Re-commentary

Rating: Null/10 (14 November 2000)

This is my second commentary on this movie.
I've been thinking. It's a very touching, sad and funny movie that really rips (pardon the pun) through you. For two reasons: that the people are insensitive, unfeeling jerks who treat Edward like a freak, and that most of us will probably do the same.
Like when Edward first came, he was a curiosity, and then a celebrity. He probably knew that he couldn't fit into the mainstream, but was still the beautiful innocent he was. Then it became a status symbol to get your hair cut by Edward. So he was useful. Then he became an object of desire.

It's easy to point fingers and say that the people are bad because they won't accept him and don't understand. But just think: if a guy with huge scissors for hands moved into YOUR neighbourhood, how would YOU treat him? How would everyone else treat him?
At best he'll be pitited and then (maybe, but veryveryveryvery VERY rarely) gotten used to. But people will still come and look at him and gape and maybe take a picture of him and everything. It's like having the Elephant Man at your place and you look in fascinated horror.
So it reflects us perfectly, little would we like to admit it.
But that's not convincing you to see the movie, is it? Well, see it. And if you don't agree with my commentary, just write one in riposte and I'll look it up.