Why Did The Corpse Bride End That Way?

Corpse Bride is a 2005 stop-motion animated musical fantasy film directed by Tim Burton and Mike Johnson, starring Johnny Depp. The film follows Victor Van Dort, a fish merchant, who is engaged to Victoria Everglot for social and financial reasons. The film’s ending leaves a lasting impression and encourages contemplation long after the credits roll. At the end of the movie, Emily turns into butterflies, and Victor and Victoria are married.

The film is whimsically macabre, visually imaginative, and emotionally bittersweet. The main characters, Victor (Johnny Depp) and Victoria (Emily Watson), are shy and introverted spirits. Victor becomes nervous during the wedding rehearsal, leading him to flee. Emily wants to be married but needs to free herself from her self-imposed curse.

The Land of the Dead seems to be a goofy Purgatory, with Emily’s transformation at the end seeming to be the next step in the process of life. The movie is inspired by an old Jewish folktale, and the ending is bittersweet for many viewers who wanted Emily and Victor to be together.

Despite saying the wedding vows and placing the ring upon Emily’s finger, Victor wasn’t technically married to Victoria since she was dead and he was still alive. After discovering Victoria was already married to Lord Barkis, Victor agrees to die so he can be properly married to Emily. The movie goes back to want-versus-need, with Emily displaying maturity and sacrifice when she lets Victor go free to marry Victoria, even though she loved him.

The plot is set in a fictional Victorian era village in England, with Johnny Depp as Victor and Helena Bonham Carter as Emily. The film encourages contemplation and the exploration of love and the journey between life and death.

Why did Victor not marry Emily?

Victor apologizes to Emily and becomes her friend by playing the piano with her. Even though Victor loves Victoria, he is sad when he learns she is marrying someone else. He doesn’t know that her parents and fiancé are forcing her to marry Lord Barkis Bittern. Later, Victor hears Elder Gutknecht say that Emily’s death makes their marriage invalid. To be truly married, Victor must die and join Emily in the afterlife. Emily is sad because she knows Victor won’t give up his life for her. However, Victor still thinks Victoria left him. He agrees to marry Emily and kill himself by drinking poison. As he does the wedding ceremony, Emily notices Victoria, who escaped her groom and made it to the church. She realizes she was being selfish with her feelings for Victor and was robbing Victoria of the same happiness. Victor is confused by Emily’s hesitation. Before he can notice Victoria, Emily stops him and says she was a bride who had her dreams stolen. Now she was stealing them from someone else. Victor sees Victoria and they are happy to be together again. Barkis, Victorias groom, comes in and tries to kill her. Emily says he’s her murderer and ex-fiancé. Victor says they’ll fight with forks, but Barkis has a sword. Before Victor could be stabbed, Emily stopped Barkis. Victor, Victoria, and Emily watch Barkis die. The Land of the Dead citizens take him away. Barkis’s death frees Victoria to marry Victor. Victor says he made a promise to Emily, but she says he kept it by setting her free.

Is Emily Victoria’s sister?

Tl;dr: Emily is Victoria Everglot’s aunt and Victor Van Dort’s fiancée.

Will there be a Corpse Bride 2?

Corpse Bride 2 is coming out in 2023.

Did Victor ever love Emily?

Background: Emily was a beautiful young woman from a wealthy family. One day, she met a man she wanted to marry, but her parents didn’t. Emily and the man made a plan to run away together. She took her mom’s wedding dress, jewelry, and some gold and met the man at the old oak near the cemetery. Emily waited for the man, but he killed her for her jewels and gold. He didn’t love her and only married her for her family’s wealth. Emily found herself in the Land of the Dead and vowed not to come back until she met her true love.

Role in Corpse Bride. After Victor messes up the wedding rehearsal, he runs away and practices his wedding vows in the forest. He puts the wedding ring on a tree root. The root is the finger of a girl in a wedding dress who is now Victor’s wife. Victor is taken to the Land of the Dead, where he learns about Emily, his new bride, who was killed years ago.

Did Victor really love Emily?

Background: Emily was a beautiful young woman from a wealthy family. One day, she met a man she wanted to marry, but her parents didn’t. Emily and the man made a plan to run away together. She took her mom’s wedding dress, jewelry, and some gold and met the man at the old oak near the cemetery. Emily waited for the man, but he killed her for her jewels and gold. He didn’t love her and only married her for her family’s wealth. Emily found herself in the Land of the Dead and vowed not to come back until she met her true love.

Role in Corpse Bride. After Victor messes up the wedding rehearsal, he runs away and practices his wedding vows in the forest. He puts the wedding ring on a tree root. The root is the finger of a girl in a wedding dress who is now Victor’s wife. Victor is taken to the Land of the Dead, where he learns about Emily, his new bride, who was killed years ago.

Did Emily go to heaven at the end of Corpse Bride?

Powers and Abilities. As a zombie, Emily can teleport, phase through walls, and talk to animals. She can’t feel pain, so she can’t feel stabs. After getting her freedom, Emily gained the ability to turn into a swarm of butterflies, symbolizing her ascent into Heaven. Emily is good at singing and dancing. She can sing both sad and happy songs and dance well. She can play the piano too, like Victor. This suggests she was well educated in music.

Relationships. Victor Van Dort. When Victor brings Emily back to life, she sees him for the first time.

Is Victor Van Dort Jack Skellington?

Victor Van Dort has a different last name. Jack Skellington is a different name. He’s not Victor.

Why did Emily in Corpse Bride turn into butterflies?

Victor and Victoria were to marry because their families wanted to solve their financial and social problems through an arranged marriage. Barkis killed Emily because he wanted her family’s money and social status. Emily turned into butterflies and left after giving Victor his wedding ring back. Victor and Victoria were married at the end of Corpse Bride. How and why did that happen? The 2005 stop-motion animated movie directed by Tim Burton and Mike Johnson, starring Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter. Corpse Bride is based on an old Jewish folktale called The Finger. In the original story, a man accidentally makes a wedding vow to a finger sticking out of the ground. In Corpse Bride, the story has more twists and turns. Victor Van Dort (Johnny Depp) is nervous about marrying Victoria Everglot (Emily Watson). He forgets his vows during rehearsal. He finally gets them right when he takes a walk in the forest, but accidentally vows to marry the corpse of Emily. Lord Barkis wants to marry Victoria and kill her to get her family’s fortune. Victor needs to get out of his marriage to Emily and break up the marriage between Victoria and Barkis.

Why did Emily turn into butterflies at the end of Corpse Bride?

Butterflies symbolize peace in this film. They help Emily find peace. When we first meet Victor, he is painting a blue butterfly. He releases a real butterfly just before he leaves to attend his wedding rehearsal with Victoria. The blue butterfly symbolizes Emily when she is trapped in the Land of the Dead. When Victor sees Emily after she wakes up, she is also blue. Emily had unfinished business and was in the Land of the Dead. Emily was marrying for wealth and security, but also for love. When her fiancé kills her, Emily’s dream of love dies. When Victor and Emily return to the land of the living, Emily says she forgot how beautiful the moon is. We see the blue butterfly again. The butterfly is free to fly again, and Emily believes her dream of finding love has been restored when Victor proposes to her. But then Victor says he loves Victoria. Victor and Emily are reunited when Victor stays with Emily and keeps his promise. Emily finds love and peace, and dies, allowing Victor to be with Victoria. When Emily’s soul rises towards the moon, she becomes beautiful white butterflies, symbolizing that she is at peace. Emily (Helena Bonham Carter) and Victoria (Emily Watson) are connected in a deeper way than just by chance. The women are connected to Victor through marriage. Victor and Emily are married because their parents want them to be. Victor gives Emily his wedding ring, so they are married. Victor is against Emily getting married because she’s dead and he loves Victoria. He even lies to her so he can be with Victoria. Victor’s parents arrange for him to marry a wealthy stranger after he disappears. They want to secure wealth for their family. Victoria says her heart belongs to Victor. When Victor chooses to marry Emily, Emily gives up her bond with Victor. Emily’s sacrifice restores Victor’s connection with Victoria and brings Emily peace. The wedding ring symbolizes Victor’s connection to his two brides. The ring represents Victor breaking up with Victoria and being forced to marry Emily. When Victor and Emily return from the underworld, Emily uses the ring to show that she is married to Victor, not Victoria. Emily gives the ring back to Victor. This shows Emily is willing to let Victor go back to his true bride, and makes Emily happy. Ever since I was a kid, I’ve loved Tim Burton’s movies. Corpse Bride was no exception. Tim Burton’s unique style is on display in this animation. His use of light and dark creates a beautiful and haunting look. Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter are perfect as Victor and Emily. If you like Tim Burton, you’ll love this film.

Who did Victor really love in Corpse Bride?

The love triangle between Emily, Victoria, and Victor in Corpse Bride makes Victor’s choice hard to understand. Emily is thoughtful, lively, and willing to let Victor go, making her a good choice for him. Victor and Victoria are connected, and he wants to marry her. She is the right choice for him. The love triangle between Corpse Bride’s Emily, Victoria, and Victor ends in the animated movie, but people still debate whether Victor made the right choice. In the Tim Burton movie, Victor (Johnny Depp) is engaged to Victoria (Emily Watson) but accidentally marries Emily (Helena Bonham Carter). All three characters end up happy. Victor and Victoria get married, and Emily finds closure in the afterlife. The Corpse Bride shows both women as good options for Victor, but doesn’t say which is better. Two decades later, people still argue over which wife Victor would have been better off with. Emily and Victoria are both Victor’s true love.

Why does Corpse Bride end like that?

Barkis killed Emily because he wanted her money and status. He could achieve this by marrying Victoria. Emily became a butterfly and left for a different afterlife after giving Victor his wedding ring back.