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Sweeney Todd: The Importance of Morals and the Wrongfulness of Socialism
Tim Burton's Sweeney Todd (2007) has been famous for its explicitly violent themes, which are doubtlessly quite spectacular and shocking. The basic story seems like a tragic journey of vengeance and death but, as a matter of fact, it isn't a more dramatic Count of Monte Cristo, but it's a unique and interesting piece of art of a different nature.
In the beginning of the story Benjamin Barker a.k.a. Sweeney Todd (Johnny Depp) returns to London, from where he has been banished for crimes he did not commit and the corrupt judge, namely Turpin (Alan Rickman), who caused all of his troubles, abused his wife - who took arsenic to escape her pain - and became the tutor of Sweeney's daughter, Johanna (Jane Wisener). Sweeney seeks vengeance, pairs up with Mrs Lovett (Helena Bonham Carter), a widow, together they kill and bake scores of people, finally murdering the judge. In the closing sequence though it turns out, that Sweeney has killed his wife, along with the so many strangers, out of mistake, so he kills Mrs Lovett but he dies, too, because a young boy, Toby (Ed Sanders), who's very fond of the widow, kills him, as vengeance, also.
There are better plot summaries, I know, but I couldn't leave it out, in case someone isn't yet introduced to the movie.
Sweeney's conduct is a classic vendetta, which he plans to materialize by any means necessary. His self-assigned quest is something, that is hard to categorize as immoral. Well, yes, it's wrong to kill a man and it is far, far more wrong to kill a great number of men, yet we can't disregard the information about Turpin's terrible acts. We can say, that we probably wouldn't kill like Sweeney did but it's still hard to say, that his actions are wrongful, since he has the best imaginable motivation. In summary, what he intends to bring down on Turpin and London is understandable and, no matter how much we argue, just.
As the story goes on we get to see a little more of Turpin, who is represented as a heartless, sick person, to say the least. He is seemingly worthy of his overhanging punishment and he just keeps giving us reasons to hate him, and the banner of righteousness to Sweeney.
While Sweeney's struggling to get a chance to finish his vendetta, he kills many people, whom are baked by Mrs Lovett. This is an extremely provocative notion. As Sweeney is placed on a - disturbing and arguable - moral high ground, there is a seeming moral justification of his killing spree. The purpose this monstrosity serves is nothing else, than - apart from mere practice - cleansing the society of the bourgeois--we'll return to this.
In the end, however, everything takes a chaotic turn and what has seemed to be logical and moral - though disturbing and hard to agree with - loses its core element: the purity of its motivation. Has it not been for Sweeney's blindness he could've returned to his wife and with probably a lot of difficulties he could've redeemed himself from whatever he's been accused with. He could've got back his only child, as well. Sweeney realizes all this and kills Mrs Lovett, who has had key importance in his destruction, but it brings him nothing, apart from a very sudden and ironic death. The reason why it is hard to argue Sweeney's right to murder all those people is, that he seems to have a natural right to balance out his loss. This is what disappears in the finale: he must face the fact, that he isn't omniscient, he's not above nature but inside. All of his killings, his vendetta, basically everything turns out to be unjustified and immoral, and this is what our instincts have been telling us all along the movie. This story tells, how no man can rise above the rest of humanity or any given society, and how important it is to always stride on the path of morality, otherwise we'll run into great catastrophes, which are all self-inflicted. Lovett's bakery is a quite unmistakable and disgusting representation of socialism. Although in our society it's not a question whether socialism is right or wrong, this story, for some reason, still asks it but also gives a fast and clear answer: this mechanism of destruction was the one, which led to the demise of the one, whom Sweeney held the dearest.
In my personal opinion Sweeney Todd's tragic tale encourages us to watch the future with infinite hope instead of bitterness, no matter how terrible the past is.
Engineer from the Gmod and Team Fortress
Bonus
My Mom, Zoro and my friends protect me from the haters, MityaSlendy and GalaZelena777
Alice and Dafany: (Singing) Cement, Cement, Cement, make sure to hold your breath! Once you reach the bottom-a fate way worse than death!, Cement, Cement, Cement!
Song: https://youtu.be/ffgSjaSwF9s?si=l5iGzoXjdwDNmyI1
Code here VSJWBRT4F
Darkcon still has Eidens body and has Mr Puzzles arm and RL tords Arm and He can spread wings or spider legs and he's very tall like Mario MX and he can mimic voices like the heroes or villains and others and he has like four hands and he has glitching powers and he's still scary and he seeks to pray and he's an undead demon human.
The voices he uses are cyn from MD, Oneshot Wren, Merry, Francis, Leggy, Mr Puzzles, Lawyer/Funky Kong, Fuego the water bottle, Team killer Ink Leader from SMG4, Mickey, Donald, Goofy and Pete, RL tord from EddsWorld TBATF
He still has his own voice for now.
Cats, Demon and TVs
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Gus as a chameleon, want him to look like his Palisman.
Also I am NOT sorry for the last one.
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She kinda looks like Maya
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One down and three to go. Although she looks more like a moth Angel than a demon.
The Daughter of Azmodues
The succubus
Here’s the pink version! I just loved this color and I knew I had to finish it too! Now that they’re both done, which one do you like more? •⠀⠀ • • #pink #cute #demon #cutesy #pastel #love #instagood #me #art #photooftheday #instamood #tweegram #picoftheday #girl #beautiful #instadaily #summer #instagramhub #artwork #follow #igdaily #bestoftheday #happy #artists #myart #digitalart #artsy #nofilter #fashion #illustration https://www.instagram.com/p/BvdDh3TlP8U/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1s6mjhzsvo23z
I love seeing the difference between traditional and digital drawings! The traditional piece was done about 6 months ago with copics, and the digital was done with Procreate on an iPad. I love the textures you can get with traditional art and I wish I was better at bringing that into my digital work. However, it’s so much easier to get clean lines digitally... Thank you everyone who helped me decide on what colors for this one! It was really close so I might finish up and post the pink version too 💗 •⠀⠀ • • • • #love #instagood #me #cute #art #photooftheday #instamood #demon #tweegram #picoftheday #igers #girl #beautiful #instadaily #summer #instagramhub #artwork #follow #igdaily #bestoftheday #happy #artists #myart #digitalart #artsy #nofilter #fashion #illustration #fun #sun via @preview.app https://www.instagram.com/p/BvZ3k9blgDf/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=4f6e5mbxme3f
I’m really happy how this one turned out! This was a quick little sketch idea I had earlier today. The whole drawing took about 30 minutes and I think I like the idea of doing some more shorter pieces. I’ll post the video later today so you can see it come to life! (Also yay Instagram for lifting the unjust temp ban on my account! Hopefully it stays gone!) • • • #myart #artdiscover #artlovers #artsy #artstudio #dailyarts #creativeartisthelp #artoftheday #artfinder #artfollow #characterdesign #digital_art #digitalart #digitalartist #tabletdrawing #digitalpainting #digitalillustration #draweveryday #artistsoninstagram #creativity #demon #demonic #fantasy #rpg #ponytail #tiefling #brown #earthy #fantasyart #dnd via https://www.instagram.com/p/BuYKLE9lTF_/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=jttl6tbo30mr
So. Many. Lines. My hand might hate me but I really like this drawing! I’m still working on my rwby series but I needed a break • • • #myart #artdiscover #artlovers #artsy #artstudio #dailyarts #creativeartisthelp #artoftheday #artfinder #artfollow #characterdesign #digital_art #digitalart #digitalartist #tabletdrawing #digitalpainting #digitalillustration #draweveryday #artistsoninstagram #creativity #demon #witch #demonic #horns #red #goth #gothic #dark #satan #choker https://www.instagram.com/p/BvUdpyUFoIk/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=96z88lljv2dg
I’m finally on break and have SAI back, so I figured that I’d participate in that really cute oc ball that’s been happening lately! :> It’s a good chance to try and sharpen my skills and draw more.
Here’s Lafayette and Níðhöggr [with and without illusory human form enabled]! They are no stranger to parties in their natural setting although typically those parties end up with one to twenty people dead on government orders. Lafayette probably adorned Nid to match her dress– although dressing your world’s equivalent of a predator drone in your mother’s jewelry is not particularly advised.
her parents lock her in her room, so she takes to summoning demons for company
Clownified my sona for Halloween 🖤🤍🩷
AAA?, 2019/2021
Started in 2019, finished only today
Sometimes completion of an art has more to do with acceptance it being completed🤔
I can already see four different essences here
2023 Pfp!
New year, hopefully not the last lol
New designs and updates to my shop!
Get them here!
INKTOBER Day 9: Through the Keyhole
Not proud of this one, but i didn't spend hours on it to not post it.