Edward Scissorhands

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    Some of the misunderstood characters include Penguin from Batman Returns as all he wants is to gain the acceptance and adoration from society but this is something Max Shreck has already gotten. Another example of this is with the character of Edward Scissorhands. He is perceived as a monster due to his difference but in reality he is kind and also wants to receive acceptance and love from society. However, since he appears to be different,…

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    In his artwork, he creates characters with big, egglike, heads, little bodies, pale, grey, blue, skin, and large, White, round eyes. His artwork is often blended into his movies, such as Alice through the looking glass, Alice in Wonderland, Edward Scissorhands, Corpse Bride, Miss Peregrine's home for Peculiar Children, and Nightmare Before Christmas, where characters proportions are skewed to fit Tims unique drawing style. When Timothy was a young boy he spent his time drawing, and watching old…

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    Almost every directors have a "trademark" style for example Quentin Tarantino is known for "non-linear storylines" or Martin Scorsese is known for frequent using "slow motion "shots. Tim Burton also ranks among this list. He is known “gothicism” since almost all his film portray a dark concept from his childhood experiences which makes him unique from others directors. In order to express his “gothicism” style he use two common features on all his films. Which is lighting and camera movements.…

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    The film Edward Scissorhands includes many scenes that changes the lighting to represent darkness, mysteriousness, and a little bit of evil. At the beginning of the film, the neighborhood is shown with a sunny day, identical houses and yards, and light pastel colors to represent the nice, peaceful world that they currently live in. Shortly after, the mansion that Edward lives alone in is shown and the lighting changes. The bright little neighborhood…

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    softness of childlike wonder behind each protagonist. Edward Scissorhands was released December 6th, of 1990, and was rated 4 stars out 5 by Common Sense Media. Burton’s film received a number of reviews, including one from Peter Travers, a critic from the Rolling Stone corporation. “Edward ScissorHands isn’t perfect. It’s something better: pure magic..” Says Travers. Dressed in leather, blades, chains, and other threatening material, kind Edward is placed in a colorful, pastel environment where…

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    notion in all 3 of his movies. Willy Wonka: Charlie and the chocolate factory, Edward Scissorhands, and Alice in the wonderland.Tim Burton does not fall too short of the mark when it comes to action and light heartiness. Burton has a special appeal to horror due to his repeated genre in the movies he has directed, although horror genres aren't the best he has directed. In Tim Burton’s famous movie Edward Scissorhands, he takes an underdeveloped machine and gave it a heart. Created in a…

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    apprenticeship at disney. Tim Burton is a well-known American film director that has created dozens of brilliant dark and mysterious movies, with well known techniques of colour, cinematography and Two of his most famous films include Edward Scissorhands in 1990 and IN 2005 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory both sharing the same style…

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    rarely think of happening and gave us a perspective of how it would feel or the experience through the characters as they traveled through the world of Tim Burton. He has expressed himself through The Nightmare Before Christmas, Corpse Bride, Edward Scissorhands, Big Fish, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Alice in Wonderland and many others. Through the film techniques Burton choose, he has revealed his fantasies and film expertise. The Nightmare Before Christmas and the Corpse Bride were…

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    For example in his Film Edward Scissorhands the main character Edward is an ostracized character that is not accepted by society. Robert Altman is another auteur who by many standards is…

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    For example in the movie Edward Scissorhands the scene when Edward has a flashback to hugging the inventor when he was giving him the gift of hands but then dies of a heart attack. This scene allows you to see that Edward isn't a monster or a villain he has feelings just like any other person that lives a regular life. He uses this to compare the life of Edward in his castle to a life he is living now and how he loves his new family just like…

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