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    The film ‘Edward Scissorhands’ directed by Tim Burton, is a modern-day fairy tale, that follows the story of Edward, a young man that has been withdrawn from segregation and introduced into a new way of life. ‘Edward Scissorhands’ is for entertainment, but that is not its sole purpose. The story is rather dark and packed full of many profound and rich meanings and emotions that are portrayed through themes such as: conformity, isolation and the significance of individual growth. Conformity is a

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    Edward Scissorhands Analytical Essay Edward Scissorhands explores how difficult it can be to fit in. To what extent do you agree? In the movie, Edward Scissorhands, Tim Burton explores that it can be hard to fit in if you’re different. He does this through the three different characters, Edward, Peg and Esmeralda who all have their own reasons for not fitting. While Edward is classified as an outsider because of how he looks, Esmeralda is classified as an outsider because of her beliefs and Peg

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    Edward Scissorhands tells the story of Edward, an artificial young man created by an inventor who desires to give life. The inventor dies before being able to finish Edward, leaving him with scissors for hands, which cause him to be rejected or abused by people who deemed him as “different”. The 1990 film despites the attitude of society towards people who are unusual and does not fit into their standards. The film is also inspired by Beauty and the Beast, as Edward falls in love with Kim, but is

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    incorporates those influences as seen in his 1990 blockbuster, Edward Scissorhands. Metropolis, in particular, regarded as one of the greatest films from the German Expressionism era, showcases aspects of this era that Tim Burton’s film directly derives from, everything from the generally dark visuals to the development of setting and storyline. In viewing both films and examining them side by side, it is quite clear Edward Scissorhands contains many modern-day film styles, however at the same time

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    Edward is represented as the creation of an intelligent inventor, yet before Edward could be “completed” the inventor passed away. This had a long-term effect on Edward as he was left confused, alienated, alone and most importantly, “incomplete” literally, and metaphorically. This contrast, symbolizes the complex feelings associated

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    impact on their world. In Burton's films Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Edward Scissorhands, each character has a special personality that sets them apart from the rest. Burton uses lighting and color in his films to prove that no one needs to flow with society in order to be pleased and comfortable with who they are. Low key lighting is used in Edward Scissorhands to show the darkness and loneliness of Edward that sets him apart from the rest of the town. Burton uses the image of a dark

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    Edward Scissorhands (1990) is Tim Burton’s cheesy twisted recreation of Frankenstein set in the sixties. The main character, Edward – played by Johnny Depp, was a creation of an old lonely inventor who lived in a dark castle on a hill, overshadowing a small colourful suburb. The inventor died of a heart attack before he could complete Edward, leaving his ‘son’ alone in a world he knows only by tattered newspaper clippings. When Peg Boggs – played by Diane West, finds him alone in the castle, she

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    Burton is the Director of “Edward Scissorhands”, “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”, and many more. Tim Burton’s organization is high that makes him illustrate really good stories. In Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Edward Scissorhands, there was lots of different kinds of shot frames. When Charlie first appeared, the camera angle was a shot frame on Charlie’s face. Burton uses camera angles to create a romantic mood. In other films for example, Edward Scissorhands uses close ups, shot frames

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    Edward Scissorhands sat alone in his dark house up on the seemingly-endless hill. He had no friends, family members, or acquaintances to come visit him. People were honestly kind of scared of Edward and his eerie home. Many individuals from the neighborhood called him terribly awful things like “freak” or “monster.” The neighbors often looked upon his home with disgust and vowed never to set foot on his premises. This caused Edward to become lonely. Therefore, he never acquired the yearning to leave

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    Edward Scissorhands is one of the most curios and anticipating oviesive seen and it all starts off with A man named edward scissorhands is living in a dark mansion up on the mountain towering over the little town. Then an Avon representative drives up to the mansion and realizes the Edward is the only one living up in this mansion and decides to take him home to her house. Then then the peg the Avon representative took edward on a tour of the house and they get to her daughter kim's room and right

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