#nell van dort

[toonsisters]

INKTOBER 2025

Days 20 + 21: "Rivals" + "Blast"

21 down, 10 to go.

Note: Nell and I have never gotten along... But having magic mix it easier to do with her.

@inktober

[pandoramybeloved]

things i’ve noticed while watching corpse bride because i’ve seen this movie unholy amount of times

part 9

another funny moment ft. william van dort, who actually seems like the best parent out of four of them:

in the movie the reason behind emily’s and victor’s marriage being invalid is that death has already parted them apart. however, in the script the reason is different:

also, in the script, following mayhew’s death, victor’s parents have an accident:

AND WE’VE HAD EMILY MEETING VICTOR’S PARENTS:

i love how william is just going with it without a second thought. AND here we are finally getting to know emily’s last name:

as the final scene approaches, we have another plot twist coming:

here we also have a different version of how emily found out that barkis killed her, they weren’t lovers, she didn’t randomly remember him.

victoria is such a girlboss.

in this version barkis doesn’t die, instead he’s taken by the police. i actually like the movie version, where he gets a taste of his own actions and drinks the poison.

the ending is also a lot more different than it is in the movie, emily is more quiet, she goes alone, finally at peace.

my reaction to that:

[maireadmalesco]

*Victoria opens the door to see William and Nell *

Victoria: Is Victor here?

Nell: You know what...

*Victor jumps out window*

William: He just left.

[victorluvsalice]

Have you ever tried making a non-bitch Nellie or a repentant Nellie? Seems like a challenge! :O

You know, funnily enough, “Absence of Hate” was my attempt at humanizing her a bit -- getting into her head to understand her better. I’m not sure how well it worked. I mean, yeah, you have to feel bad for her about the loss of her daughter, but given that she basically makes almost no attempt to relate to her son (and Victor rightly suspects, once he finds out about Anna, that he’s been compared to a child who never really was all his life). . . I admit, I probably overexaggerate her attitudes toward Victor, but I adore him so much it’s hard for me not to dislike her for how she treats him. Writing her as not a bitch WOULD be a challenge for me, yeah.

[pandoramybeloved]

things i’ve noticed while watching corpse bride because i’ve seen this movie unholy amount of times

part 7 (again, reminder that english is not my first language so if there are any mistakes don’t be afraid to tell me and i will fix it : )) 

agokay, so now i’m going to focus on the original script of the movie and there will be a few posts about it.

in original play, victoria’s parents describe her as ‘’ugly as an otter’’.

which is obviously not true.

remember the scene where victor accidentally knocks over a small vase? in the movie, he instantly puts it back into its original position, but in the original script: 

just... just victor being a nervous mess:

in the original script, lord barkis is... well, not a lord, but everglot’s lawyer:

also, in the final scene where victor runs away, everyone, except finis everglot, faints:

in the movie he runs away from her, however, in the original script... he faints (there’s a lot of fainting):

now, we all know the one and only remains of the day. here’s a lyrics comparison: 

as we know from movie’s version of the song, emily was killed by an unknown man (unknow to her) while waiting for her lover. in the original script her death is quite different and more accurate to the original stories burton was inspired by, where young jewish/russian (just slavic-jewish i think) girls were murdered on their way to where their wedding was taking place. 

however, in the original script emily is said to be killed by thieves who wanted to steal her gold and jewels as she rode through woods for her wedding. her coach was surrounded by robbers, who strangled the poor girl. the bride’s wedding day was the day of her death. 

i don’t think i’ve mentioned that, but victoria is actually one year older than victor. they’re 19 and 20.

and victor is also a lot more sassy. and, of course, allergic to artichokes. if that matters.

and now a dialogue i found funny bc its my shitpost and i can do whatever i want:

in the original script, when victor enters the forest after he ran away from the church, it is said that he feels followed. he brushed it off, thinking that he must feel this way because of the crows above him. later:

it’s said that he’s strangely touched. i would be creeped out, but okay.

okay it’s getting too long, go to part 9 where i’ll continue~~

[pandoramybeloved]

things i’ve noticed while watching corpse bride because i’ve seen this movie unholy amount of times

part 8

it’s really a shame that the movie robbed us off of some moments where we could really look into some characters (e.g. how sassy victor was) because we can actually see how they really are. reading the original, i was suprised by how vain and cruel mrs van dort actually is (and how hilarious william is, i feel like he was originally written to be some sort of comedic relief)

in the movie, when victor and emily ‘’haunt’’ the land of the living they can touch everything just fine, they’re totally touchable? however, in the script they are described as ghosts, which, to me, honestly feels more like something ‘’ukrainian haunting spell’’ would do.

and so, instead of climbing the walls of victoria’s house, he ends up... floating.

i love how victoria didn’t scream when she saw emily but only when victor told her that emily’s dead and shook her arm:

yes i had to.

moving on.

and so the next song comes on, the first version of tears to shed and, again, i will put both songs for you to compare:

in the original script, victoria doesn’t run away alone, she’s actually with hildegarde. as we can see, she always has her back!

i think one of the reasons hildegarde likes victoria so much (beside the girl’s innocence) is her honesty. according to hildegarde, who must spend a lot of time with victoria, she never lied:

okay go to part 9

[pandoramybeloved]

things i’ve noticed in corpse bride because i’ve watched this movie unholy amount of times

part ✨2

for years i thought that mayhew died before he even fell off his seat but i just noticed that he has wheel marks on his body, which leads to another option of what really caused his death: he got ran over by his own carriage.

update if it’s too hard to notice babes

[hitchell-mope]

So uh...what happened to misery guts’ one through four?