Johnny Depp

I love all his quirky roles in the movies with Tim Burton. He built himself a unique identity in the filming industry that no one would be able to exact a replica of him without lacking something. I haven't indulged myself with all his movies with Burton, but have only seen 5 out of the 8 movies they have made - all of it had Depp dressed in the most peculiar manner, but each clearly reflected the personalities of the characters.

One of my favourites, and also among the first to turn my attention to Depp, is "Sweeney Todd - The Demon Barber of Fleet Street"

This movie was a 2007 musical film starring Johnny Depp opposite Helena Bonham Carter. This film did not receive high acclamation from the Singapore theaters. However, it was prized the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture - or Comedy and receiving soaring commendations from the critics.

This film is about a skilled, vengeful barber returning to London to seek his revenge after being exiled for 15 years for a crime he never committed. The brutal killings and blood spurting scenes earned the film an M18 rating in Singapore.

In the movie, Depp starred as "Sweeney Todd". Covered with torn, tattered clothing, and surrounded with the deep, almost charred circles around the soulless eyes, Todd is easily comprehensible as a person of bottomless darkness.

The other 4 movies which I totally love are:

Alice in The Wonderland

Charlie and The Chocolate Factory 

Dark Shadows

Edward Scissorhands

In all these movies, it takes merely a glimpse of the body language to identify Depp's role (...Maybe except Edward Scissorhands). That was also the main factor that got me to recognise him as "Willy Wonka". Before that, I never knew Depp was Wonka, I just loved the almost singing voice whenever he spoke, and the very elegant and yet, in every manner, strange behaviour of the talented chocolatier he portrayed. I would say, it has, in all aspect, surpassed the 1971 musical film, "Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory", starring Gene Wilder as "Willy Wonka". Johnny Depp has brought the character on a different level.

I think of Helena Bonham Carter when I think of Johnny Depp (apart form Harry Potter). They have the most wondrous chemistry ever. Strangely enough, despite the multiple collaborations, none of the films ever showed the pair as couples. At the most is just the unrequited one-sided love. To make things even weirder, I had never once imagined Depp and Carter as couples. They are far too great to be working partners than couples. :D