The costume that he wears and his very gothic looking hairstyle makes him look sinister. Even though Edward is the nicest and the kindest character in the movie he is thought to be a devil by Esmeralda. The same could also be said for Jim, he does not look evil, going out with one of the most innocent people in the movie, Kim, but he is the most evil person. Lastly there are the film techniques that help us or make the viewers determine whether a character is light or dark and good or evil. The lighting, costumes or settings can make ur think about a character differently.
Edward Scissorhands Creates Romance In Tim Burton’s somewhat dramatic film Edward Scissorhands is the story of a bashful yet ignorant man "created" with scissors for hands trying to live in the suburbs with people he doesn’t fit well with (after being discovered in a mansion's attic by a woman named Peg). Clearly this story creates a certain mood of acceptance and romance. Edward goes through his life in the suburbs without a care in the world about how people think about him. He always kept to himself and believes that he is just like everyone else. Later on in the film he discovers a girl that he likes and tries to make himself known.
Paula Castellanos # 4 Ms.Farmer 3rd Period In the movie Edward Scissorhands, Tim Burton uses eye line match and non-diegetic sounds to emphasize and develop Edwards’s emotions and feelings through the film. When Edward is hugging Kim he wants to touch her face and her body but he can’t. The director uses eye line match during the flashback between Edward’s face and his hands to show how much he wanted to become a normal person like everyone else. It makes the audience feel sorry for him, but it also reflects the sadness that has been always with Edward’s character. As another example when Edward was trapped in Jim’s house he was trying really hard to open the door but it was impossible because of his “condition” , Burton also uses eye line match during this scene between his hands, the lock’s door and his face to highlight how different life is for Edward even in the smallest details.
Notes from the movie • Old-school black-and-white in the beginning of the film with upbeat, then dreamy music. • Foreshadowing with scrolling, stormy thunderstorm clouds during opening credits. • Having seen most of the film numerous times before but never the ending(as I recall), it was easy to tell that Hunk must be the Scarecrow, Uncle Henry is the Lion, and Elmyra Gulch is the wicked witch of the east. Aunt Em must be the good witch of the North. • Dorothy seems rejected by her family in the beginning of the film, like they don’t have time or don’t want to talk to her.
She is seen to have received a cold reception from both sues, and they do not want to communicate to her or be associated with her. She is suffering rejection and humiliation when they pack her items in one corner and invite their boyfriends in the room and apparently they start kissing. However, a rude character is seen when she does not introduce her mother when they arrived in the dormitory. Lisa feels unwanted and as an intruder in the room. The second case, which is titled the surprised roommates, is centered on two ladies called Sues Taylor and Sue Knowles.
The protagonist is consistently in the shadows and darkness and the environments she is placed in is isolated and mysterious, which is similar to the first text; The Strange Case. The couple move to the mysterious and unusual Manderley. Arriving to Manderley in the car, they travel through the forest. The long roads and the never-ending tall trees create a sense of loneliness and segregation from the city and uncertainty and eeriness as she is being placed in a new environment. The use of weather compliments the mood of the scene, as it then begins raining heavily.
ENGLISH ESSAY INTRODUCTION The novel “A Cage of Butterflies” by Brian Caswell and the movie Edward Scissorhands by Tim Burton encompass the same theme of being an “outsider”. The novel and the film both use distinctive techniques which evoke an empathetic response. The novel itself is a convoluted yet understandable story of the five telepathical babies, seven high talented adolescents, two sympathetic staff and two ruthless scientists. The movie, also which strongly emphasis the theme of being different, is about an inventor who invented a man, Edward, but died before he finished Edward’s hands, so Edward is left with “Scissorhands”. PARAGRAPH 1 – FILM In the movie, Edward Scissorhands, the symbolic code of colour and technical code of camera angles are not yet only used to support the dominant discourse, but also to make a clear aspect of Edward’s difference to the society.
The fact that he keeps a mural of film related matter on his wall does not say too much on its own, however is we take further detailed notice, we realise that the movies and films which he has on display all reflect his ideologies in some way. One of the films is “White Heat”. This is a gangster, rebel movie and this reflects V’s way about achieving his intentions as V is rebelling against the suppressive government. Another film displayed is “Son of Frankenstein”. The stories of Frankenstein and V for Vendetta are surprisingly somewhat similar, although in abstract not actual happenings.
One of the things that indicates, there are problems in the marriage is in the start of the short story, when Seton comes home, probably from work. Then he walks into the living room, and meets Jessica and the kids. (P 530 l. 10 – 17) It symbolizes that there are problems, it is pretty obviously, that Jessica needs Seton to help more at the house, but Seton can’t believe that the house is in such disorder. He can’t see that what they need his help; he thinks that it is just something they have arranged. (P 530 l. – 25 – page 531 l.
The film is based on an invented man named Edward who was left unfinished and isolated. Identity is a quality which requires an individual to go through an internal struggle and be able to balance between keeping their own personality and still be able to belong, resulting in conformity. This was demonstrated through the use of a long shot of Edward’s costume contrasting with the environment around him. The long shot establishes Edward’s dark apparel juxtaposed with the brightly coloured house, reinforcing his alienation in the community. However, Peg offers him ‘normal’ clothes to create a new identity allowing him to gain a sense of belonging in his environment.