What's incredible about the two versions of Sweeney Todd (stage and film) is how they're perfect for their respective art forms, but each version would not work for the other art form. You cannot just film the stage show and release it in theaters (and Burton and Sondheim knew that very well) and you can't do a lot of things in the film on stage. It's really an interesting case study of the important differences between theater and film, and why both versions are absolutely worth seeing.














