Many films focus on the beauty and realism of the main protagonists. ✔ In the film Edward Scissorhands, directed by Tim Burton, appearance and reality was a main idea and how this impacted on the character of Edward. The film reveals the story of Edward, an abnormally looking human ‘creation’ who has scissors for hands. The story tells the story of Edward, who is invited to join a suburban family and leave his home of an abandoned mansion. Features such as costume, lighting, and dialogue help the viewers to learn understand that we can not judge people based on their appearances. The purpose of the film is to show people that appearances do not always match up in reality. ✔
Firstly, the idea of appearance and reality is shown through an early impression when we see Edward and the mansion. ✔ During the beginning of the movie, Edward is seen inside the mansion, clearly as an outsider and someone that does not belong. Edward is then portrayed as a scary and evil character. The director chosen firstly put Edward in a long shot, …show more content…
✔ Edward did not fit into the suburban, as suburban was very homogeneoussamelike, and Edward was was different. An example is Joyce, a unusual character in the Suburban, who displays values which revolves around manipulating other people to not value the protagonist. Joyce becomes a catalyst for change and decides to go after revenge. She says “All along in my gut i felt there was something wrong with him [Edward].” This shows that Joyce tried to persuade the others in Suburbiaan that Edward was an outcast and did not belong in their community. Joyce judged Edward by the way he acted and looked after he embarrassed her at her salon. This shows how the town saw Edward’s appearance as odd and in reality, his appearance was not accepted by the suburban people because of his
Firstly, the idea of appearance and reality is shown through an early impression when we see Edward and the mansion. ✔ During the beginning of the movie, Edward is seen inside the mansion, clearly as an outsider and someone that does not belong. Edward is then portrayed as a scary and evil character. The director chosen firstly put Edward in a long shot, …show more content…
✔ Edward did not fit into the suburban, as suburban was very homogeneoussamelike, and Edward was was different. An example is Joyce, a unusual character in the Suburban, who displays values which revolves around manipulating other people to not value the protagonist. Joyce becomes a catalyst for change and decides to go after revenge. She says “All along in my gut i felt there was something wrong with him [Edward].” This shows that Joyce tried to persuade the others in Suburbiaan that Edward was an outcast and did not belong in their community. Joyce judged Edward by the way he acted and looked after he embarrassed her at her salon. This shows how the town saw Edward’s appearance as odd and in reality, his appearance was not accepted by the suburban people because of his