with the Student Life Team

Tim Burton’s animated films are distinctive for their dark, whimsical, and often eerie aesthetic. They blend gothic elements with a sense of childlike wonder, and many feature offbeat characters navigating strange, fantastical worlds. Burton is known for using stop-motion animation, as well as incorporating dark, exaggerated visual styles that reflect his unique imagination.

The Nightmare Before Christmas:

The misadventures of Jack Skellington, Halloweentown's beloved pumpkin king, who has become bored with the same annual routine of frightening people in the "real world." When Jack accidentally stumbles on Christmastown, all bright colours and warm spirits, he gets a new lease on life -- he plots to bring Christmas under his control by kidnapping Santa Claus and taking over the role. But Jack soon discovers even the best-laid plans of mice and skeleton men can go seriously awry.

Frankenweenie:

Young Victor Frankenstein is a science nerd and outsider at school, but he does have one good friend: his dog, Sparky. But then, tragedy strikes, and Sparky shuffles off this mortal coil. Victor is heartbroken, but his science teacher (Martin Landau) gives him an idea of how to jolt old Sparky back to life. The experiment is successful, and all goes well, until Victor's fellow students steal his secret and use it to resurrect other dead animals -- with monstrous consequences.