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    Analysis of Edward Scissorhands Tim Burton's 1990 film, Edward Scissorhands focuses on how much pressure society puts on each individual to be normal and the burdens of society. What is normal? Is there really an honest, correct answer to that question? If so who gets to answer the question? The film shows how judgmental society can be and unwilling to accept someone who appears different or incomplete. The film Edward Scissorhands is pretty much self-explanatory. The main character Edward has scissors

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    Edward Scissorhands, directed by Tim Burton is a story about a monster (or outsider) who enters into the so called peaceful neighbourhood and disturbs the calm. the message of isolation and alienation is shown through the colour, costume/makeup and setting that are used through the film. The costume and make-up in “Edward Scissorhands” is used generate feeling and emotions in the audience. There are major differences in what Edward wears and looks like and what the humans wear and look like. The

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    earliest being Edward Scissorhands, in Edward Scissorhands (1990). The expansion of Depp 's use of physical movement is tremendous between Edward Scissor hands ad Pirates of the Caribbean. And though they both differ tremendously in personality and physicality, they still maintain the wacky persona that is so characteristic of Johnny Depp. First let us analyze whether or not Depp centers each character. And the answer is that he centers both, but each differently. Edward Scissorhands is very centered

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    The following movies, Tim Burton’s Edward Scissorhands and Gary Ross’s Pleasantville, introduces the protagonists who enter into a new environment and both their impacts alter both societies and themselves. In both movies, the protagonists try to help the society, but instead the population misunderstands their intentions. Therefore, the antagonists take advantage of the newcomers’ lack of knowledge and unfamiliarity in a new environment. The introduction of strangers from the two films ensures a

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    Tim Burton exemplifies his style in one of his movies, Edward Scissorhands. In a castle high on a hill top lives an inventor’s most phenomenal creation- Edward. The inventor passed before finishing Edward’s hands, leaving scissors in their place. He is alone until a kind woman, Peg, finds Edward and invites him into her home. In the beginning, everyone is welcoming of him, until things take a change for the worse. In the film Edward Scissorhands, Tim Burton uses low-key lighting, and non-diegetic sound

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    A Written Study of Edward Scissorhands In the film Edward Scissorhands, Tim Burton creates a suburban fantasy by explaining his interpretation of what it is like to live in a suburb. The definition of suburb is living in the outskirts of a town and having limited interests and narrow minded views. Tim Burton creates suburbia and practically makes a parody of the suburb where the family live. The women typify the definition of a suburban housewife; they stay at home

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    Friendly Facade: An Analysis of "Edward Scissorhands" Director Tim Burton, in his movie "Edward Scissorhands", suggests acceptance isn't always found where it's believed to be at. He supports his claim by utilizing music, framing and lighting. Burton's purpose is to criticize the tendency to only partially accept someone or only pretend to accept them by using a friendly facade in order to entertain the audience and make them think. He establishes a bitter tone for outcasts and loners.

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    Burtons style Defiant, Is the open resistance; bold disobedience. Tim Burton wears this label like a champ. The 58 year old director was born and raised in california. His famous films are Edward ScissorHands, as well as Charlie And The Chocolate Factory. Of course Burton is going to go down as one of the best, but it's only because of his defiant ways of using angles and lighting. He pulls in the audience by not playing by the rules. Tim Burton, uses lighting to separate himself from average film

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    Edward Scissorhands The film Edward Scissorhands directed by Tim Burton is about a boy who has been kept away from society his whole life in a mansion surrounded by unkempt bushes and rusted gates. Alex grey once said, “In a society that tries to standardise thinking, individuality is not highly prized.” And that shows when Edward is ostracised because he is different and does not conform to the so-called statuesque but the almost unwavering love from the Boggs family nearly helps him overcome his

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    conformable, cliché, 18th-century countryside village, Tim Burton’s Edward Scissorhands and Bill Condon’s Beauty and the Beast prove how initial perceptions are frequently misguided. Both films highlight how an alarming appearance doesn’t always match personality through informing the audience how Edward and The Beast grow, and how the characters help each other change by demonstrating how Belle helps The Beast become better and how Edward changes Kim’s perspective. However, both films also display how

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