Stage 1 English Specialist Mrs Brindal‚ 2007 Jacqueline Bonsell‚ 1101 Word Count: 1‚397 Compare the ways in which the authors of two texts explore how society treats people who 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
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Actor Jackie Earle Haley once said‚ “When you’re talking about Tim Burton‚ you’re talking about a guy that has such a visual sense‚ an aesthetic‚ a storytelling style. It’s like he’s got his own genre.” Countless people across the globe know of and agree with Haley’s statement. The type of style Burton has generates a rarely found atmosphere‚ making it unique. Director Tim Burton tends to use outlandish characters‚ low key lighting and dull colors to create a mysterious and creepy mood. In
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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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seem to be odd or different‚ such as Edward in Edward Scissorhands he does this by using many different cinematic techniques. Each technique adds to the main theme throughout his films. Tim Burton uses sound and music‚ lighting‚ and characterization types to prove that being different does not make you an outcast. To begin‚ Burton uses lighting to prove that being different does not make you an outcast. Usually
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Edward Scissorhands The movie Edward Scissorhands emphasises how hard it is for a person out of the norm to actually be accepted by society. People judge others by their appearance before getting to know a person. When seeing someone or something to new‚ some sort of comment or reaction will come into a persons’ mind; whether it be good‚ bad‚ or just simply a thought. Many times if a negative impression is given off by a person that you are not well acquainted with‚ automatically you will feel a
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The 1990 film Edward Scissorhands demonstrates many communication theories and concepts. This movie is an excellent example for many interpersonal communication concepts and theories because it focuses on Edward’s interpersonal communication with the other characters. This is interesting because for all of Edward’s life‚ he has only interacted with one person‚ leaving him with very weak communication skills. Having only communicated with his creator‚ an elderly inventor‚ Edward lacks interpersonal
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Edward Scissorhands essay 1 In today’s society we struggle as a race to accept differences. With our life being influenced by media and people in power it is easy to follow and believe what everyone else believes rather than standing out as an individual. In Edward scissorhands‚Edward never backs away from his differences he teaches people to tolerate him by being himself and showing that being different is acceptable. An important idea was how the townspeople lacked in empathy and were quick
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perceived impairtment. I chose the movie Edward Scissorhands as my example for disabilities‚ and how it makes life so different from the “normal”. Edward Scissorhands is a movie that came out in 1990‚ and it is very popular. The movie portrays Edward as having a clear physical disability‚ and a mental disability that may not be as obvious. The movie starts out with a woman telling her granddaughter a bed time story of where snow comes from and a man named Edward who has scissors for hands. He was completely
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Ever since Edward was built‚ he was never going to fit into a normal lifestyle. Tim Burton’s film Edward Scissorhands‚ described as a ‘romantic‚ dark fantasy’‚ captures the effect of change in a monotonous American neighbourhood. Burton uses many different effects to portray that western society and lifestyle is very dull and full of carbon-copied people following the crowd. Through the use of colour contrast‚ stereotypes and an unusual visitor to the neighbourhood‚ Burton is able to convey his idea
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