Tim Burton's Best.

Rating: 8/10 (22 September 2014)

Apparently "Edward Scissorhands" was a very personal movie for Burton, the story was conceived when he was a child as he always felt like an outcast in suburban California. What isn't there to say about Johnny Depp? He's one of the greatest actors of our generation, and this marks the first of many collaborations with Tim. Both have gone on to create some of the most truly interesting characters of Gothic storytelling.
An Inventor (The last performance by the wonderful Vincent Price) sadly passes away before he can finish his final work which is Edward, a robot who is all complete except for his hands which are scissors. Someone eventually drives to the abandoned mansion on top of the hill, and after finding Edward decides to take him home. Given the people in this film, I think everyone can somewhat connect to the isolation and thoughts of Edward. Everyone looks down on him, judge's him then makes up bull about him. It's disgusting to see how many snobs prey on his naiveté and shyness. I suppose you could argue that he wants to just be accepted within society, but the way some people act he's probably better off on his own.
Even after everything, Edward remains the best person in the community. Though he is just really there to experience new things such as society and love, before he ultimately leaves it all behind for the better thus leaving a bigger impact within the community. I saw the film at 10 years old and I thought it was wonderful, essentially a modern take on the "Frankenstein" story put through a cartoonish landscape. It's always so interesting to see how the most innocent can end up with so much hell through little lies, and just for being himself in such a destructive area. All these things are elevated through a wonderful score by Danny Elfman.
Final Verdict: Probably the strongest Gothic film Tim Burton has to his name. It really is something bleak, yet beautiful. 8.5/10.