History Film / SweeneyToddTheDemonBarberOfFleetStreet

* [[spoiler:KillEmAll]]: Were you expecting a revenge tragedy to have a happy ending? [[spoiler:Sweeney Todd, Judge Turpin, Lucy, and Mrs. Lovett are all dead. Only Toby, Johanna, and Anthony are all alive. Toby is clearly totally insane now. Anthony and Johanna do not appear at the end and are presumed to have escaped, though whether they ended up together in the end is unknown and the both of them never seem to learn what the hell went on behind their little love story.]]

* IronicEcho: One of the best examples this troper knows! "Life is for the alive, my dear." Said first by Mrs. Lovett, trying to get Sweeney to move on from his dead wife. Sweeney says this line in the final song, right before, having realized her betrayal, throwing Mrs. Lovett into the oven.

In this version of the story, Todd is out to get revenge on a corrupt Judge who sent him to prison on false charges, raped his wife (who then committed suicide), "adopted" his daughter Johanna fifteen years ago and plans [[WifeHusbandry to marry her]]. Mrs. Lovett smoothly tries to dissuade him from this goal so that he can settle down with her and run a business, whilst Johanna takes a shine to a young sailor.

In this version of the story, Todd is out to get revenge on a corrupt Judge who sent him to prison on false charges, raped his wife (who then committed suicide) and [[WifeHusbandry "adopted"]] his daughter Johanna fifteen years ago. Mrs. Lovett smoothly tries to dissuade him from this goal so that he can settle down with her and run a business, whilst Johanna takes a shine to a young sailor.

* MortonsFork: Sweeney uses this to justify killing everyone. Either you're powerful, because you're evil, and therefore [[KarmicDeath you deserve to die]], or you're good, so you're oppressed, and therefore [[MercyKill you deserve to die]].

* DarkReprise: "Johanna", "Nothings Gonna Harm You", "A Barber and his Wife".

In this version of the story, Todd is out to get revenge on a corrupt Judge who sent him to prison on false charges, raped his wife, and [[WifeHusbandry "adopted"]] his daughter fifteen years ago. Mrs. Lovett smoothly tries to dissuade him from this goal so that he can settle down with her.

[[quoteright:338:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sweeney_todd_burton_9698.jpg]]''Sweeney Todd'' (subtitled "The Demon Barber of Fleet Street") is a 2007 TimBurton film. It is based on [[Theatre/SweeneyToddTheDemonBarberOfFleetStreet the Sondheim musical of the same name]], which was based on the Christopher Bond version of the legendary story of an English barber who murdered his customers and, with the help of his neighbor Mrs. Lovett, [[ImAHumanitarian made them into pies]]. In this version of the story, Todd is out to get revenge on a corrupt Judge who sent him to prison on false charges, raped his wife, and [[WifeHusbandry "adopted"]] his daughter fifteen years ago. Mrs. Lovett smoothly tries to dissuade him from this goal so that he can settle down with her.

** It sort of seemed like Johnny Depp and Tim Burton were trying to give a ShoutOut to the first movie they did together: EdwardScissorhands. Sweeney and Edward have the same pale face, awkward half-smiles, and uninterested, far-off stare.

* CircleOfShame[=/=]ScreamDiscretionShot: The climax of "Poor Thing."

* LivingMacGuffin: Johanna is, more or less, reduced to this in the film.

* PietaPlagiarism: Sweeney cradling [[spoiler:the body of his dead wife at the end of the film version before Toby kills him]].

* PragmaticAdaptation: All the CrowdSong numbers and verses are dropped in the film, including the OpeningChorus "The Ballad of Sweeney Todd." ChristopherLee, AnthonyStewartHead and other name actors had been cast to sing these parts, but the schedule got messed up when Depp's daughter fell ill. The parts had already been recorded, but TimBurton decided they weren't working and were cut, and Sondheim approved the changes.

* TroubledBackstoryFlashback: "A Barber And His Wife" and "Poor Thing."

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''Sweeney Todd'' (subtitled "The Demon Barber of Fleet Street") is a 2007 TimBurton film. It is based on [[Theatre/SweeneyToddTheDemonBarberOfFleetStreet the Sondheim musical of the same name]], which was based on the Christopher Bond version of the legendary story of an English barber who murdered his customers and, with the help of his neighbor Mrs. Lovett, [[ImAHumanitarian made them into pies]]. In this version of the story, Todd is out to get revenge on a corrupt Judge who sent him to prison on false charges, raped his wife, and [[WifeHusbandry "adopted"]] his daughter fifteen years ago. Mrs. Lovett smoothly tries to dissuade him from this goal so that he can settle down with her.

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* DarkReprise: "Johanna".

* RapeDiscretionShot: JudgeTurpin's rape of Lucy is filmed this way.

* RelationshipCompression: In the stage version, Anthony and Johanna have quite a few duets with each other, and both are at least a ''little'' more badass. But in the film they cut out almost all of their scenes to just the barebones, and making Anthony come off as a rather creepy stalker obsessing so much over a girl he only looked at through a window once.

* AdaptationalAttractiveness: Lovett and Sweeney in the stage version are often played by mildly over weight people who are closer to elderly than they are to middle age, and most certainly are not attractive. In the film they are played by Helena Bonham Carter and Johnny Depp. The former is quite attractive, and the latter is regularly listed as one of the sexiest people in Hollywood.

* AdaptationalAttractiveness: Lovett and Sweeney in the stage version are often played by mildly over weight people who are closer to elderly than they are to middle age, and most certainly are not attractive. In the film they are played by Helena Bonham Carter and Johnny Depp. Need I say more?

* SheCleansUpNicely: [[YourMileageMayVary YMMV]], but it's fairly apparent that Mrs. Lovett looks less mousy and disheveled, and more well-dressed as the plot progresses.

* RelationshipCompression: In the stage version, Anthony and Johanna have quite a few duets with eachother, and both are at least a ''little'' more badass. But in the film they cut out almost all of their scenes to just the barebones, and making Anthony come off as a rather creepy stalker obsessing so much over a girl he only looked at through a window once.

** [[spoiler:Judge Turpin is also shown in a flashback to have ''raped'' Todd's wife at a party with the witnesses ''laughing'' after having Todd shipped off to who-knows-where]]