Appearance is not always an accurate deception of reality. “Edward Scissorhands” highlights the theme of appearance versus reality. In the film, Tim Burton, director of Edward Scissorhands, helps us understand that the people you meet may not be as they seem through the use of architecture, colour, costume, and character.
Edward’s house and the town do not portray reality. Each setting does not look as it seems, as they do not correctly depict the inside, nor the people living in it. Edward’s house looks gothic, eerie and dark, therefore making the audience assume that it’s evil and unwelcoming. German expression is a strong influence in all of Burton’s films, he uses dark contrasting colours to portray such a mood that the audience will…show more content… These aspects help display and enforce the idea that people we meet, may not be as they seem. Appearance does not always match up to reality, and this was seen through Edward and his house. Both had a monstrous exterior, though both were beautiful inside. The reality of Edward’s kind and innocent nature is a lesson to us all not to judge people before we get to know them. Burton’s characters throughout his films have the recurring trait of yearning for love and acceptance, like Edward Scissorhands and Frankenweenie, these characters were shunned by the cruel world that won’t look past their monstrous exterior. Burton relates these characters to ones in society today. People with disabilities, birth defects or ones that simply don’t conform can be harshly judged because people refuse to look past appearances. Burton also shows us that monsters don’t necessarily have to look scary, Joyce and Jim are examples of this. Both characters look ‘normal’, although they are outcasting and unfair towards Edward. Many people in life may be the typical ‘normal’ looking person, but “Edward Scissorhands” shows us that the normal people, may not be what you expect. It is important to know that appearance is not always an accurate deception of reality and we should not judge someone based on
