Edward scissorhand is a movie made in 1990 directed by Tim Burton. This story is about a man called Edward that gets created by an inventor with a few incomplete parts to make him look quite different than others. Being different and unique he finds it very hand and struggles endlessly to try and fit into the society he is brought into. He is challenged to adapt into the new life and environment that he has never experienced before. When Edward‚ an outsider enters into the community there is confusion
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Year 12 English Standard Assessment Task Part A: Reading & Writing – Analysis Written by Izak Lucas-Parr Text 1: Edward Scissorhands (Film) Directed by Tim Burton Edward Scissorhands (1990) tells us a story about an artificial man‚ Edward ‘Scissorhands’‚ who was made by a lonely inventor in his mansion atop a hill near a small town. Long after his inventor’s death‚ Edward is brought into society by Meg‚ a local resident and encounters many new and interesting things as he attempts to belong in
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Within the film Edward Scissorhands‚ the director Tim Burton exposes us to a vulnerable‚ almost baby like un-developed human in a full grown man’s body. We are allowed in to Edward’s strange‚ yet exciting new world where we experience in his many plaguing problems‚ of heart ache and confusion. Edwards’s problems are both caused equally by‚ his kind-hearted good nature and his trusting soul towards others‚ but at the same time by his rage and anger in desperate times caused by the cruel judging people
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appreciating his work and him. He then climbs off of the ladder to see his work but when he accepted how well it was‚ he accidentally cut Kim. Edward now feeling bad tries to see if Kim is ok but Kim’s ex-boyfriend Jim intervenes telling Edward to leave because he’s a freak and that he was not welcomed. The director Tim Burton then shows Edward from Edward scissorhands cutting his clothes with his hands made of scissors to show a transition in the character to show that he has finally accepted that he will
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Discussion Questions on Edward Scissorhands As you watch the movie you will need to take notes to answer these questions. The purpose of this film is to get you ready for the next role we will look at in depth which is that of the artistic designer. You need to consider the needs of the director and work with set designers‚ costuming and other professionals in the film industry for this job. I would like a rough copy of your answers to these questions to be given to the teacher at the end
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Throughout the novel‚ Maestro‚ Edward Keller is extremely harsh on Paul Crabbe. Keller never complements him and form the very beginning tells him that he has not got what it takes to be a musician. Although is seems mean and rude. The attitude that Keller has throughout the novel teaches Paul about life and makes him a better person and it has positive effects on Paul. Paul Crabbe and Edward Keller have a bumpy relationship throughout Maestro. Readers are informed about Paul’s first meeting with
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Compare the way in which the 2 films Frankenstein and Edward Scissor Hands represent stories of the misunderstood outcast in society. The 1930’s black and white film Frankenstein by James Whale and 1994’s film Edward Scissor Hands by Tim Burton are two movies about a misunderstood creation that is seen as an outcast and practically shunned by the community. In this essay I will be comparing the two films on the outcast‚ context‚ style and technique. The monster in James Whale’s production
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Edward Scissorhands is not simply a fairy tale. It does not have a happy ending. Edward had to stay in the Gothic castle for the rest of his life because he could no longer stay in the community. We feel pity for him as he was created by an inventor who died before he could give him a pair of human hands. He had been left in the castle alone on his own for a long time before the Avon lady brought him in her family. He was actually a gentle and vulnerable creature at his heart. He never intended to
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Tim Burton is an American film director‚ who is best known for directing Beetle juice‚ Edward Scissorhands‚ A Nightmare Before Christmas‚ and various great films. Tim Burton has a unique style used in children’s movie‚ he uses a lot of gothic and dark themes that can be great for other movies such as the 1989 Batman film or Sweeney Todd both already have a dark setting with them and are great for Burton’s gothic style. Tim Burton’s films are mostly centered around being an outcast‚ a different person
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non-diegetic music‚ and lighting Burton shows in Edward Scissorhands and Alice in Wonderland how it’s better to be different and yourself than conforming to a restrictive society. Burton uses contrasting colors in Edward Scissorhands in order to show how dissimilar Edward is. In Edward Scissorhands‚ all the houses‚ cars‚ and people’s clothing in the neighborhood are bright pastel colors that juxtaposed Edward’s black and white appearance already displaying how Edward does not fit in with the neighborhood.
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