I was
watching American Psycho the other day and in the beginning scene Patrick
Batmen (the main character) attends a dinner in which there is a couple of
"Goths" sitting at the table and it made me think of the last time I
saw anyone dressed in 'Goth' obviously it was once a really big thing back in
the day, even to be represented in films and I’ve realized that it has been
quiet long time, so long in fact that I wondered if it still existed...How
naiveté.
I really
believe that my first exposure to any kind of gothic medium would be films,
specifically vampire pictures such as Underworld or Queen of the damned I might
even go as far as to say anything Tim Burton esque. Queen of the damned for
sure, in a lot of ways. The costume design for one is very gothic heavy.
Thinking back there was so much black leather laced in fishnets, topped with
that hairstyle no mother could love.
Tim
Burton films are especially interesting in that way. You can really see what
inspires him in his films. Practically all of his films have a gothic framework
laid in surrounded by 'his style' that anyone who knows his work could say
"that’s a Tim burton film,” Its gothic in nature coated in a whimsical
fashion that I think appeals to most people. That’s what makes his films
appealing, what draws in the crowd; I'm not going to say that’s what keeps the
people in the theaters though because its definitely not his story telling…just
saying. Tim Burton films are often dark with whimsy; the dark gothicness of his
films brings out the mystery in his story. I believe in this way, the design,
and dark over tones is what makes most of his work relatable to the term
‘gothic.’
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