Film Review: Edward Scissorhands

Edward Scissorhands is not simply a fairy tale. It does not have a happy ending. Edward had to stay in the Gothic castle for the rest of his life because he could no longer stay in the community. We feel pity for him as he was created by an inventor who died before he could give him a pair of human hands. He had been left in the castle alone on his own for a long time before the Avon lady brought him in her family. He was actually a gentle and vulnerable creature at his heart. He never intended to hurt anybody. However, he cannot fit in the community, despite the great effort made by the Avon lady.

Edward's skill with topiary sculpture and hair design made him popular in the neighborhood - but the mood turned just as swiftly against the outsider when he started to feel his own desires, particularly for the Avon ladyÐŽ¦s daughter Kim. He could not take his eyes off her, for she looked so pure and beautiful. Unfortunately, an evil character, KimÐŽ¦s boyfriend Jim acted as an obstacle between Kim and Edward. He even tempted Edward to go to break into his wealthy fatherÐŽ¦s house. Edward was caught red-handed. Started from that day, his reputation started to go down and down. The slut Joyce accused him of trying to rape her. KimÐŽ¦s boyfriend was jealous because Kim left him and stayed with Edward. At the same time, Edward accidentally hurt KimÐŽ¦s brother and the whole community banished him. All the people wanted to hunt him down. It was sad because the people actually discriminated against Edward. As Edward had a pair of razor-sharp hands, they blamed him for risking their lives. In fact, Edward was a kind and childlike ÐŽ§personЎЁ, but because of his scissorhands, people only used him of his skills with topiary sculpture and hair design but failed to trust and respect him.

Race and ethnicity carry symbolical meaning in the movie. At first the women in the community spread the news about Edward being the strange new visitor by calling each other up to discuss his peculiar appearance. They all wanted Peg to bring Edward in front of the people and introduce him to every one. It seemed that each individual had no privacy at all, and every one in the community wanted to pick up the one that did not belong to their community. When Edward had his first dinner with the family, there were a lot of uncomfortable conversations that disturbed the audience. Jim even made fun of Kim for being the center of Edward's crush and he showed no mercy on Edward at all. Joyce