Conditional Acceptance In The Film Edward Scissor

In the movie Edward Scissorhands, Edwards conditional acceptance and eventual banishment suggests that the people in the world that Burton creates will only accept individuals that are different than the norm if they are of use to them. At the beginning of the movie, all the residents are uneasy about a foreigner entering their community. However, as soon as they realise the potential that he has to fulfil their own desires, they welcome him with open arms. This shows that all the residents in the neighbourhood all want to connect with him on a personal level so that he can do things for them. Additionally, this shows that they see Edward as a tool and not a person. Everything is going well, until Edward is not able to please the residents
in the way that they want and as a result, Edward becomes an outsider once more. This shows that once Edward can’t be of use to others, it is easy for them to outcast him because they only wanted him in the community so he can do all the work for them. As well, this exhibits how fast that they will reject someone that is not one of their own without hesitation. How the residents treat outsiders in the movie Edward Scissorhands is a direct representation of us how we act in the real world. This movie shows us how quickly we accept and turn on people that we are not familiar with. All in all, in the movie Edward Scissorhands, the way that the residents treat Edward shows that people will only accept outsiders if they will be of use to them.