very wild imagination. He longs to be his idol Vincent Price, but pays the price as his mind slips. He's unlike other children who go out and play. Instead Vincent prefers staying in the dark and reading the works of Edgar Allen Poe. He has morbid thoughts of sinister things like turning his Aunt into a wax figure and making his dog, Abercrombie, into a fleshing eating zombie! The blur of reality and fantasy cloud Vincent's poor mind as he slowly goes mad.
Shot entirely in black & white in the clever art form of stop-motion, this was a great homage to all things Vincent Price and Edgar Allen Poe.
This review of Vincent (1982) was written by Zelyaine T on 21 Dec 2012.
Vincent has generally received very positive reviews.
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