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Director Tim Burton is known for his fantasy fables and none are as heart warming and innovative than EDWARD SCISSORHANDS. With a screenplay by Caroline Thompson (with whom he co-wrote the story with) the film delves into the magic and mystery of what happens when a stranger with a unique gift awakens a normal “sleeping” community. It’s not only a story about an entire community being changed by one person but that one person being changed both for the good and bad by that community. It’s about a person who only wants to learn to be more human and find his place in the world.
Edward is brought to glorious life by Johnny Depp in one of his most memorable roles. He brings humanity to an artificially created person with more heart than any of the humans depicted in the film. Winona Ryder is fantastic against Depp as Kim, the object of Edward’s undying affection. The innocence of the bond and love between these two characters is what makes the outcome of their doomed relationship so tragic yet inevitable. The film has wonderful supporting performances from Dianne Wiest, Anthonthy Michael Hall, Kathy Baker, and Alan Arkin, to name a few. This overwhelmingly talented cast brings magic to this fable.
Another addition to the magic of this film is Bo Welch’s production design who worked with Burton on BEETLEJUICE and would again work with him on BATMAN RETURNS. Welch’s contribution to the film’s world (as well as the rest of the production staff) cannot be understated as the location and look of the film is just as much a character as the people that inhabit it. Frequent collaborator Danny Elfman provides the wonderful score as he does for most of Burton’s films.
EDWARD SCISSORHANDS is a world just on the surface of our own that we wished we had more opportunities to visit.
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