Within the film Edward Scissorhands‚ the director Tim Burton exposes us to a vulnerable‚ almost baby like un-developed human in a full grown man’s body. We are allowed in to Edward’s strange‚ yet exciting new world where we experience in his many plaguing problems‚ of heart ache and confusion. Edwards’s problems are both caused equally by‚ his kind-hearted good nature and his trusting soul towards others‚ but at the same time by his rage and anger in desperate times caused by the cruel judging people
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Related Material: Edward Scissorhands By Tiarne Hamam 1. Name of text: Edward Scissorhands 2. Composer: Tim Burton 3. Text type: Film 4. What is the text about? Edward Scissorhands is about Edward‚ a Frankenstein-like creation with scissors for hands‚ who is left alone unfinished in his creator’s mansion. Many years after Edward was created‚ local Avon saleswoman Peg Boggs visits the broken-down Gothic mansion on the hill where Edward lives. There‚ she finds Edward alone‚ and upon
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In Edward Scissorhands the main focus of the film is the character Edward himself. Edward is an invention that would appear to be a monster‚ but has a very good soul. He was left alone and socially disconnected after his inventor died‚ leaving him “unfinished” with scissors for hands. He is dressed in a strange leather outfit and has a messy‚ untamed black hair. Looking into his eyes you could see the heartache of being trapped in an unwanted body. Edward resides alone in the dark dusty mansion
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In Tim Burton’s expressive film‚ Edward Scissorhands (1990)‚ audiences are exposed to the gothic world of Edward‚ played by Johnny Depp as he struggles to fit into the conformed and opposing world of the town below the dark mansion that he inhabits. This film is mainly directed at teens and adults and not children under eleven years of age. Even though most children would understand the storyline and recognise the characters intentions‚ they may not fully appreciate the true morals and themes of
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17 December 2014 Compare/Contrast Essay Johnny Depp‚ also known as Edward Scissorhands is the main focus of this movie. Edward being an invention “monster” as some might say‚ but he also has a kind heart for others. After the inventor “Father” of Edward died he stayed inclosed in the house‚ leaving him unfinished him having scissors for hands‚ he had become socially disconnected. Looking into Edward’s eyes you can tell he’s lost soul being in trapped in a unwanted body. Deserted in this House he calls home all alone until one day
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widely known for being different‚ defies societies’ robot-like expectations. As shown in his films‚ Burton prefers to separate himself from societies’ guidelines‚ known as the status quo. Through contrasting settings and outcast characters‚ Burton develops the theme abnormal is preferred over the status quo. Burton implements an outcast protagonist to emphasize you do not have to stick to the status quo to be happy or successful. When Peg and Edward are strolling through the neighborhood‚ Burton uses
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Tim Burton is an American film director‚ who is best known for directing Beetle juice‚ Edward Scissorhands‚ A Nightmare Before Christmas‚ and various great films. Tim Burton has a unique style used in children’s movie‚ he uses a lot of gothic and dark themes that can be great for other movies such as the 1989 Batman film or Sweeney Todd both already have a dark setting with them and are great for Burton’s gothic style. Tim Burton’s films are mostly centered around being an outcast‚ a different person
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gosh‚ these are words that we hear all the time bye crazy fans when the see popular actors‚ singers and all famous celebrity’s with the fancy cars and loads of money that mean something to all of these crazy fans. In the film Edward Scissorhands‚ Ed is very much treated like a celebrity he was discovered‚ he hit his peak of popularity‚ then as he made one little mistake the world turned against him and he crashed. This 1960’s suburbia movie demonstrates how the life of a normal family living the American
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non-diegetic music‚ and lighting Burton shows in Edward Scissorhands and Alice in Wonderland how it’s better to be different and yourself than conforming to a restrictive society. Burton uses contrasting colors in Edward Scissorhands in order to show how dissimilar Edward is. In Edward Scissorhands‚ all the houses‚ cars‚ and people’s clothing in the neighborhood are bright pastel colors that juxtaposed Edward’s black and white appearance already displaying how Edward does not fit in with the neighborhood.
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Edward Scissorhands is not simply a fairy tale. It does not have a happy ending. Edward had to stay in the Gothic castle for the rest of his life because he could no longer stay in the community. We feel pity for him as he was created by an inventor who died before he could give him a pair of human hands. He had been left in the castle alone on his own for a long time before the Avon lady brought him in her family. He was actually a gentle and vulnerable creature at his heart. He never intended to
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