HALLOWEEN MOVIE

Watch the movie CORPSE BRIDE by Tim Burton and answer the questions below. Make good use of the words and expressions from the film.

*The movie is available on YouTube as a succession of 16 episodes

** Corpse Bride is a 2005 British-American stop-motion animated musical fantasy film directed by Mike Johnson and Tim Burton. The film was a critical and commercial success and was nominated for the 78th Academy Awards for Best Animated Feature. The public all over the world liked it and the critics said: "As can be expected from a Tim Burton movie, Corpse Bride is whimsically macabre, visually imaginative, and emotionally bittersweet."

to be elevated to the heights of society
the depths of deepest poverty
the noble realm
a rightful place
to deserve sth
to have an impeccable taste
to be improper for a young lady
to have a wedding rehearsal
to learn one’s vows
to be quite the catch
to ruin something
to be no use
to faint
newlyweds
wedding feast
murder most foul
to pass away
a mysterious stranger
a plan to elope
to conjure up a plan
family jewels
to be as dead as dust
to be terrified of the dark
to be the bearer of bad news
to have financial implications
to try to get away
to approve of something
to be buried
to visit the land of the living
a haunting spell
to listen to the voice of one’s conscience
to be as cold as death
to have a wonderful personality
to be overrated
to have a tear to shed
to meet one’s fate
to be completely mad
to lavish smb with riches
to be a far better prospect
to be destitute
until death do us part
a heartbroken bride
to make a great sacrifice
a dowry
to be matched in disappointment
to have second thoughts
to live happily ever after
to make/keep a promise

What should have gone «according to plan» as viewed by Victor’ s parents?
Who were Victor's parents? Who were Victoria’s parents?
Why were Victoria’s parents not so enthusiastic to marry off their daughter?
What does ‘nouveau riche’ mean?
What does ‘tit for tat’ mean?
How did Victor and Victoria first meet? What were they talking about?
What is your first impression of Victor Van Dort? How would you describe his bride?
What was Victor doing in the forest?
What happened when he put the ring on a tree branch?
What welcome did Victor receive in the Realm of the Dead?
What is the sad story of the Corpse Bride, according to the skeleton’s song?
What bad news did the town crier bring?
What wedding present did Emily give to Victor? Was he happy to receive it?
Why did they decide to go up to the Land of the Living? How did they manage to get there?
What did Victor have in mind leaving Emily in the forest?
Why didn’t Emily want to listen to the voice of her conscience?
What confession did Victor make when he saw Victoria? What happened next?
How did Emily’s weird friends try to console her?
Why did parents decide to lock Victoria up?
Whom did Victoria turn for help to? Did her plan work?
What proposal did Lord Barkis make? Was it accepted?
In your opinion, why did Victor try to make it up with Emily?
Who was the next one to arrive in the Realm of the Dead? What news did he bring?
At this point, can you guess what Lord Barkis’s evil plan is?
What complications surfaced about Emily and Victor’s marriage? What was Victor’ decision?
What wedding preparations did the inhabitants of the Realm of the Dead make?
How was the celebration of Victoria’s wedding interrupted?
What was the reason for Lord Barkis’s bitter disappointment?
What happened during the ceremony at the church?
Under what circumstances did evil Lord Barkis turn dead?
What was the end of the story for Emily? For Victor and Victoria?
Do you think you have just watched the story about the Living Dead? What did the author try to say by this fable?

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