#oyster boy

[snoopybleedstoo]

[shiftythrifting]

someone inexplicably donated three of these hats to the non-profit clothing bank I work at? no clue what it means, but I feel like there's a non-binary pun in there somewhere

[aevyk-ing]

Tim Burton’s Labyrinth Madrid

I explain how it works under the cut. The photos are uploaded out of order (except for the first two). I’m only going to say that, at the beginning, they choose between four doors for you. Also, you can’t take photos of the art, just the sculptures. And no, the doors have no clue of what you’re going to find behind them.

There were Oompah Loompas everywhere.

Great, we got the door of clowns.

Safety first, I guess. 

What kind of fruit do you think this tree has? Maybe mints? 

No, it wasn’t cold here.

Here neither. But that’s a great coat.

Okay, I got to see Emily, I’m happy now.

Thanks for the creepy memories, Oyster Boy. 

Poor soldier got lost.

Can we appreciate the details of this costume? 

Bottom line? Well, the original drawings were great, the figures as well (although most of them are of Johnny Deep, of course), you have Danny Elfman’s music in the background... but the rooms were lacking a certain “Burton-like” feeling and it felt really short. Also, there’s a lot of rooms that you can’t see, but it’s not like you miss half the exhibition. If you’re a big fan of Tim Burton and his movies, you’re going to have a good time. However, it could’ve been a little... more.

Spoilers about how it works under the cut.

First, let me keep it clear: this is NOT a labyrinth. In a labyrinth, you can get lost. Here, you take a linear path. The structure is simple: there are “common” rooms that everybody gets to visit and that are connected by two little rooms. Yep, you get to choose which little room you cross to get to the next common room. When there’s four doors, the first two connect with the first little room and the other two to the second. I had some luck watching carefully while people chose them so I would take the other if I wasn’t interested. But the little rooms share a theme most of the times, unless there’s a video or something. Also, at the end, it felt as if the common rooms were getting bigger and more “instagrammable” and the other rooms were smaller.

What would I change? Well, I’d make it a real labyrinth. Make people get lost and visit all the rooms while finding the way out. Yep, I get it can get messy, but, as I’ve said, there were Oompa Loompas everywhere. Also make each room more special and add a bigger shop. And put little clues on the doors so people can choose but also remember if they had been there before. So, yes, it was good, but could’ve been great.

[hellterskelter]

this dog is a toy hoarder sleeping on all the bones 😂

[hellterskelter8]

pug life!

[starafterdeath]

Commodity fetishism gets a hold of me once in a while, too. When we left russia, we had to leave so many personal belongings behind because we could only carry two bags each and needed to stuff them with whatever remnants of our former lives we deemed absolutely necessary to take with us. I still miss some of the books I opted out of packing with me: there was a pair of Poes, one with prose and one with poetry, Good Omens (bought it cheap back when the concept for the Amazon TV-series wasn't even on the horizon and finished it right by the time the show rolled in) a few Philip K. Dicks (including The Man in the High Castle) I never got to read but really wanted to, and, yes, this standalone collection by Tim Burton. Looking back, I think I did pack it at first but decided to put it out at the last moment to conserve space. Shouldn't have done it; it wouldn't have taken up much anyways but sure would have brightened up my day right now had I taken it with me.

[violetrose-art]

"The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy & Other Stories" by Tim Burton

So here's actually a lovely little poem book that I was given a long while ago. Still love it to death though. Original Story can be found here:http://www.am...

Wow... 😍🤩

[violetrose-art]

"The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy & Other Stories" by Tim Burton

So here's actually a lovely little poem book that I was given a long while ago. Still love it to death though. Original Story can be found here:http://www.am...

Ever heard these poems?