It's a bitter satire based on the metamorphosis of a rationally stable individual to a manic, heinous cannibalistic killer. Johnny Depp has once again proved his brilliance and mettle as an actor. It revolves around Benjamin Barker (Johnny Depp) who is sent on exile as a result of the lust of the evil Aristocracy, for a crime he didn't commit. Years later, he returns illegally under an alias as Sweeney Todd and sets out to find his family. But he learns that his wife is long dead & his daughter, the ward of the evil Judge Turpin. So, he sets out to take revenge and reunite with his daughter. This is art cinema at its best. A musical, it explores the mystique of the dark side of our conscience. If you can bear the cooking & serving of human beings as Meat Pies, murder for revenge & intense emotion, this movie may be right for you as not everybody can appreciate such a gruesome theme. What is actually moving about this movie is the constant conflict between the quest for vengeance and rationality. The beauty lies in the way the Director has handled such a disturbing story. The movie explores the reasons that made him a killer and points to the society being responsible for provoking him to become such a monstrous & barbaric murderer. It leaves you with some serious food for thought; to what extent would YOU go to seek revenge for harm done to someone you love?
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