(Return) Thoughts on "Edward Scissorhands"

Alysson 2022-03-22 09:01:02

When I watched the film "Edward Scissorhands" for the third time, I silently thought in my heart: I must write something for this film, and my impression of "Edward Scissorhands". When I first heard about this film, I only knew that it was a tragic story with love as the main line. However, after reading it, I discovered that I was deeply shocked by the hidden connotations revealed in this story. This tragedy was not caused by any one person, but by this secular world. Edward has never set foot in this society. His heart is as holy as a newborn baby, not stained with dust. However, this is exactly what this world does not allow, and this world does not allow such pure and beautiful things to exist. After the "robbery" happened, Kim's father asked Edward a question: What would you do if you picked up a bag of money on the street? A: Take it for yourself. B: For your friends and loved ones. C: For the poor. D: Give it to *. Edward said: Give it to the one I love. Then everyone shook their heads helplessly, but Qin smiled. Seeing this, my first thought was: Their relationship has progressed. The second sad thought followed. This world, a world framed by the legal system and secular rules, does not allow such "emotional" answers. Indeed, you should choose D and give it to *. This is a problem that everyone knows. But if you ask a child, maybe he will answer: give it to my father, mother, my brother and sister. Because it is a child, the heart of the child is always beautiful. But this society does not allow it. If the owner of this package is a notorious hypocrite, then the package should also be returned to him. If the owner of this package has committed a serious crime and escaped punishment, he is still bluffing and cheating. Then this package of money should also be returned to him. In this world, such purity and beauty as Edward cannot survive. When * took a horn and yelled at helpless Edward, "Please put down your weapons! Put down your weapons!" When Edward raised his hands nervously, trembling, and walking out of the house with a slight stagger, a thought flashed in my mind: Under the coercion and frame of this society, innocence and beauty raised his hands. , At the muzzle of the secular black hole, surrendered naked and helplessly. Yes, in such a world, Innocence cannot survive. The women in the small town are the highlight of the film, bustling and lively. They are the most direct embodiment of the world. There are very coquettish (or if you remove the wind, it still works), seduce men everywhere, even Edward will not let it go. Undressing in front of him, but he didn't understand anything, and even told Qin's father. He is too simple. And those who are good, go everywhere to inquire about other people's home affairs. When children are born, they are as pure as white lotus, but when they keep in touch with the world and understand the society, their hearts will change, they will wear a body and a mask, they will gradually adapt, they will smile with false affection, and they will Follow others' preferences, and tend to follow the trend. So people become like this. When Edward first arrived, because of his superb craftsmanship and...unique appearance. People are very interested in him. At the barbecue party, the men treat him as a buddy and invite him to play cards. The women fed him bite by bite of their own food. However, when Edward was imprisoned because he didn't have any right or wrong judgment standards, and only did things for the people he loved, their attitudes began to change drastically. "Eh, you know what, I saw him..." "Yes, last time..." In fact, these things happen to everyone is completely normal, but when a group of people gather to discuss one person at the same time, this person It will become a target of public criticism and ruin in an instant. Edward didn't think there was anything wrong with his scissor hands. However, a veteran came to the barbecue meeting and said: "Don't think you have a disability, you are a useless person. My leg will not be able to move at all after the war, but , I still maintain an optimistic and positive attitude towards life, what is the disability, right?" Edward couldn't understand what he was talking about. However, when everyone in the small town began to squeeze out Edward and the * was all out, Jean’s brother Kevin met the veteran again on the way home. He asked, "Did you catch him?" Kevin said: "Who?" The veteran said, "That's it--" He showed a disdainful expression: "Waste." I sneered. When Edward was the focus of everyone's life, he took out his hypocritical pretense to "comfort" Edward in order to get close to Edward. It seemed to have said what he and Edward had in common, and narrowed the distance between them. However, time passed, and Edward became a waste in his mouth. There can be no women in the world who embody the world so completely, and it is impossible to live together so coincidentally. But the film only refines and magnifies this phenomenon. They are a representative, representing this society, the dirt in everyone's heart, but sadly, without these dirt and worldliness, this society cannot exist. Because it is impossible for everyone to be Edward. He treats everyone as a good person. When Edward couldn't stand the humiliation of Jean's boyfriend Jim and left angrily, he shattered the clothes Petty gave him after he came to this town and abandoned them. I was very impressed by this shot. Edward abandoned the concealment given to him by the world and returned to himself. He was too tired and he could not bear to survive in this world. He sat alone, and ran over to a puppy whose hair was so long that it covered his eyes. It squatted beside Edward. Edward turned his head and glanced at him, then stretched out his scissors hand, "click" With a sound, the long hair in front of the puppy's forehead was cut. This shot, in my opinion, has a profound meaning. Especially in such a scene. The world blinded people's eyes, and Edward helped the puppy cut the hair, and his vision became brighter. I know that Edward released a soul at this moment. Edward, a beautiful and holy soul. However, how did such a wonderful Edward come from? He is an artificial man with the heart of a cookie, made by an inventor. Yes, such a beautiful thing is produced from secular human hands. In fact, everyone has such a beautiful shadow in their hearts. The inventor created Edward and taught him etiquette, such as whether it is polite to receive a second cup of tea. Read poems to him and teach him to read words. Edward has never been isolated from the world. The reason why he was so kind, created by human hands, is because that inventor, or in other words, everyone subconsciously hopes that everyone is Edward. In everyone's heart, there is a shadow of Edward, beautiful, but ethereal and faint. When I see an old man standing on the bus, I will suddenly wonder if I want to give up my seat. At this moment, this kind and beautiful shadow flashed, but after that, he would hide in everyone's body full of dirt. The deepest hope in the human heart can only become an unattainable fairy tale. The inventor turned this hope into Edward. However, after he was involved in a society composed of humans, he could not be accepted. This is human sorrow. Edward's hand-what does this mean. Why is the screenwriter and director so cruel? Let Edward, a symbol of holiness and beauty, let his hands be scissors that can hurt people at any time. After watching the movie, I was stunned for half an hour in front of the TV, endless aftertastes. In the end, I thought, maybe, human hands hurt more than the sharpest scissors. The inventor passed away before he gave Edward a hand. Edward could only have a pair of scissors as his own hand. For this reason, he could not do many things. When Qin said to him "Hold me", Edward said because of his hand. "I can not." But Qin still helped Edward hug him in the end. You see, although the scissors hands are sharp, they can embrace love. But when I remembered the ending song, I raised my teary face, and the first word that flashed in my heart was ---- Give him a hand. The film is a tragedy. In the end, Edward returned to the castle, carrying his love for the piano, building branches and leaves alone, taking care of gardening, alone every day. Yes, truly beautiful things can only be stored in a corner that humans cannot reach, far away from society and the world. Only in this way can the holiness continue to survive. If the film ends with a happy ending and Edward is accepted by the small town and lives happily with Qin, then, before long, the purity of Edward will die, and his heart will degenerate. , Has also become filthy and filthy. The film also cannot explain that those hidden under the mask of human nature and society are more real than the lover's unfaithfulness, and belong to mankind's own tragedies. I don't know how to evaluate the movie. Just like the great grace does not say thank you, I have received too much kindness, but I can't say thank you, because at that time, a word of "thank you" seemed too light. I cannot use "good" to evaluate this film because the word "good" is too light. Johnny Depp. I have to mention Edward's role, which is very well performed. Edward has never been involved in society. After stepping into this world, he appeared terrified and lonely. His lines were scary and his words were nothing but "thank you" or "sorry". Someone has counted that Johnny Depp only said 169 words in this film. However, he acted the scissors hands alive-with his eyes and body language. Sometimes tender, sometimes melancholy and affectionate, or fearful, or lonely and helpless. A beautiful soul made him perform vividly. Finally, Jin said to him "I love you" , The next step is life and death. I think if you switch to the Qiong Yao drama, Edward will shed tears at this time, and then talk a lot of love, and the two will hold headaches and cry. If they change to Ma Jingtao, they must use roaring. However, Edward didn't say anything, just closed his eyes gently. In the whole play, closing the eyes makes this scene the most heartbreaking moment. However, closing the eyes can highlight the character and the scene at the time more than a thousand words. The beauty can only be seen with tears. The past becomes memories, and after those incidents in the small town, it is destined that Qin will never be with Edward. They never met again, leaving only good memories. The scene of Winona Ryder dancing in the snow is so beautiful that she can't eat the fireworks in the world. Her dancing posture and happy smile freeze the frame and become the picture of Edward's memory that although the white horse has a gap, but is always beautiful. Tim Burton is a genius. He is the director and screenwriter of "Edward Scissorhands". The movies he makes are generally deep in connotation, and there are many classics that are shared by the whole world. For example, "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" is a classic movie. (Also by Johnny Depp starring, they are good friends) "Edward Scissorhands" was filmed in 1990. Today, almost 20 years have passed. There are still many loyal audiences. People are still watching it. It was shocked by it and wept for it. The real classics can be kept. To put it another way, such as "Red Cliff" (well, I only mentioned this film reluctantly), I really don’t know if he can still be as sensational as it is now in another 20 years. , How many people in China are willing to watch this film and say from the bottom of their hearts: It’s a good film. "Edward Scissorhands" allows us to understand the world, understand love, and understand human beings themselves. Just as Qin's beautiful figure can only remain in Edward's memory, this beautiful love story has become an illusory but stunningly beautiful shadow, hidden in the hearts of every audience, frozen, and then immortal. Everyone is moved by it, but everyone knows that it can never happen. Because it is too sacred and beautiful. However, in the eyes of the world, there is no fairy tale. In fact, after watching the movie, I felt that I should write it myself, but I couldn't surpass the article I saw. The writing is classic, and of course I can't help reprinting it. After watching the movie, I was moved to death, but I held back my tears, but after reading this article, I couldn't support it, because the fairy tale is far from the world, so it looks beautiful. But I believe that Edward is not a fairy tale, but as the old woman said, what I feel is real. Edward, I love you too. () [Afterwards of "Edward Scissorhands"] A comment with the article: [The curtain of the stage of life may be opened at any time. The key is whether you are willing to perform or choose to avoid it. 】

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Edward Scissorhands quotes

  • Bill: OK, everybody. Grab your plates. Soup's on.

    Edward: [with mouth full] I thought this was shish-ka-bob.

    Bill: What?

    Edward: [a little clearer] I thought this was shish-ka-bob.

    Bill: Yeah, it is shish-ka-bob. It's a figure of speech, Ed.

  • Esmerelda: He has been sent first to tempt you. But it's not too late. You must push him from you, expel him! Trample down the perversion of nature!