I discovered this morning that Vogue UK recently featured a Roald Dahl-inspired photo shoot. WHAT THE–? Dude, only about three of those photos have any connection to Dahl’s work at all. See, I knew this is what would happen when Tim Burton remade Charlie. People who haven’t read any of Dahl’s stories now associate him with some generic Burton vibe of KOOKY and DARK and WEIRD, as if that sums up everything. (In my opinion, none of them are especially Burton-esque as written.) The only photos I really liked – and felt an actual connection to Dahl’s work – were the Red Riding Hood one, the one with the giant peach, and the Glass Elevator at the end.
Michelle
November 10, 2008 — 7:55 pm
Yeah, the only ones that really said ‘Dahl’ to me were the Red Riding Hood one, the Glass Elevator, and the woman at the mantelpiece in the tartan shoes. Other than that- Tim Burton, all the way.