In the film Edward Scissorhands directed by Tim Burton, explains the life of an “artificial man” named Edward Scissorhands. Edward lives in isolation on a hilltop in a dark and gloomy castle far from society. He is an incomplete creation that has scissors for hands, “the man is left by himself, incomplete and all alone” who is taken in by a residential family and falls in love with their teenage daughter named Kim. A key issue raised in this film is how hard it is to fit in and be accepted by today’s society, which is emphasized through the main character, Edward Scissorhands.
The way the director presented this character bothered me as Edward’s physical appearance resulted in the society abandoning him and not accepting him for who he is beyond his appearance. His face is scarred, his clothes are dark and leathery with complicated buckles, his eyes are distant, his hair is long and unkempt, and his leather apparatus reflects his strength of his hands as weapons. “He created a man, gave him insides, a heart, everything; well, almost everything.” Edward is a dark figure that is separated from the rest of the colourful society due to his appearance. His pale skin reveals that he doesn’t leave his castle and remains isolated and alone.
The idea the director gave off is that Edward Scissorhands is a danger to the faultless society due to his
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The main key issue that saddens me in this film is how long it took the society to truly accept Edward Scissorhands for who he is beyond his appearance and has taught me to love, respect and accept those who are different. Although Edward Scissorhands may be incomplete physically, he is still a normal being like the rest of the picture-perfect society in the film and like the rest of today’s