Edward Scissorhands
has many things in common with the traditional fairy tale. It is both magical
and grim at the same time. For instance, the film opens with the “Once upon a
time” saying. From that line alone, we know that the film will have the same
characteristics of the traditional fairy tale. The very creation of Edward
seems to be magical because in real life we know that humans cannot be made
from mechanics. Another big indication that this film is in the fairytale
fashion is the fact that Edward lives in a huge castle on top a hill. It might
remind people of the tower of Rapunzel, but in this case, a woman was the
rescuer. It would seem like Edward was rescued from harm in order to live in
the better world, but that is not the case in this film. The Avon lady brings Edward
to live with her family, people realize how different he is from the rest of
the residents. He also sees how different he is from the rest of society. These
people who live in the suburbia are not at all the kind of mentor anyone should
look up to. Edward is the character with the physical problem, but the suburban
residents are the people with the mental problem. Edward is sincerely a nice
person, and society is the monster. These
people are just boring, ordinary, suburban inhabitants who have nothing to do
with their time. Since their houses and family structure is so strict and scheduled,
one would think that their personal lives were too. But they are more distressed
on the inside than they show. They first seem to have everything put together
but as the movie progresses we begin to see how the town transgresses. They go
from curious to enjoyable to despicable leaving Edward with no choice but to
harm them. This is how this film varies from the normal cliché movie. There is
really no happy ending because Edward ends up alone, again.
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