Creative Writing: Edward's Escape

Edward Scissorhands explores how difficult it can be to fit in. To what extent do you agree?

We see Edward for the first time in the company of other people when he has dinner for the first time with the Boggs family. We see him struggling to do a simple ‘normal’ task of eating food, but he

In usual fairytale movies, filmmakers intend to make films that give happy endings with simple miraculous entertainments. However, in the fable movie, Edward Scissorhand, the director, Tim Burton, positions the viewers to understand the significant meaning of particular issues. “E.S” is can be seen as a story of stereotypical suburbia with social criticism. In this essay, starting from analysing this film and providing dominant discourse, the use of characters will be discussed followed by debate of technical and symbolic codes which help to put up the discourse. In particular, this essay will consider the technical code of camera angle and symbolic codes of colour which emphasize the dominant discourse.

The Enlightenment period was an extremely impactful revolution which caused changes in societies around the world. It began in 1651, people across the country took a stand against their unfair rights. In order to have a peaceful society, everyone must be treated with equality which can only occur if there is a fair government system in place. If people have to fight and kill to have their natural rights granted, something has to be done about it. The enlightenment period encouraged the people to share their ideas when before they felt they had no say. When the people come together to fight for something they believe in many good and bad outcomes can take place. This time period led to many changes that have drastic effects on history. As people joined multiple documents were created showing the impact of this time period. A couple of these influential documents was the English Bill of Rights, U.S constitution, and the Haitian Constitution.

He lay with one leg bent beneath him, his jaw in his throat, his face neither expressive nor inexpressive. One eye was shut. The other was a star shaped hole.” (124). Tim had never killed before; the man he is describing here was his first official kill. O’Brien stared straight into the dead man’s eyes for a long period of time, unsure of how to cope with the situation.

“Some of the students fell and rolled down the hill. They screamed at the soldiers that they were once again betraying the people. One girl rushed down the hill and grabbed one of the soldiers by the arm. He raised his pistol and pounded it on top of her head. She fell to the ground, her face covered with her own blood” (pg.34)

He argued that people are entitled to life, liberty, and property. Many revolutionists pulled from his ideas and wanted to put them into effect with their efforts. Revolutionists wanted everyone to be educated and be able to think for him or herself. They thought this would transform the old regime states that emphasized nobility and their privileges. These societies were brought over to the New World and were grounded in hierarchy. People were starting to talk about liberty and equality in different ways. Slaves were also fighting for equal rights and to be accepted in society. These new ideas however were being discussed around the same time the slave trade was at its height. The Enlightenment allowed for individuals to have more rights and reform a society with no hierarchal power.

First came the pride, an overwhelming sense of achievement, an accomplishment due to great ambition, but slowly and enduringly surged a world of guilt and confusion, the conscience which I once thought diminished, began to grow, soon defeating the title and its rewards. Slowly the unforgotten memories from that merciless night overcame me and I succumbed to the incessant and horrific images, the bloody dagger, a lifeless corpse. I wash, I scrub, I tear at the flesh on my hands, trying desperately to cleanse myself of the blood. But the filthy witness remains, stained, never to be removed.

I would shut my eyes because I knew what was coming. And before I shut my eyes, I held my breath, like a swimmer ready to dive into a deep ocean. I could never watch when his hands came toward me; I only patiently waited for the harsh sound of the strike. I would always remember his eyes right before I closed my own: pupils wide with rage, cold, and dark eyebrows clenched with hate. When it finally came, I never knew which fist hit me first, or which blow sent me to my knees because I could not bring myself to open my eyes. They were closed because I didn’t want to see what he had promised he would never do again. In the darkness of my mind, I could escape to a paradise where he would never reach me. I would find again the haven where I

First came the pride, an overwhelming sense of achievement, an accomplishment due to great ambition, but slowly and enduringly surged a world of guilt and confusion, the conscience which I once thought diminished, began to grow, soon defeating the title and its rewards. Slowly the unforgotten memories from that merciless night overcame me and I succumbed to the incessant and horrific images, the bloody dagger, a lifeless corpse. I wash, I scrub, I tear at the flesh on my hands, trying desperately to cleanse myself of the blood. But the filthy witness remains, stained, never to be removed.

he was unable to deal with the power of the Godwine, and was even less

In the film “Edward Scissorhands” directed by Tim Burton an important scene is the opening scene. This essay will describe the scene where Peg meets Edward (played by Johnny Depp) and explain how film techniques were used in the scene to help understand us why it was important. This scene uses film techniques to show Peg’s character, show how alone and isolated Edward was and to show the theme of not judgong people by appearances. In the scene where Peg meets Edward we see Peg in her perfect pastel neighbourhood inside her lemon beetle car.

Scuttling innocently through the twisting corridors I bore the same expression; head down, shoulders hunched, avoiding any eye contact - my desperate attempts to deter the despot for one day at least. Despite my efforts, there was no escape, as seemingly within the second of having that naively optimistic thought, a cruel, callous voice demanded I surrender my broach. Fear spiked, as it always did, but with it came something else, an alien emotion ... Looking back now, I see that it must have been the cumulative effect of months of torment that brought me to the realisation that at this point I had reached the nadir of my life. Deriding cackles pierced my ears and this time I recognised the emotion, fury. It burned through my veins, along with the memories of the past to form a feeling of overwhelming power. I met the daggers that would usually invoke terror, and calmly, I said “No.”

"Run faster and don’t look back!" someone screamed. I could hear screams of agony behind me. All the helpless cries filled me with fear until my legs gave out. I slammed head-first towards the ground.

Edward the Great is a very strong man. He is tall, 6’7, and quite bulky capable of lifting up to a two hundred pound object. Edward the Great has long black curly hair that fall down all the way down to shoulder length. He has beautiful emerald green eyes that go quite nicely with his dark tan skinned body. He has massive hands that would easily be able to palm a basketball. Edward the Great is a very charismatic person who displays signs of a leader. He is able to deliver very convincing speeches and highly motivating pep talks.