Sign In. Edit Edward Scissorhands Jump to: Summaries 6 Synopsis 1. The synopsis below may give away important plot points. Getting Started Contributor Zone ». Edit page. Top Gap. See more gaps ». Create a list ». Movies watchlist. See all related lists ». Share this page:. But the themes of Mary Shelley's novel are not likely to be well-known among the younger crowd, and their connections to themes in Edward Scissorhands would be hard for that group to pick out.
Shelley's original novel was horrifying because it put forth a shocking concept: what if a man built another man using human parts?
What if that man became like God, did something that only God should be able to do? Victor Frankenstein, unlike the Inventor in this movie, is not a terribly sympathetic character.
His motives for making a man are out of selfish delusion, and he neglects the monster once it comes to life. The Inventor, on the other hand, makes a man whom he treats as a son. But the underlying message is the same: should he have meddled in affairs best left to an unknown creator? Edward's life, much like Frankenstein's monster, is riddled with challenges based in others' fear of him, despite his gentle nature.
He is misunderstood, doomed to lead what he believes is an incomplete life. Should he ever have been created in the first place? Literary adults will notice this parallel, as will those familiar with Burton's other works like "Vincent" or either incarnation of Frankenweenie , which show that Burton holds Frankenstein and his monster close to his heart.
Adults, and especially those with children of their own or who are close friends with other parents, will notice Edward's interactions with the parental figures in his life more keenly than a child would. The Inventor is very much a father figure to Edward, not only building him, but kindly guiding him through etiquette lessons and reading him poetry.
When the Inventor creates hands for Edward, he presents them to his scissor-handed son as a Christmas present — the last great gift he had left to give. When the Inventor dies, Edward is left alone with only his memory, and with the endless desire to be completed. Peg finds him and, in true motherly form, immediately decides that she will bring him down out of his tower and help him find his place in society.
She encourages his unique skills, tries to help him conceal his facial scars, and welcomes him into her home and her family unconditionally. When someone tells Edward that if he loses his scissors and gets human hands he will no longer be special, Peg confidently replies, "No matter what, Edward will always be special.
It is gratifying that, even though so much goes wrong for Edward in the course of this movie, he at least had two parental figures who very clearly cared for him and his well-being. About a third of the way through the movie, Edward is introduced to Peg's daughter, Kim, for the first time. Unfortunately, it's a traumatic introduction involving a lot of screaming and the deflation of a waterbed, so when Bill sets Edward up on the folding couch in the basement, he also offers the startled young man a drink.
When Edward asks what it is, Bill replies, "Lemonade," which seems innocuous enough. But what kids probably won't see is that Bill has actually poured liquor for Edward, probably some kind of whiskey. Edward drinks it all at once with the aid of a straw and is immediately overwhelmed by the burning sensation.
The next day, while he's trimming Peg's bushes, she offers him actual lemonade, and the mention of it causes Edward to throw up. A younger viewer is less likely to make the connection between booze and lemonade in this context than someone who has a little more drinking experience.
At first glance, it seems like the townspeople embrace Edward and his unique abilities — and in some ways, they do. They are impressed by his artistic ability with topiaries and hairdressing, encouraging him to start his own salon. But none of them have ever paid him for his work, and he is brought in for show and tell as though he is an object.
Kim's boyfriend sees Edward as a convenient tool with which to rob his own father, using his scissors to unlock a high-security door. And once things start to go awry for poor Edward, the majority of the townspeople choose to turn on him, exclaiming that they always knew something was wrong with him, that he was dangerous.
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