Movie-A-Day #379: Edward Scissorhands

[KingLouieLouie]

I figured that "My Left Foot" probably wouldnt generate much interest, however, this (another fine masterpiece) should lead to some discussion.. It also further develops my theme that I am aiming for this week and perhaps it soon will become clearer....

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Again.. thanks to amazon.com for the following:

Amazon.com essential video
Edward Scissorhands achieves the nearly impossible feat of capturing the delicate flavor of a fable or fairy tale in a live-action movie. The story follows a young man named Edward (Johnny Depp), who was created by an inventor (Vincent Price, in one of his last roles) who died before he could give the poor creature a pair of human hands. Edward lives alone in a ruined Gothic castle that just happens to be perched above a pastel-colored suburb inhabited by breadwinning husbands and frustrated housewives straight out of the 1950s. One day, Peg (Dianne Wiest), the local Avon lady, comes calling. Finding Edward alone, she kindly invites him to come home with her, where she hopes to help him with his pasty complexion and those nasty nicks he's given himself with his razor-sharp fingers. Soon Edward's skill with topiary sculpture and hair design make him popular in the neighborhood--but the mood turns just as swiftly against the outsider when he starts to feel his own desires, particularly for Peg's daughter Kim (Winona Ryder). Most of director Tim Burton's movies (such as Pee Wee's Big Adventure, Beetlejuice, Batman) are visual spectacles with elements of fantasy, but Edward Scissorhands is more tender and personal than the others. Edward's wild black hair is much like Burton's, suggesting that the character represents the director's own feelings of estrangement and co-option. Johnny Depp, making his first successful leap from TV to film, captures Edward's childlike vulnerability even while his physical posture evokes horror icons like the vampire in Nosferatu and the sleepwalker in The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. Classic horror films, at their heart, feel a deep sympathy for the monsters they portray; simply and affectingly, Edward Scissorhands lays that heart bare. --Bret Fetzer

Also.. here's an excellent link regarding the film:
http://minadream.com/timburton/EdwardScissorHands.htm

Personal Reaction:

Not much for me to add, however, this role definitely established Depp as the star of the cinema that we've become endeared to, especially for him taking-on such rather twisted roles and adding his own allure in the process... Also.. helped cement his parternship with Tim Burton who is indeed among one of my favorite directors..... This is again one of those movies that I have watched nonstop and can never grow tired of... Certainly one of the best avant-garde films of our time....

 

[Bada0Bing]

Outstanding movie. Depp did a great job. He has done some really strange roles. Tom Cruise was actually considered to play Edward, I’m glad that didn’t work out.

I think I know your theme.

 

[thirty-two]

I havent seen this movie in ages.

Loved it though.

I should go rent this.