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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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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AAAAAAhhhhhh Oooo my gosh‚ these are words that we hear all the time bye crazy fans when the see popular actors‚ singers and all famous celebrity’s with the fancy cars and loads of money that mean something to all of these crazy fans. In the film Edward Scissorhands‚ Ed is very much treated like a celebrity he was discovered‚ he hit his peak of popularity‚ then as he made one little mistake the world turned against him and he crashed. This 1960’s suburbia movie demonstrates how the life of a normal family
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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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Savannah Chaney Ms. Lewis English 4 2nd 17 December 2014 Compare/Contrast Essay Johnny Depp‚ also known as Edward Scissorhands is the main focus of this movie. Edward being an invention “monster” as some might say‚ but he also has a kind heart for others. After the inventor “Father” of Edward died he stayed inclosed in the house‚ leaving him unfinished him having scissors for hands‚ he had become socially disconnected. Looking into Edward’s eyes you can tell he’s lost soul being in trapped in
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Adversity‚ it is some sort of obstacle put in front of you in life that you have to overcome. A good example of adversity is in a book written by author Theodore Taylor called The Cay. It is about a young white boy named Phillip and a black man named Timothy and they are in the middle of World War 2 with America‚ Australia‚ Curacao and Great Brittan against Germany. They want to leave Curacao so they get onto a ship that is taking them to Miami but it is bombed on the way. As a result of this Timothy
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Inherent within humanity is the need to belong‚ in which an individual must accept one another in order to achieve a greater sense of connectedness and identity. This is firstly evident in Shakespeare’s As You Like It whereby the ideas of love are used to reveal how relationships are fundamental to one’s sense of belonging. Act 1 Scene 3 explores belonging and not belonging through love and nature as it establishes the plot at the mark of separation from court and country by Rosalind and Celia breaking
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the Edward Scissorhands& The Cabinet of Dr Caligari The pale face‚ messy dark hair‚ According to the inspiration from the somnambulist Cesare in the Cabinet of Dr Caligari‚ in 1990‚ Edward was created in the Edward Scissorhands by Tim Burton. There are a lots of horror element in both of films. However‚ they are shows us different types of movie. The Cabinet of Dr Caligari is a horror‚ but the Edward Scissorhands is a drama and romance movie. In the both of films‚ mise en scene and cinematograph
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In the move Edward Scissorhands‚ there is a man that was created by an inventor and has scissors as hands. He is an invention with a heart‚ and actual body parts. He would wear a black suit and have black hair. He is very pale with scratch marks on his face. He and his father lived in a mansion away from the community. The character would live on the top floor of the mansion and have a bed with pictures and newspaper articles on the wall. He was taken down to the neighborhood by a lady selling cosmetics
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are different. The texts Edward Scissorhands - directed by Tim Burton - and To Kill a Mockingbird - a controversial novel written by Harper Lee - both explore the ways in which society treats people who are not like them whether it is because they look or act different. Both texts demonstrate how a misunderstood character can be quickly judged through his actions and appearance. Whilst the two texts focus mainly on appearance as an explanation for the way the characters are treated‚ they also illustrate
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