he managed to take the most mccob things and make them so fun. and so heartbreaking. and beautiful. no one has that. you don t have to wonder for ten seconds if it s a tim berten film. edward sis sor hands. his father creates a boy that dies before he can put his hands on. he was a character brought to life through a concept drawing. i have seen him draw a character with two strokes of a brush and you knew who they were. i ll be darned. with tim and his characters there s always a real connection