ok so Victor (Johnny Depp) and Victoria's (Emily Watson) families have arranged their marriage. Though they like each other, Victor is nervous about the ceremony. While he's in a forest practicing his lines for the wedding, a tree branch becomes a hand that drags him to the land of the dead. It belongs to Emily, who was murdered after eloping with her love and wants to marry Victor. Victor must get back aboveground before Victoria marries the villainous Barkis Bittern (Richard E. Grant). that’s what i found online but spoiler emily didn’t get married to him and there’s a famous line “I was a bride. My dreams were taken from me. But now - now I've stolen them from someone else. I love you, Victor, but you are not mine.” and like another line like “always the bridesmaid never the bride” but it’s from a lot different movies too ANYWAY YOU SHOULD RESEARCH OR WATCH THE MOVIE BC I CANT EXPLAIN WELL :(