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never changed
Apparently, when I was 6 years old, I watched this movie and fell in love with Edward. When I popped in the DVD 12 years later, my mother reminded me that I used to bring him up at dinner and I'd draw pictures of him at school.
Well I had weird tastes then and I have weird tastes now. I'm still yearning to live in a fairy tale and I'm still in love with Edward. I think his childlike tenderness appealed to my own just peaking youth and today it riles up nostalgia that produces the same warm feelings.
Burton's movie is a spectacular take on the tragedy of humanity always unable to accept and understand each other if it stands in the way of protecting themselves. But Burton brings out the compassion in any (willing) member of the audience and reminds watchers that there is humanity and love in the strangest and even the most dangerous of creatures.

You will love this movie
This is quite possibly one of the most magical movies I have ever seen. In one sentence, this is the story of a young man yearning to accepted and loved, but who sadly isn't cut out for this world. It is inevitable: it will make you cry.

Johnny Depp plays Edward Scissorhands, an incomplete, timid and bizarre character, who was created in a large castle by an inventor. Unfortunately, his inventor (Vincent Price) dies before he was able to finish Edward. Edward looks like a normal human being, except he has ghostly pale skin and large blades for his hands. He sounds monstrous, but he is probably the most lovable creature imaginable.

One day, a naiive Avon lady named Peg (Diane Wiest) going door-to-door discovers Edward, all by himself in the huge castle, and invites him to live with her and her family. Edward hardly speaks a word, but he doesn't need to. Every adorable expression on his face tells us that he would do anything to have even just one friend. Everyone in the neighborhood finds him mysterious, but they quickly accept him. Edward then shows them his wonderful talent at cutting bushes into miraculous shapes. Soon, Edward is doing everything from ice-sculpting to hair-trimming. He is in love with his new life.

He finds that he is also in love with Peg's daughter, Kim, played by Winona Ryder. At first, Kim is frightened by Edward. But she slowly realizes how warm and loving he is, as opposed to her current boyfriend. The most unforgettable part in this movie is later when Kim asks Edward, "Hold me," and Edward's response is "...I can't." He wants so badly to hold her, but at the same time he is afraid of harming her. At this point, I'm melting in my chair.

Anyway, everything is going perfectly, until a few accidents happen. Let's just say that, in the eyes of the neighborhood, Edward's hands go from being helpful tools to deadly weapons. Everyone immediately turns on him, and Edward finds himself completely alone again.

I won't tell any more, so that I don't spoil the story. I will tell you that this movie has a sad ending. My opinion is that this role is probably Johnny Depp's best. He gives Edward the perfect blend of sadness, happiness and innocence. Be sure to have plenty of tissues, but also be prepared to laugh at Edward's awkwardness and silliness. Most of all, be prepared to fall in love with Edward Scissorhands.

Dissapointing. I wanted to like it more
One day out of nowhere I realized, "hey! I haven't even seen Edward Scissorhands, and it's been 15 years since it was made." (I said it with that same exact voice). So being a fan of Johnny Depp, I decided to finally watch this movie.

It was an interesting story about an alienated character (and I ususally like these kinds of movies), but could've been done much better, the script could use some tightening up. The main problem that hurts this movie I believe is character development. Some of the motivations of the characters are questionable. For example (possible spoiler), why in the hec does Kim ever fall in love with him? There was not enough shown on screen to merit such a change in her emotions- she went from almost being disgusted of him to... LOVING him? Not just being his friend, not accepting him for who he is, or even just his best friend, but LOVING him...romantically. That's just totally absurd, it seems too contrived and convinient, not to mention cliche'. Just because she found out that he would do anything for her that she asked him to is not a reason to FALL IN LOVE with him. I could understand if she finally began to UNDERSTAND him and TOLERATE him like Rita did Sam in the movie 'I am Sam,' but for her to fall in love was not believable.

There were a couple of subplots that felt unfinished. For example after the lady tries to seduce Ed in the Salon and he runs off, we never see any interaction between these two characters again. It felt like they threw in certain scenes for convienece and to envoke certain emotions. In the end when Ed saves the kid from being hit by the van, again that felt like a convienent scene to throw in to show Ed as a hero and to draw empathy, but it makes no sense at all. Why did Anthony Michael Hall keep driving full speed after seeing the boy in the street? Even if he was drunk he would've made some change in his action after seeing his girlfiend's brother about to be hit. This movie was too contrived for me to like it, it's sweet and lighthearted, but pretty average because of script problems.

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