Often, being unique is viewed as being strange. Tim Burton takes that stigma and proves it wrong. In his movies such as Edward Scissorhands and Corpse Bride, Burton includes unique characters that are viewed as strange by the people around them. Based on Tim Burton’s films, it is evident that he feels being unique is not always a bad thing; it can be used to your advantage.
Burton uses costuming to divide his characters from the “normal” surrounding them. For example, in Edward Scissorhands, the main character, Edward, has scissors for hands. At first, others in the town view him as dangerous or strange. They look at his appearance and make a judgement according to that instead of the content of his character. For example,