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    Tim Burton’s Edward Scissorhands tells the story of a young man named Edward, an inventor’s unfinished creation with scissors for hands. After a long period of isolation, this “uncommonly gentle man” faces the challenges of living in society and falls in love with a beautiful teenage girl, Kim. When analyzing the movie, it can be argued that Edward Scissorhands is in fact a modern take on the fairy tale Beauty and the Beast. The main themes in Beauty and the Beast are that of loneliness,…

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    Burton is known for dozens of films such as the acclaimed dark romantic fantasy film, Edward Scissorhands (1990), Beetlejuice (1987), Batman (1989) just to name a few. Growing up, Tim Burton felt different from other kids so art became his escape, drawing characters that reflected his feelings of insecurities and awkwardness. Burton created characters that were misunderstood and socially awkward just like Edward Scissorhands and a reflection of his own youth. Tim Burton even sparked up a…

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    pale complexion to show how they may be depressed. For example, In Edward Scissorhands and The Nightmare Before Christmas, both main characters wore dark clothing and had a pale skin-tone. Another thing that makes it easy to spot a loner in Tim Burton movies is shadowing and lighting. Dark lighting covering a character gives off the feeling of the character being lonely and sad. In Edward Scissorhands, when they first find Edward he was in the dark corner of the attic all by himself. And lastly,…

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    In Early modern France, orientalism referred to the interaction between modern France with the orient. The church of Rome had the first attempt to learn about orientalism life, which was used to help the Dominicans Christian attraction in the Islamic lands. As for the first orientalism school was formed in Tunis in the late 12th and 13th. Moving on, the study of the orient culture was gradually changed from religious view to a Royal patronage. As for the Ottoman Empire visited France after the…

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    the oompa loompas started to sing their song, everytime a child misbehaved the oompa loompas would sing a song about the that certain child. That is diegetic because the characters can actually that sound and music. An example of non diegetic is in Edward Scissorhands when all of the husbands were leaving for work the music playing was an out of screen soundtrack the characters could not hear that music at the time it was more of an upbeat faster pace music to show that the men were in a rush to…

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    Tangerine is a great book full of mystery, friendship, suspense, and drama. Paul Fisher is a middle schooler that is irritated of his brother, Erik Fisher, being perceived as a caring older brother that is talented at playing football. Paul is the only person that knows the truth about his brother: Erik Fisher is a monstrous, dastardly, and heartless human being. When Paul and his family moved to Tangerine, Florida, he got a fresh start and a second chance at being socially accepted at school.…

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    politics, and bring order to the land. It took a lot to be a famous knight in the tough times of the middle ages. Edward the Black Prince was the knight that preformed sound on the battlefield and worked tough in politics. William Wallace fought for not only the independence of himself, but also the people around him. Finally, there was William Marshal who was so…

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    Indiana Jones is an archeologist, studies, and knows a lot about the subject. Each time there is an issue, he tries to resolve it and always find a solution. For instance, at the end of the movie, he knows that looking straight at the evil spirits that comes out…

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    place around the time of World war II and the Nazis.Indiana Jones is a unique man who became a college at Marshall College, but has a hobby as an archaeologist. Jones spends his free time hunting for hidden treasures and ancient artifacts around the world. One of his expeditions , Jones worked his way through a cave setup with traps. At the end of the cave , he took the golden idol and barely escaped with his own life. However , Jones’ rival archaeologist , Rene Belloq steals the idol…

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    their quest. The film Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade demonstrates how guidance from a god-teacher during Indiana’s quest for the Holy Grail motivates proper morals that ultimately leads to a positive outcome. Elsa Schneider chooses to take on the quest for the Holy Grail with no god-teacher, she only has the example of greed and manipulation that is set by the Nazis which causes her to act immoral. Indiana Jones, on the other hand, is influenced by his father, Henry Jones Sr. on the quest…

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