Tim Burton Style Analysis

Tim Burton Style Analysis Tim Burton has achieved much(prenominal) fame for his imaginative photographic films and his frizzly remakes of old classics such as Alice, Batman, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. It is in Edward Scissorhands though, a high-priced story ab break an outsider looking in, that Burton shows off his true skills as a director. Using point of view, setting, and motifs his film becomes non just a good movie, but an amazing classic. Burton uses point of view to show the characters opinion and to fill in the missing gaps in the characters history in the resile of flashbacks.For example, i of the beginning snapshots in the movie show that the devout cleaning lady looks out the window and conceives the other woman of the neighborhood flocking together, yet not inviting her to join them. It shows that the woman is an outcast, and is not included in things. Another shaftry shows Edwards dejected face and then flashes over to a scene of Kim goofing off w ith her boyfriend. It lets the viewer understand that Edward is interested romantic both(a)y in Kim, and indeed upset that she is involved with someone else. This is a more subtle technique, and makes the scene more memorable to the viewer because they didnt come right out and say it.As opposed to telling the audience about something, Burton prefers to let them see for themselves. To show Edwards origins, Burton has Edward looking out the window and has a flashback about how he was created. Burton as well as uses setting to a magical extent. Burton is an admirer of over-exaggeration, and this is evident in his distinction of the neighborhood and Edwardss castle. Whereas the community is bright a cheery, with houses of alternate(a) color and rather small proportions, the castle is dark and opposing. All the houses in the community dont have more than four feet between them, and even the backyards are visible from the street.Burton also exaggerates the looming castles closing off b y putting it on a mountain. Burton purposefully designs the community to be the homey, picturesque American dream while Edwards castle is the comment of gloom and doom. Yet when Peg first comes to the entrance of the castle, she encounters an amazing garden, much more beautiful than anything thing the people in the community could make, present us that our perceptions arent al personal manners right. Burton often uses motifs in his movies and Edward Scissorhands is no different. Among many, one of the motifs Burton uses is conformity vs. ndividuality. Burtons movies all carry common threads, and like all of Burtons previous main characters, Edward is an outcast. He is a spark of creative thinking in an otherwise dull society. The citizens of the community choose to conform and the all have flat personalities. One is either a maneater or a motherly type or some other cliche, and that part seems to get the picture the rest of their personality. While Edward, who is so different fro m the way he looks to the way he acts, seems to be the only human character. His personality possesses many layers.The citizens also dress bright and cheery is a retro- call, while Edward with his uncontrollable cop and pale skin looks like a gritty Goth. In conclusion, Burtons skill shines throughout the entire movie. Using point of view, setting, motifs, and other style techniques, Burton makes Edward Scissorhands a true hit. Tim Burtons unorthodox style gives new standards to the movie business, and delivers heartwarming stories about misconceptions and finding yourself. With Tim Burtons masterful skill and mocking humor, it becomes obvious why Edward Scissorhands is such a hit. Gigi Orphali 12-8-11 p. 5-6