Corpse Bride is Tim Burton's claymation follow-up to The Nightmare Before Christmas. A young man by the name of Victor is betrothed to Victoria, a young lady that he has never met. Both Victor and Victoria's families believe they are entering their children into the arrangement so as to gain riches. When Victor first sees Victoria, is like love at first sight. He is no longer nervous about the arrangement but he bumbles all over the rehearsal. In an attempt to clear his head he runs off to the woods and practices his vows. He nails them, but he also mistakenly proposes to a corpse (Emily) and finds himself in the land of the dead.
No surprise that Nightmare was a huge influence in my childhood as it was for many of my generation. Corpse Bride isn't nearly as good, but has great imagery, story, and characters. The realm of the living is drab and gray, whereas the realm of the dead is full of vibrant colors, music, and "life." Very much a typical aesthetic of Burton films. The music in Corpse Bride, in my opinion, is not as good as the music in Nightmare. But it jives well with the film and it isn't overdone. The character development is good and the overall story is pretty good too.
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