6. Tim Burton - Goth And Johnny Depp
Tim Burton's movies are highly recognizable, and not just for Danny Elfman's darkly magical scores. Tim Burton seems to love "dark" in general: his movies often are melancholic, the colors are dark and diffused, though sometimes contrasted with bright colors, in some cases the movies are in black and white altogether. His characters' often are gothic in appearance, and their hair is rarely brushed - kind of evoking the idea of spider webs. He sure loves the magical, melancholic, dark romance as it returns in most of his movies. Another major object of fascination of Burton's seems to be Johnny Depp: the two collaborated in many movies - of Burton's 17 full-length films, 8 featured Johnny Depp. The movie that started it all was Edward Scissorhands (1990), the first in which Burton combined his fetishes: the fascination for the gothic, the melancholic, the dark romance and Johnny Depp. Ever since, it's been a recurring theme, even incorporated into the classic story of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007) and Alice in Wonderland (2010). Whereas some directors are subtle in projecting their fascinations, Burton sometimes goes a little overboard with it (and some would say it's got a little bit old).