The Gentle Man with Scissor Hands A small suburb neighborhood, shrouded by secrecy and gossip, is introduced to secluded man-made being who’s been cursed with piercing blades as hands. The story of Edward Scissorhands, directed by Tim Burton and starring Johnny Depp, amazes audiences, opens a world of the unknown, and illustrates the natural human emotion of love. From beginning to end, Edward Scissorhands features a quirky romantic comedy gelled with an unlikely protagonist that exemplifies the true meaning of love. Edward Scissorhands slices its way to the top of box office due to its clashingly artistic suburban setting, star-studded cast, and incredibly composed movie soundtrack. Edward Scissorhands, released in 1990 by Twentieth Century
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The neighborhood is in awe of Edward and are heavily eager to meet him, which is the exact opposite as to what he is used to. Eventually, after finding his talent of creating art from shrubs and cutting hair for the women in the neighborhood, Edward warms up to the newly-found attention, but not before meeting Peg’s daughter, Kim (Winona Ryder), whom he instantly falls in love with. Kim’s boyfriend, Jim (Anthony Michael Hall), on the other hand, isn’t too fond of Edward as he and his friends try to embarrass and humiliate him any way they can. Edward must somehow prove he isn’t the cruel and violent man Jim and his friends make him out to …show more content…
The houses in the neighborhood are all of the same style and period, showcasing the concept of perfection in the embodiment of 1950’s suburbia. This idea of conformity is heavily implied in the conception of the neighborhood in which everyone lives. Adding to the clashing differences in setting is the seemingly out of place hill in which the mansion where Edward resides is situated. It brings with it the dark and mysterious being that Edward embodies while Peg’s outgoing personality illustrates the times she lives in. For example, when Peg drives Edward in her bright yellow pastel car out of the old and run down estate into the bright and vibrant neighborhood, it symbolizes two worlds colliding; the one in which Edward lives in the one in which Peg and the rest of the neighborhood lives
The neighborhood is in awe of Edward and are heavily eager to meet him, which is the exact opposite as to what he is used to. Eventually, after finding his talent of creating art from shrubs and cutting hair for the women in the neighborhood, Edward warms up to the newly-found attention, but not before meeting Peg’s daughter, Kim (Winona Ryder), whom he instantly falls in love with. Kim’s boyfriend, Jim (Anthony Michael Hall), on the other hand, isn’t too fond of Edward as he and his friends try to embarrass and humiliate him any way they can. Edward must somehow prove he isn’t the cruel and violent man Jim and his friends make him out to …show more content…
The houses in the neighborhood are all of the same style and period, showcasing the concept of perfection in the embodiment of 1950’s suburbia. This idea of conformity is heavily implied in the conception of the neighborhood in which everyone lives. Adding to the clashing differences in setting is the seemingly out of place hill in which the mansion where Edward resides is situated. It brings with it the dark and mysterious being that Edward embodies while Peg’s outgoing personality illustrates the times she lives in. For example, when Peg drives Edward in her bright yellow pastel car out of the old and run down estate into the bright and vibrant neighborhood, it symbolizes two worlds colliding; the one in which Edward lives in the one in which Peg and the rest of the neighborhood lives