Batman, one of the most famous film series ever produced, symbolizes the pinnacle of Tim Burton's career. His dark and evil mood easily fascinates us with his beauty. Supported by his dark past as an outcast, Tim Burton puts all his soul into his films. This is what sets him apart from the masses. His story is emulated in everything he creates; his dark past is reflected in his characters. The place he has found in our society as a director is reflected in the theme of each film he creates. Director Burton reveals his dark yet joyful style by using contrasting music, lighting and characters and expressing themes deeply connected to his life. Without his unique style, Burton's films simply wouldn't be "his." Contrast, a paradox, is present in all his films. Burton uses conflicting music, lighting, and characters to highlight his style. For example, this contrast is very marked in Edward Schissorhands. Just before Peg discovers Edward, loud, booming music plays and the room is illuminated by low-key lighting. The music bluntly suggests that in the room where Edward should rest there lies a great evil, and the dark lighting inspires us with a sense of dread. We're expecting a totally terrifying monster in this room. Instead, in this room rests one of the purest beings. Despite his deceptive appearance, Edward is as innocent as a newborn. The town is visibly happier when he comes and everyone rejoices when he improves the town. A mixture of happiness and darkness is present beneath the evidence. One cannot survive without the other. Moreover, in the same film, the townspeople are always confronted with the brightest lighting and colors, perhaps too bright. Bright light is usually good, but there is a thing like... middle of paper... because of his father's death. A pattern emerges here. A character begins a journey when the mood is dark. The atmosphere then gradually becomes more joyful. Once happiness is at its peak, the mod is, once again, polluted by regret and misery. The film revolves around a cycle of joy and sadness. It contains both at the same time but contains neither completely. One cannot exist without one's companion, forming a paradox of opposites, a fitting theme for Burton's style. Mere parts of a whole, contrast and theme are glued together with many other elements to form Burton's style: a paradox of misery and utter joy. Burton's soul lies in his films and we can use this connection to understand him. Famous and popular but marginalized, Burton is himself a contradiction, eerily similar to Burton's style. Through our connection with Him, we can gain insight into life that few will ever give..