Similarities Between Tim Burton And Edward Scissorhands

Auteur is a French word for a director who not only has complete control over all elements of a film but also has so much creative influences that they would be considered as the film’s author.Tim Burton is considered as an auteur and so is Clint Eastwood,however they do not share the same styles.Tim Burton utilises gothic characters that are often outcasts whereas Clint Eastwood portrays characters with a tragic life that often has a tragic ending.Clint Eastwood usually acts in his own films,on the other hand Tim Burton uses Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter in most of his films.They both have one thing in common,a parent figure or a relationship between an older and younger generation.In short,Tim Burton and Clint Eastwood differ from

each other by many means but they still have something in common despite all the differences.

Essentially,Tim Burton always include a gothic character which is also play as an outsider to his films whereas Clint Eastwood would include a character with a tragic life and also adding a tragic ending to his film as well.In Edward Scissorhands,the main character Edward can’t touch anything because he has scissors instead of hands which leaves him as an outsider as well.Another great example would be in Batman Returns where Batman or Bruce Wayne was forced to keep his identity and life a secret.On the other hand,Clint Eastwood’s featured films like Million Dollar Baby which has a character,Maggie who not only grew up with poor education and little weath but also suffered a critical injury that paralyzes most of her body.Tim Burton’s gothic outcast characters and Clint Eastwood’s characters with their dire life and tragic endings are the main difference between these autuers,being that their style is completely different.

Furthermore,Tim Burton loves to utilise the same actors and actresses like Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter which differs from Clint Eastwood as he often acts in his own films instead.For instance in Dark Shadows,Johnny Depp played as the main character Barnabas Collins and Helena Bonham Carter played as Dr. Julia Hoffman.Unlike Tim Burton,Clint Eastwood acts in most of his own film as an old American man indicating a symbol of his own life;getting older and feeling lonely.He played as Frankie Dunn in Million Dollar Baby,Will Munny in Unforgiven and many more,but most of the characters he portrayed are old American mens.Tim Burton constantly uses the same actors and actresses whereas Clint Eastwood plays almost the same roles in his own films,they differ from each other by all means but they still have common characteristics.

Additionally,Tim Burton and Clint Eastwood shares a common characteristic being that they both take advantage of having a kind parent figure or a father like figure in their films.Such as in Burton’s Edward Scissorhands,Peg and Bill and the Inventor are the typical impossibly kind parent figures in the film.Another great example would be Elizabeth Collins in Dark Shadows where she is the mother of the Collins family.Just as Tim Burton’s films are having parent figures so does Clint Eastwood’s.For instance,in Million Dollar Baby;Frankie is a father like figure to Maggie and also within Gran Torino there is a relationship between Walt and Thao where Walt is a father like figure.Despite all the differences between these two auteurs,they still have something in common being that they both utilises parent figures in their films.

Finally,Tim Burton and Clint Eastwood may differ from each other by having completely different styles but they still have something in common which ultimately leads to their success.Tim Burton’s gothic outcast characters,recurring actors and actresses surely differs from Clint Eastwood’s tragic characters and being both the director and actor of his own films.While they both share a common characteristic being that they both included parent figures or father like figures in their featured films.Despite all the differences and similarities,they are both auteurs who won many awards including Oscars through their constant success.