This version works best when looking at the story in a more "Hollywood" way. In fact, it's only after he gets the wedding vows down RIGHT does the mix-up with the Corpse Bride take place. After the initial awkwardness of meeting Victoria, Victor pretty much decides he wants to marry her. Though Victoria seems a likely candidate for IC, I think she's pretty much the object of desire in the OS. (Interestingly, there is a "You and I are just alike" moment that is expanded into a piano duet.) Their relationship is clearly over when the Corpse Bride "evaporates" into hundreds of lovely moths. So long as there is this difference between Victor and the Corpse Bride, tension exists in their tenuous relationship. Relationship Story Throughline - Situation: A live man is "married" to a dead woman. when she can trick him into drinking the poison but chooses not to). She does this by both manipulating Victor AND by refusing to manipulate him (e.g. Influence Character Throughline - Manipulation: The Corpse Bride impacts Victor by forcing him to grow a backbone. In public he's a jittery klutz, while in private he's a loner who plays the piano to express his inner feelings.
Main Character Throughline - Activity: Victor is defined by what he does. Specifically between the snobby, old money, rich acting but poor (including Lord Bittern-the "good-looking" bad guy), the nouveau riche fishmongers, and even the dead v. Overall Story Throughline - Fixed Attitude: Conflict grows in the Overall Story throughline due to conflicting attitudes and biases. Each domain works well but I found it tough to nail down more refined aspects of the structure. It fits the vagueness of the storyform as experienced when watching the film. This version works best when looking at the domains but not much deeper. The story dynamics seem to be similar for both (more or less), but the identification of the four throughlines differs greatly between the two versions. Since I don't think there's enough in the film to specify a single storyform I am providing two different interpretations of it, structurally-speaking. SPOILER ALERT Dramatica Storyform Settings: It is possible that there is sufficient storyform in the film to support repeated viewing. However, on first viewing much of this is offset by the luxurious storytelling of both the design and execution. There is enough of the storyform explored to pull the threads of story together, but not nearly enough to weave as rich a story tapestry as many audience members (particularly adult audiences) like to see. This explains why it's story is both satisfying and unsatisfying.
It seems to be structurally sound yet not structurally deep-more the feel of a short story than a feature film. Tim Burton's Corpse Bride is a beautiful, macabre fairy tale that is rich in storytelling.
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