This Is The One

Rating: 9/10 (28 June 2013)

This is the one Tim Burton ought to be remembered for.
If this isn't an homage to Ed Wood, I don't know what it is. An optimistic telling of a pessimistic life. To put it in perspective, Ed Wood (1994) is like Edward Scissorhands (1990) minus the Dr. Seuss in terms of feels - attributable in large due to the Burton-Depp collaboration. The film itself doesn't have elements of non-realism, yet it is fantastical because it follows a quirky, lacking man's hopeful pursuits alongside his quirky, lacking friends, portrayed through fittingly quirky, contrastingly masterful cinematography. The plot is admittedly not riveting but interesting and heartening enough, but above all, Burton's execution of this unlikely film is what makes it "the one (he'll) be remembered for"... at least for me.