This film helped my family understand the disability of my young son....

Rating: 10/10 (29 May 2011)

Back in 1990, my children had been dealing with their oldest brother's disability, and the shunning that came from having a high-functioning autistic sibling *now called Asberger's Syndrome.* They were having difficulties with other youth, going out of their way to abuse them and their brother...and then this film came out.
It was a godsend, their eyes were opened and they saw the suffering of Edward Scissorhands, his attempt to live with a normal family, his dreams of the promised "normal" hands, that never materialized, and the final need for ostracizing, not just for the village, but for Edward himself, and those who loved him.
This film should be curriculum for any parent of a disabled child, who raise siblings with their child and have other children interact with them....to show what could happen in their society of friends...so they may choose people who have wonderful, accepting hearts...who can be around their brother/sister without feeling frightened or revolted. That they begin to understand why a great deal of parental attention goes to the disabled sibling...and the reasons why...protection and training ongoing,
This film is a classic, and I deeply appreciate Tim Burton, Johnny Depp, Winona Rider, cast and crew...for this wondrous cinema...that suffering and shunning happens in life, but people are able to learn from this film, walk away...and become better people because of it. It worked for my family and their friends...perhaps it may work for others.