Netflix Losing Best Drama With Tarantino’s Favorite Actor in July, Watch Before It’s Gone

Over the years, many directors develop their own distinctive, easily recognizable style that is hard to confuse with anyone else's. This is partly because they shoot similar stories — those that are closer to them.

But it happens that authors who seem to have been assigned a certain cultural image suddenly destroy all stereotypes and release a movie that is completely unusual for them, discovering new facets of their creativity.

Tim Burton, the author of bizarre gothic films in which a strange sense of humor coexists with no less strange characters. At some point, Burton became so confused about his own style that, around the release of Dark Shadows, he began to resemble a parody of himself.

And then he made Big Eyes — a movie that proved the director could brilliantly make a biographical drama.

What Is Big Eyes About?

Big Eyes is based on one of the biggest scandals in 20th century American art history. The artist Walter Keane (Christoph Waltz), nationally known for his portraits of children with big eyes, is accused of plagiarism. And not just anyone, but his wife — the modest Margaret (Amy Adams).

Burton's film is both a bright historical drama about the rapidly changing 1960s and a sad melodrama about how money and fame destroy marriages. And it is also an important reminder of the power of art and justice — sooner or later, the truth will prevail, and every work will find its author.

Big Eyes Is Not the Movie You Expect from Tim Burton

Big Eyes is a most unexpected turn in Burton's career — not only a movie based on real events, but also a feminist drama about an artist whose husband shamelessly appropriated his wife's outstanding work.

On the one hand, it is difficult to see in all this the same Burton who has always taken viewers into fictional, magical worlds inhabited by witches, wizards and vampires. On the other hand, the experiment was successful. From an ordinary biopic, Burton makes a sad and exciting story about gaining independence, which definitely deserves attention.

Big Eyes Has Perfect Cast

Christoph Waltz, who starred in Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds and The Hateful Eight, is great at playing ambitious and cynical men. The actor is charming in the role of a con man who is driven primarily by selfish motives.

Amy Adams, who played the lead role, did not go unnoticed either — she became the winner of the Golden Globe in the Best Actress category.

When Will Big Eyes Leave Netflix?

Be sure to check out Big Eyes before it leaves Netflix on July 24.