![]() This sense was shown again when Zero gives Jack Santa's hat so Jack can save Christmas and set things right. Zero did try to steer Jack in right direction by reminding him of his true purpose and who he truly is (by showing a portrait of Jack holding a pumpkin) thus showing that Zero has a sense of right and wrong. However, Zero (along with Sally) shows unease with Jack's unhealthy obsession with Christmas, but he would still aid his master in overtaking the holiday. Despite being a ghost dog, Zero acts like a normal dog barking, whining, and playing fetch. ![]() Emily's tragic past and troubled present in addition to Victor's tricky predicament, there's room for the audience to develop attachments to these characters that The Nightmare Before Christmas doesn't warrant.Zero is entirely loyal to his master, Jack Skellington, following Jack wherever he goes and always helping him around whenever he needs it. Corpse Bridge uses both Emily and Victor to pull something out of the viewer. It's Sally that evokes an audience response, not Jack. Sally, on the other hand, is a creation that has been mistreated by Dr. Because of that, it's hard to feel connected to him, whether it be sympathy or support. Even as the focal character, aside from knowing he's the Pumpkin King and the visible fact that he feels unfulfilled by the role, Jack isn't someone the audience gets to know incredibly well. Simply put, The Nightmare Before Christmas is Jack's story. The difference is that Corpse Bride contains more fleshed-out characters. That is not to say Corpse Bride doesn't have a supporting cast, because it does. Instead, he decides that he will drink a cup of poison and recite his vows to remain with Emily forever.Ĭentering around Victor's journey to understand love, Corpse Bride does not have the same infamous variety of characters offered by The Nightmare Before Christmas. After discovering that Victoria will marry another man, Victor struggles to find a reason to return to the land of the living. Unlike the world above, the underworld is not clouded by greed and driven by social standing, it's a community free of judgment. With none of his plans working out, Victor slowly becomes accustomed to the unorthodox people around him and begins to value the bond they have built with one another. Understandably alarmed, Victor does everything he can to outsmart Emily and her underworld allies (including the maggot that has found a home inside Emily). As a hopeless romantic, Emily believed that even in death, her true love would come along and set her free. Instead of running off with her, the man stole the satchel of gold and family jewels Emily brought and left her for dead. Agreeing to meet and wed in secret, Emily abided by their plan to meet in the woods. ![]() It's soon learned (through a jazzy song) that the corpse bride, Emily (Bonham Carter), once fell in love with a man her parents didn't approve of. Placing the wedding ring on what appears to be a harmless twig, Victor finds himself lured into the underworld, married to a corpse. Retiring to the woods, he finally finds the courage to persevere and ends up delivering his vows perfectly. ![]() Caught in the middle of two brides, Victor is forced to make an important choice that will impact the living and the dead.Īfter he struggles to perfect his vows under the scrutiny of his mother, his future in-laws in the Everglots, and the overbearing pastor, Victor is certain he will never get them right. Corpse Bride, as the title suggests, revolves around romance. Instead, The Nightmare Before Christmas is focused more on Jack coming to terms with his identity and where he fits into the world outside of being the Pumpkin King. In The Nightmare Before Christmas, Jack and Sally's relationship isn't the central plot of the film. These two films share common themes but deal with them in entirely different ways. Victor and Victoria follow in Jack and Sally's footsteps, and are able to overcome all their obstacles in order to be together by the end of Corpse Bride.
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