Would you let a man with scissors for hands in your, that you found in a dark evil-looking castle? I know I wouldn’t, but a mom named Peg would. Peg, who is very empathetic, decides to go sell Avon to the evil mansion across the street, but then finds a boy with scissors for hands and decides to take him home. Edward seems to be doing fine in the community, but is soon seen as a monster because he is framed by a bully name Jim. The movie is Edward, the protagonist, trying to recuperate his innocence and he won’t stop until he does. Throughout the movie, director Tim Burton used the stylistic elements of juxtaposition and symbolism to show the character’s personalities and to show how some places in the story are opposites. Tim Burton used a lot of symbolism throughout the story to show theme and as a result, we can know a lot more about Edward’s personality and about what he wants most. One thing that exhibits Ed’s childish side was the bushes; for example, the dinosaurs and the dolphins he created. The bush shaped hand that was in the dark mansion’s yard encapsulates Ed’s want for hands. Through these examples we can see the theme, sometimes your wants in life can shape what you do in your life because Ed’s wants showed through his actions. …show more content…
An example of juxtaposition in Edward Scissorhands was the dark, evil mansion and the colorful neighborhood. Another is Kim’s white dress and Ed’s Black outfit. Jim was the opposite of Ed because he was evil and cunning and Ed is nice and innocent. All these examples show how Tim Burton used Juxtaposition to show the differences of people and
This means that in the dull and featureless suburb, Edwards presence creates excitement and causes the community to come together in wonder and curiosity of his gifts. By producing the new hairstyles and topiaries he is permitting the community to reveal their true personalities and so develops variation among the people. The dancing girl topiary created by Edward in a wide shot conveys that he is creating a symbol of freedom for the dull housewife. Edward frantically cutting the dogs hair in a low angle shot while not showing the appearance of the dog builds suspense as well as a sense of magic once the animal is eventually revealed in a wide shot. Edward is presented as a someone who creates excitement delight in the community. Edward is shown as a magician who creates magic and excitement in the
People are constantly being judged and pressured to change to fit society’s standards. In Tim Burton films, there is always one character that does not fit the mold. These outcast characters in the movies Charlie and The Chocolate Factory and Edward Scissorhands are strange and isolated from the world. Despite the outcast’s difficulties, misfit characters like Edward and Wonka go on to be the hero of the story. Therefore, Burton uses many different cinematic techniques to illustrate that one does not need to conform to society in order to have a happy and successful life.
Using the production elements of symbolism; especially hands themselves, and the use of allusion to elements from other genres; particularly those from fairytale and gothic romance/horror films, Tim Burton has directed the film in such a manner to illustrate, emphasise and ridicule the materialism and lack of imagination of society. The film however, is prominently a satire which has certain elements from fairytale, comedy and horror genres. Through the choices made by the director, the audience is invited to become aware of the inhumanity present in the way society functions, especially in its prejudiced treatment towards people who do not conform. The use of allusion in Edward Scissorhands is one of the most important choices in production that has been made by director Tim Burton. In order to fully appreciate and understand the plot, the movie is dependant on the audience being able to recognise certain references and elements emulated from other films.
Edward Scissorhands is an unfinished experiment that is afraid of the human race. Brought to the town by Peg, Edward is like a tool to the rest of the townspeople. They only accept him for what he can do and prejudice him as inhuman because of his hands. Edward is a caring person but, his wrong actions outweigh the good deeds that he has done in society. The color scheme of Edward compared to society is different, the townspeople all wear and decorate their houses with very vibrant and attention seeking colors (colorful houses, cars, clothing, hair, etc.). Edward, on the other hand, wears very dark and gloomy colors (full outfit is black, black hair, paler than the townspeople, etc.). As Edward becomes more used to society, he starts to wear human clothing like a white suit shirt and black pants but, never anything too bright like the townspeople. Edwards isolation and rejection from society makes it so that he is afraid of humans and how they will view him. When Edward went to jail, destroyed the plant sculptures, accidentally scratched up Kevin and, attacked Kevin, Society shunned him. They think he is a monster and forces him to become alone again. This change in character development proves that society never accepted Edward. The red the townspeople were wearing when Edward scratched up Kevin symbolizes how he is not human with his scissor hands, cursed to destroy
Indisputably, Tim Burton has one of the world’s most distinct styles when regarding film directing. His tone, mood, diction, imagery, organization, syntax, and point of view within his films sets him apart from other renowned directors. Burton’s style can be easily depicted in two of his most highly esteemed and critically acclaimed films, Edward Scissorhands and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Burton ingeniously incorporates effective cinematic techniques to convey a poignant underlying message to the audience. Such cinematic techniques are in the lighting and editing technique categories. High key and low key relationships plus editing variations evinces the director’s elaborate style. He utilizes these cinematic techniques to establish tone mood, and imagery in the films.
The gothic fairy-tale Edward Scissorhands by Tim burton (1991) engages the viewer with a story about Edward, a creative young man, an unknown outsider living in a castle above a picture perfect suburb. When Edward is brought into the town he is initially very curious but is hastily rejected and regarded as a misfit. Society has judged Edward based on his appearance because they felt threated by the fact that he was different because everyone in the community was alike. Edward isn’t accepted by the society when he doesn’t conform to the rules and expectations they have of him. He was not accepted also due to the fact that he is different to everyone else. The film explores significant ideas such as our need to feel loved and appreciated by
In Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God, Jonathan Edwards created the emotion of fear by using imagery and figurative language to persuade his audience. He used imagery and figurative language so the wrath of God is more fearsome and gave you a mental picture of hell in your head.
Tim Burton is popular film director for all of his amazing movies he has made with techniques in his films like lighting, camera angle, and zooming. Two of the well-known films Tim Burton has created is Edward Scissorhands which he had came up with the story in 1990, and he also came up with Big Fish which was created by Tim Burton in 2003.
Tim Burton, the director of the film Edward Scissorhands uses a mixture of different genres, themes and ideas to not only give an important message to the viewers but to also make a social statement on small town America and general stereotypes as well. Edward is the main character of Tim Burton’s film Edward Scissorhands. He is an immortal being who was created by a lonely old inventor. The pair lived up on a gigantic hill, in a gothic medieval castle which was only accessible through a long sloping stretch of road. The old castle stood tall, overlooking the tiny cookie cutter town below which was soon to become Edwards new home. Apart from Edward dressing in dark, gothic clothing, which in some ways represents the castle in which he lives
Tim Burton has many style elements that almost always show up in his movies or artwork. His work can be easily recognized from the use of curlicues and stripes or the dark scenes. Maybe you recognize him by the distorted proportions of a character like the parents in The Corpse Bride. A lot of his characters also have crazy hairstyles and overshadowed eyes like Edward Scissorhands in the movie Edward Scissorhands. In Edward Scissorhands Edward has very crazy hair and also wears an all black leather suit. His mansion is extremely dark which is one of Tim Burton’s main styles. Out of these two movies Tim’s style can even be seen on the movies cover art.
The Tim Burton Film, Edward Scissorhands, is about a man made character named Edward. Edwards’s creator was a scientist who unfortunately died before he was finished making him. In fact, he was nearly done with Edward but was unable to give the character hands. Therefore, Edward dangerously has scissors for hands, hence his name. After the death of the inventor, Edward was left alone in the mansion on top of the hill. A door-by-door sales representative named Peg was determined to sell her product to the owners to the mansion, so she walked inside of the house when no one answered the door. She was surprised to see Edward in the corner of the upstairs room, all alone. Peg has a big heart and made Edward come live with her and her family so
Edward Scissorhands is a drama, fantasy, and romance genres movies, it’s has a lot of pink, yellow, orange color which make it more fantasy and innocent. It is a modern fairy tale about Edward, a man created by an inventor, and he was an almost finished piecing together his latest creation, but the inventor passed away before finishing him and left him with scissor where supposed to be hands. One day, Peg Bogs who is a compassionate Avon lady and tried to sell her cosmetics product in the castle where Edward lives. And she saw Edward with a lot of scissor scrape, and his messy hair Peg decides to bring him back to her home and want to take care of him. Peg give Edward foods and give him new clothes other than his black vest with black boots
Edward, the android-like being portrayed in Tim Burton’s film Edward Scissorhands, is essentially killed off from society because he falls victim to the malicious lies spread by the community and by the hatred that is cultivated by those lies. Although he never physically dies, Edward’s rejection from society leads to a life-long seclusion away from the outside world. The events that lead Edward into this isolation are brought on by a few misunderstood acts that he commits and the negative reception of those acts by an impressionable community. He is caught committing a break-in (a felony that is not completely his fault yet nobody gives him the benefit of the doubt) and is, from then on, seen as a dangerous criminal. He is also deemed a sexual predator because a townswoman claims that he sexually assaulted her. Also, his attraction to and love for Kim (the Bogg family’s daughter) provokes her jealous and violent boyfriend into harming Edward and trying to turn Kim against him. Edward is never given the chance to explain himself of the accused acts and so he finds himself the target of the town’s hatred; a hatred that is based upon and fueled by jealousy, lies, and rumors. The eventual shunning of Edward by the community is not surprising or shocking because Edward never really fits in with society to begin with. However, what is shocking are the justifications of hatred that are used by the community. Their emotions and attitudes are influenced by the lies and jealousies of a few people and by believing in the religious motivations and accusations of the erratic Christian woman who lives in the neighborhood. By being non-human, Edward is immediately suspected of being guilty of all he is accused of. Hi...
Edward Scissorhands is a character loved by many for his kind and sweet personality along with his abnormalities. However, in Tim Burton’s Edward Scissorhands, society does not. The community becomes crude and keeps distance from Edward after some certain events. It is seen as a common theme in Burton’s movies to see instances of atypical protagonist and ideal, yet judgmental settings show the idea that society is against those not normal.
In the words of Tim Burton, “One person’s craziness is another person’s reality.” This is the truth for the magical movies he has put together. Burton grew up different from others; he was an outcast from the people around him. Enjoying B movies, he would watch them a great deal. Out of all the characters, Burton preferred the monsters or strange creatures. Some inspirations to him are Edgar Allen Poe, Roald Dahl, and Vincent Price. He frowns upon conformity, for he prefers individuality. What is normal to Burton could be completely wild to another. In Tim Burton’s distinctive films, he uses symbolism and the comparison of individuality and conformity to emphasize the purity of an outsider.