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Was Tim Burton Ever a Good Director? (OPINION)
Tim Burton is not the filmmaker he used to be. The haunting emotional resonance of an early project like “Edward Scissorhands” does not exist in something like 2010’s “Alice in Wonderland,” or the recently released “Dark Shadows.” (And if you think it does, please feel free to explain.) Since 2001, he’s been more content playing the Hollywood game: trying to sell the public on pre-packaged, risk-free commercial entertainment that looks pretty, has distinct colors, and usually features Johnny Depp exhibiting some kind of quirk for ninety-minutes. These projects are the cinematic equivalent of cotton candy
How could this happen? — There’s only two possible explanations.
