the Edward Scissorhands& The Cabinet of Dr Caligari The pale face‚ messy dark hair‚ According to the inspiration from the somnambulist Cesare in the Cabinet of Dr Caligari‚ in 1990‚ Edward was created in the Edward Scissorhands by Tim Burton. There are a lots of horror element in both of films. However‚ they are shows us different types of movie. The Cabinet of Dr Caligari is a horror‚ but the Edward Scissorhands is a drama and romance movie. In the both of films‚ mise en scene and cinematograph
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Stage 1 English Specialist Mrs Brindal‚ 2007 Jacqueline Bonsell‚ 1101 Word Count: 1‚397 Compare the ways in which the authors of two texts explore how society treats people who are different. The texts Edward Scissorhands - directed by Tim Burton - and To Kill a Mockingbird - a controversial novel written by Harper Lee - both explore the ways in which society treats people who are not like them whether it is because they look or act different. Both texts demonstrate how a misunderstood character
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Tim Burton in his film “Edward Scissor Hands” communicates the dominant perspective that forcing others to conform to societal norms is a negative‚ paticurly when the focus is on someone who is marginalised through no fault to his own. In this instance‚ Edward is the brain-child of a well meaning inventor‚ however the Frankenstein sub-genre of film provides intertextuality that is wrong and irresponsible to play god with creation of life. Therefore‚ from the start‚ Edward is constructed as an other
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The 1990 film Edward Scissorhands demonstrates many communication theories and concepts. This movie is an excellent example for many interpersonal communication concepts and theories because it focuses on Edward’s interpersonal communication with the other characters. This is interesting because for all of Edward’s life‚ he has only interacted with one person‚ leaving him with very weak communication skills. Having only communicated with his creator‚ an elderly inventor‚ Edward lacks interpersonal
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door frame also frames this character. In combination‚ these film techniques reveal a mysterious character and mood within the beginning 20 minutes of the movie. This suggests/foreshadows to the viewers/audience that this character may have a dark/negative impact on the story as a whole (in particular Edward Scissorhands). T - TECHNIQUE E - EXAMPLE E – EFFECT T - TECHNIQUE E - EXAMPLE E - EFFECT Group 1 One technique used in this scene to set the atmosphere or create tension is
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character is being a Christ figure. As a result of the mistakes and sins of others‚ a Grotesque character is the one who is blamed and sacrificed. For all these reasons‚ a viewer feels sympathy for the Grotesque character. In the films‚ Frankenstein and Edward Scissorhands‚ both main characters are considered Grotesque‚ having both a good nature and an uninviting visage‚ making a viewer feel compasion as well as repulsion. The term “grotesque” was first used to describe literary genre by Michel de
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Edward Scissorhands The movie Edward Scissorhands emphasises how hard it is for a person out of the norm to actually be accepted by society. People judge others by their appearance before getting to know a person. When seeing someone or something to new‚ some sort of comment or reaction will come into a persons’ mind; whether it be good‚ bad‚ or just simply a thought. Many times if a negative impression is given off by a person that you are not well acquainted with‚ automatically you will feel a
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perceived impairtment. I chose the movie Edward Scissorhands as my example for disabilities‚ and how it makes life so different from the “normal”. Edward Scissorhands is a movie that came out in 1990‚ and it is very popular. The movie portrays Edward as having a clear physical disability‚ and a mental disability that may not be as obvious. The movie starts out with a woman telling her granddaughter a bed time story of where snow comes from and a man named Edward who has scissors for hands. He was completely
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Edward Scissorhands essay 1 In today’s society we struggle as a race to accept differences. With our life being influenced by media and people in power it is easy to follow and believe what everyone else believes rather than standing out as an individual. In Edward scissorhands‚Edward never backs away from his differences he teaches people to tolerate him by being himself and showing that being different is acceptable. An important idea was how the townspeople lacked in empathy and were quick
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his remarkable films. From Edward Scissorhands‚ where the main character has scissors for hands instead of real hands‚ to Alice in Wonderland‚ where the main character is thrown into a strange land with gruesome creatures and maniac queens‚ Burton’s unique talent of twisting innocent stories into darker‚ more sinister versions‚ is evident. To do so‚ He often incorporates the use of specific cinematic techniques that help
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