Yes, that is true. And that is pretty awful. But no one ended up dying and Jack literally killed Oogie after the battle and not while trying to save himself, which disturbed me because usually the hero is noble enough not to resort to killing (especially in ways so gruesome) when they aren't in immediate danger. Which, I guess, really makes Jack BADASS. But it still disturbed me.
I guess another reason I feel bad for him is because Oogie didn't get a lot of character development. I just want to know why everyone in Halloweentown didn't like him and why Jack did not want him to be involved involved in festivities. Without somewhat of a back story in the movie, we never really know why he was horrible enough to be skinned alive, a pretty gruesome fate for not actually getting away with any kind of murder. And no one ever really gives it a second thought afterward. I mean, Jack looks almost pleased as Oogie is crying and whimpering, and even Oogie's own 'boys', who pledged loyalty to him earlier in the film, seem unphased that he was killed and that his skin is just laying around in his lair now. I dunno. It always kind of bothered me and made me have sympathy for the guy.
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Slave2Karma
11 years ago
Considering that Ooogie lives in the outskirts of town and even his minions are feared and untrusted, I assume he did some pretty bad stuff to earn a reputation like that. We catch him about to boil Santa and Sally alive in a heavily implied plan to eat them. Maybe there's a reason he was banished to the basement of a treehouse. Maybe he's Halloween Town's resident cannibal.
He was an interesting character and a ton of fun, but he was evil to the bone (or bugs). He got what was coming to him. Although if it makes you feel better, he returns in the video games. :3
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PreachCaleb
10 years ago
It's a burlap sack, not skin.
And no, he didn't plead with Jack not to kill him. He was taunting Jack.
Can't stop the signal.
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karloffornia-1
10 years ago
I guess I just considered his sack kind of his skin, or at least his hide.
I may be mistaken, but I thought Oogie whimpered "No no no Jack!" just before Jack threw his thread into the machine.
One person's craziness is another person's reality.
Tim Burton
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PreachCaleb
10 years ago
He didn't.
Can't stop the signal.
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karloffornia-1
10 years ago
http://youtu.be/1GJSjZW6pGY?t=19s
One person's craziness is another person's reality.
Tim Burton
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GreenGoblinsOckVenom86
9 years ago
I'm pretty sure my DVD doesn't have that bit in that scene.
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karloffornia-1
9 years ago
Did my yearly viewing of TNBC and I still "shed my tears" for Mr. Oogie Boogie
One person's craziness is another person's reality.
Tim Burton
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GreenGoblinsOckVenom86
9 years ago
How exactly is he likable? I think there's probably a good reason he's not allowed to be in Halloween Town. Plus he delights in Torturing Santa and Sally. He goes on about how he likes to Gamble with peoples' lives at the roll of a dice. He seems really happy and is dancing around when he thinks he killed Santa and Sally. This is just stupid. Next thing you know you're going to be telling me Hans Gruber in Die Hard is sympathetic and likable.
Green Goblin is great! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1L4ZuaVvaw
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