In Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007), Benjamin Barker (Johnny Depp) (aka Sweeney Todd) has everything he wants, which is a wife Lucy ( Laura Michelle Kelly) and a daughter Johanna (Jayne Wisener). The antagonistic Judge Turpin (Alan Rickman) takes a liking to Benjamin's wife and accuses Barker of a crime he didn't commit. Fifteen years later, Benjamin Barker adopts a new identity and vows to seek revenge against the people who hurt him the most. The revenge begins when he befriends a poor pie owner, Mrs. Lovett (Helena Bonham Carter), who uses the human bodies that Sweeney kills for meat pies, which ultimately leads to Mrs. Lovett's death by being thrown into the oven for cake and Sweeney Todd with his throat cut. To understand Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, the viewer must first understand its creator, Tim Burton. Burton, known for films containing dark and macabre themes, makes the viewer think about the film in a more distinct way. Tim Burton is known for being a director who makes non-static films, which means his lessons are applicable today. He does this on purpose, so it would be difficult to justify his films in a specific category. Sweeney Todd is a representation of applying his views on cinema and making it relevant to today. Tim Burton uses dark and macabre imagery in the song "There's No Place Like London: And the Death of Sweeney Todd to help the viewer understand" how 18th century ideas can be applied to the present day. It uses London as a representation to integrate these two particular events and its outcomes into both of these two particular scenes. Before exploring Sweeney Todd, it is also imperative that the viewer understands Tim B... middle of paper... ....joy at a relentlessly nihilistic view of humanity.” (Death). This comparison with cannabalism helps us understand capitalism at its cruelest. Throughout the film we see that Sweeney Todd has an aversion to London, which is ruled by a privileged few. In comparison, Sweeney thought that to take revenge on the rich one must be able to fight back and resist their power. In conclusion, Tim Burton uses dark and macabre imagery in the song “There's No Place Like London: And the Death of Sweeney Todd to help the viewer understand how 18th century ideas can be applied to the present day. It uses London as a representation to integrate these two particular events and its outcomes into both of these two particular scenes. In fact, the viewer has a better understanding of who Tim Burton is as a creator and shows his creativity through Sweeney Todd.