Tim Burton in his film “Edward Scissor Hands” communicates the dominant perspective that forcing others to conform to societal norms is a negative‚ paticurly when the focus is on someone who is marginalised through no fault to his own. In this instance‚ Edward is the brain-child of a well meaning inventor‚ however the Frankenstein sub-genre of film provides intertextuality that is wrong and irresponsible to play god with creation of life. Therefore‚ from the start‚ Edward is constructed as an other
Premium Tim Burton Society Edward Scissorhands
being a Christ figure. As a result of the mistakes and sins of others‚ a Grotesque character is the one who is blamed and sacrificed. For all these reasons‚ a viewer feels sympathy for the Grotesque character. In the films‚ Frankenstein and Edward Scissorhands‚ both main characters are considered Grotesque‚ having both a good nature and an uninviting visage‚ making a viewer feel compasion as well as repulsion. The term “grotesque” was first used to describe literary genre by Michel de Montaigne
Premium Protagonist Antagonist Gothic fiction
Through the peculiarities of characterisation and the distinctively visual we experience the impact of place on people. Distinctively visual language shows the similarities and differences between characters and environment with the use of vivid imagery. The distinctively visual is able to create detailed setting‚ characters and place. Through the distinctively visual Henry Lawson and Tim Burton convey interesting views on environment and human interactions‚ and their affect on people and society
Premium Tim Burton Alice in Wonderland Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Discuss how the distinctively visual conveys distinctive experiences in at least TWO of Lawson’s short stories set for study and ONE other related text of your own choosing‚ which must be a visual text. You must attach a deconstructed copy of your visual text. Henry Lawson conveys distinctively visual experiences in his short stories through techniques such as imagery‚ tone‚ personal reflection‚ language and style. The use of language and the development of characters in Lawson’s short stories
Premium Fiction Short story English-language films
film techniques reveal a mysterious character and mood within the beginning 20 minutes of the movie. This suggests/foreshadows to the viewers/audience that this character may have a dark/negative impact on the story as a whole (in particular Edward Scissorhands). T - TECHNIQUE E - EXAMPLE E – EFFECT T - TECHNIQUE E - EXAMPLE E - EFFECT Group 1 One technique used in this scene to set the atmosphere or create tension is a close-up. Example ( An example of this is when the two main
Premium Film techniques English-language films Long shot
The trees coated in cold powdered water‚ and the ground was submerged in it. At least 2 feet deep‚ I could not give you the width if I had wanted to. This expansive terrain ran in all directions‚ and frozen white powdered water would lay like an infection for months to follow. I had a thick coat. It was safe to say that I was perfectly secure until weather conditions furthered. Luckily‚ the weather had been at a still for the last day or two. The sun beamed down upon the land with relevancy. I stopped
Premium Water Sun Debut albums
In the fall that I turned fourteen years old‚ a deep depression crept over me like a fog. I would have expected it to come crashing in like a bolt of lightning‚ but it appeared so quietly and gently‚ settling on top of everything. If it hadn’t been for the ache in my bones and the dullness in my mind‚ it could have come by entirely unnoticed. I spent that year like a ghost‚ wandering the hallways of my home at night. When all became quiet‚ I would arise from the dead. My feet moved softly on the
Premium High school Writing Middle school
The outside format of the painting is a horizontal rectangle. The painting is large and is about the size of a 55 inch flat TV screen. The work is realistic with some abstract elements in the painting. The artwork is realistic because the scene resembles the real world where there are sharks‚ boats‚ ships‚ flying fish‚ water‚ sugarcanes‚ ropes and a dark-colored man. But‚ the texture and colors of the water make it abstract and different from the common blue water in the real world because the
Premium Color Ocean Fish
Henry Lawson’s Short Stories Q1 Describe one significant image from one of Henry Lawson’s Short stories. One significant image from ‘The Loaded Dog’ is the creation of the ‘formidable bomb’ that Andy constructs ‘to blow the fish up’. Lawson gives us a detailed description of the making of the cartridge. He uses adjectives‚ adverbs and exaggeration‚ to emphasis the danger it represents –‘three times the size of those they use in the rock’ and ‘big enough to blow the bottom out of the river’
Premium Short story Fiction
Melting clocks‚ melting pocket watches to be exact. A yellow‚ blue sky over a large body of water next to a cliff. The body of water is very still; it has no movement. It is based off of a seaside in his original home of Catalonia‚ Spain. There is a long rectangle next to this water. Ants cover one of the pocket watches. The one pocket watch that does not appear to be melting as the other three are. There is a large unknown box with a tree branch on top of it. And something else unknown draped
Premium