Big Eyes Film
"Big Eyes" is
a movie full of interesting questions about the true meaning of art, the
concept of popularity, and what it means to develop a huge audience. Tim Burton's movie emphasizes on real-life story of how Walter Keane took credit
for wife Margaret's iconic art, and how she fought back.
Burton is
using his own extraordinary craftsmanship and artistry to tell a story of
characters whose work others dismiss as trash.
The outside
world believed that Keane’s work was done by Walter Keane (Christoph Waltz)
when, in fact, his wife Margaret (Amy Adams) was responsible for everything.
Big Eyes is
gorgeously shot in widescreen colour. Margaret as portrayed by Amy Adams is
pert, demure, and with blonde hair.
Christoph
Waltz is both funny and creepy as Walter, the real estate salesman trying to
convince the world - and himself - that he is an artist.
In Burton’s
fantasy films, the visual style can sometimes seem overwhelming. Burton satirises his characters but does so
with affection.
Big Eyes
pays attention to the role of the media in boosting the reputations of artists
like Keane. One of the reasons the work sells is that the seedy local
journalist (the film’s less than reliable narrator) Dick Nolan (Danny Huston)
sees an angle in writing about it.
The film
shares the characteristics of swirling 1950s melodramas in which long suffering
female protagonists played by the likes of Lana Turner or Joan Crawford
overcome heartbreak and domestic upheaval to build themselves brave new lives.
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