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Today, I’m going to explain a thriller, drama, and horror film called “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.”
In 1846, sailor Anthony returns to London with Sweeney Todd, a man he rescued from the seas of Australia. Todd hates London but he's coming back anyway because he wants revenge. Fifteen years ago, he was a mere barber called Benjamin, and he lived happily with his wife Lucy and their baby. Things got complicated when Judge Turpin became interested in Lucy too, so he ordered his henchman, Beadle Bam ford, to get rid of Todd. That's how Todd got was falsely convicted and exiled to Australia. Now Todd returns to the building where he used to have his barber shop and discovers the first floor is now a Meat pie shop owned by Nellie, but it isn't doing very well. Her pies don't taste good, and Nellie laments not being able to buy good meat because it's expensive. She also suspects that all the stray cats that have been disappearing are being used by the competition in their own pies. Afterward, Nellie tells Todd that she doesn't rent the room above her shop because people think it's haunted. After the barber that worked there left the country, Beadle came to invite Lucy to Turpin's house, where a mascaraed party was being thrown. Causing her to discover the body. At first, she freaks out, thinking Todd has gone crazy, but when Todd mentions the blackmailing, she quickly changes her mind and steals Adolfo's purse. Todd wants to eliminate Tobias too, but Nellie refuses, explaining she's decided to keep the kid as her assistant. Before they can discuss what to do with Adolfo's body, Todd sees Turpin approaching, so Nellie leaves and Todd hides the blood stains on his sleeve with a jacket. Turpin enters the shop and demands a shave good enough to impress his ward, which clearly irritates Todd yet he manages to keep up his professional manners for the sake of the plan. He invites Turpin to sit at his chair and begins shaving to trick Turpin into a false sense of security. Nellie is supportive, but there's still one problem: the bodies. While sharing some gin, the duo discusses their options, and Todd thinks they should wait until dark to bury Adolfo somewhere. However, Nellie remembers her competition's success with the cats and gets an idea: she can use all the bodies to make pies that she can sell for cheap because she won't be paying for meat anymore. Todd loves this idea and promises to eliminate every client he gets for Nellie to use. In the meantime, Turpin finds Johanna packing, which confirms Anthony's story. Disappointed by her actions, Turpin decides to send her away, if she doesn’t cooperate. Outside, Anthony watches as Johanna is put in a carriage and decides to run after it, ignoring the comments Turpin throws at him. Back in the shop, Todd creates a mechanism that allows him to tilt the barber chair and open a trapdoor through which the bodies slide down and reach Nellie for making pies. This is the beginning of a very successful business: Nellie's new pies are incredibly popular in town, but the cooking creates a nasty smoke that leaves through the shop's chimney. Tobias to finally show him how to make the pies, so that he can help in the shop. At that moment, Nellie notices the beggar woman is there too and tries to hide her before Todd sees her. She only did this because she loves him, but this isn't enough to calm down Todd's fury, so he pushes Nellie into the oven. Afterward, Todd drops his razor and sits by Lucy's side, lamenting his actions. That's when Tobias comes out of the sewers, retrieves the razor, and uses it to eliminate Todd in revenge for Nellie. Then he escapes before the police come over, leaving Todd next to his wife to die.
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