Guest blogger: Michaela D1

The movie Sleepy Hollow is Tim Burton’s great, dark rendition of Washington Irving’s story. It takes place in 1799, when the main character, Ichabod Crane is sent to the small, quiet town of Sleepy Hollow to investigate some murders that have been taking place. The creepy thing is that all the people murdered were found decapitated with their heads nowhere to be found. As Ichabod investigates the murders, he comes to find secrets about the not so quiet town and the people in it. He also learns that the murders may not be by human but by the Headless Horseman. Johnny Depp does a fabulous job as always, playing the role of the weird and eccentric Ichabod Crane. He captures his curiosities and all around good character for justice in the film. Christopher Walken, who plays The Headless Horseman, does an amazing job at revealing an almost barbaric side to his crazy killer of a character. Ichabod Crane is a New York City detective who, unlike his colleagues, prefers to find reason behind murders and use special tools, rather than assumptions and mid-evil tortures that are still being used. He is sent to Sleepy Hollow to use his techniques in finding the murderer behind the headless victims. Ichabod, who is a rather timid man, uses bravery and determination to solve this dark mystery. Katrina Van Tassel, who is played by Christina Ricci, is a local of Sleepy Hollow and also the daughter of rich man Baltus Van Tassel, who becomes Ichabod’s love interest. She is very quiet and keeps to herself while using good magic secretly to protect Ichabod who she cares for. The theme of the movie is to pretty much trust your instinct and learn that things aren’t always as they might appear. I agree with Roger Ebert who had a good review on the movie. It is a fantastic movie to watch if you love Tim Burton (which you should :P) and if you love dark, creepy humor. It is definitely worth the time and money, which all of Tim’s movies are.