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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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    Related Material: Edward Scissorhands By Tiarne Hamam 1. Name of text: Edward Scissorhands 2. Composer: Tim Burton 3. Text type: Film 4. What is the text about? Edward Scissorhands is about Edward‚ a Frankenstein-like creation with scissors for hands‚ who is left alone unfinished in his creator’s mansion. Many years after Edward was created‚ local Avon saleswoman Peg Boggs visits the broken-down Gothic mansion on the hill where Edward lives. There‚ she finds Edward alone‚ and upon

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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 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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    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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    cover. In Tim Burton’s beautiful film‚ Edward Scissorhands explains the true meaning of harsh judgment by society. This Drama-Fantasy film from the 1990’s shows how harsh society can be at an instance to such a harmless creation‚ which comes to show how quick people can judge without knowing. For many years now Edward (played by Johnny Depp) has been in lonely solitude causing him a lack of the outside world. His creator made him with a human heart. Edward is welcomed into Peg’s (played by Dianne

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    Edward Scissorhand‚ is a comedy‚ romance‚ sci-fi‚ which revolves around a love story between Kim‚ a messed up teenager‚ and Edward‚ a freakish mixture of childlike humanity and shear destructiveness‚ doomed never to grow up or share a home with other creatures. The film is an odd mixture‚ and at some points may become confusing. It is partly a gothic fairytale with the castle on the hill‚ but mainly it is a story of a normal community and how it is challenged by an outsider‚ and how difficult it

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    However‚ in the fable movie‚ Edward Scissorhand‚ the director‚ Tim Burton‚ positions the viewers to understand the significant meaning of particular issues. “E.S” is can be seen as a story of stereotypical suburbia with social criticism. In this essay‚ starting from analysing this film and providing dominant discourse‚ the use of characters will be discussed followed by debate of technical and symbolic codes which help to put up the discourse. In particular‚ this essay will consider the technical

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    the eye misleads the truth. “Edward Scissorhands”‚ directed by Tim Burton‚ portrays this form of act at its finest‚ giving the audience the clue of how society is influenced wrongly through one’s worth of aspects. This film revolves around an animated human being named‚ Edward Scissorhands‚ created by the scientist‚ Vincent Prince. Edward’s creator unfortunately passed away due to a heart attack‚ leaving the created human being incompleted with scissorhands. Edward is left to also fend himself

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    Edward Scissorhands directed by Tim Burton conveys many ideas and themes to the viewer. Of these ideas‚ the most predominant are that of finding beauty in the most unlikely of places‚ and accepting difference. By exploring and understanding individual characters‚ in particular‚ Edward Scissorhands‚ and film techniques in this movie‚ we can develop a better understanding and knowledge of the ideas portrayed to us‚ and apply these to situations that we may face in our own lives. Edward Scissorhands

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