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    We instantly scan people for some characteristic we like and then we latch on to it. Social expectations we are all trained in from a young age‚ Edwards problem is that he isn’t used to this. He has to be taught all these things. Each group of friends and family has little expectations . Edward has a lady who comes Edward and Othello are treated really well until they provide an advantage to society‚ once this benefit is complete these people are thrown out like trash. Still a delineation

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    knees‚ as it flared in the night air like a fountain of silk. Gazing at the empty sky; the moonless night magnified the silence as the untouched‚ soft white layer of snow covered the ground like a blanket on top of you on a chilly winter night. Edward scratched away at an angelic sculpture‚ with his pointed lethal hands. He shadowed the pure and beautiful angel as he scratched intensely through the ice; his face‚ as pale as wax‚ as he stood in his borrowed‚ steam pressed shirt. I came closer to

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    At first glance‚ it would appear that Henry James’ "The Turn of the Screw" and Tim Burton’s "Edward Scissorhands" have only one thing in common: they are both from the gothic genre. But upon looking closer‚ one will notice that there are a number of other similar traits between the two. There are noticeable similarities between Edward and the Governess‚ as well as similarities between Edward and the two children in The Turn of the Screw‚ Miles and Flora. There are also general themes which the two

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    Edward Scissorhands Tim Burton’s 1990 Edward Scissorhands creates a whole new world for viewers to enjoy: the classic‚ perfect world of suburbia with each family living the American dream versus the unknown world of an uncommonly gentle man who is nearly human. The film Edward Scissorhands shows that Edward’s gothic castle and the perfect town of suburbia are meant to be two separate worlds though Edward desires to live in a perfect world‚ and the people of suburbia desire a change of pace

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    July 2012 30Th July 2012 ‘‘Peg Should Have Taken Edward Home To Live In The Town’’ Peg Boggs should definitely have taken Edward down from the mansion to live with her and her family in the local town. Edward got to experience how people lived down in suburbia and he got to meet various new people. He also had some great relationships with people and he was particularly close to Kim‚ the girl he truly loved. Peg’s decision to take Edward down to live with her family‚ resulted in him learning

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    Edward Scissorhand The story of Edward Scissorhand is a modern day account of beauty and the beast. The main genre of Burton’s film is a Gothic-Horror film with romance and comedy added. The story takes place in suburban America where the majority of members are familiar with each other’s movements and whereabouts. When Peg brings in Edward the majority see him as an outsider‚ they also choose to use him to the best of their advantage. After a series of events which tarnishes Edward’s name the members

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    Edward Scissorhands is a 1990 American Romance‚ Horror‚ Gothic and fairy tale hybrid film directed by Tim Burton and starring Johnny Depp. The film shows the story of an artificial man named Edward‚ an unfinished creation‚ who has scissors for hands. Edward is taken in by a suburban family and falls in love with their teenage daughter Kim. Supporting roles are portrayed by Winona Ryder‚ Dianne Wiest‚ Anthony Michael Hall‚ Kathy Baker‚ Vincent Price‚ and Alan Arkin. Burton conceived the idea for

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    him. Films such as Edward Scissorhands (1990) and Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet street (2007) have been used to explore special concerns about outcasts and the power of your true identity. Burton has used aspects that are recognisable by the audience‚ for example‚ colour palette and characterisation to consistently explore these thematic concerns throughout the films. Tim Burton can be considered an auteur due to his use of a

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    Burton’s eye opening film‚ Edward Scissorhands‚ showed intense drama through the use of Edward and Kim who expressed great love for each other. Yet it became a tragedy as the couple who were meant to be together were too different from each other. This essay‚ will illustrate how much Edward loved Kim so much that he was willing to do anything for her‚ and how much Kim loved Edward so much that she sacrificed her love to let him go. The way Burton used these two characters to show the realistic view

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    years since the American film director and producer‚ Tim Burton‚ released Edward Scissorhands in the United States. The film was a box office success and it received nominations for some of the most important awards in the film industry. This was mainly due to the compelling performances of a star-studded cast‚ composed of Johnny Depp‚ Winona Ryder‚ Dianne Wiest and Vincent Price‚ among others The film traces the story of Edward‚ a young unfinished-experiment-man who had scissors as hands. He was living

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