Edward Scissorhands
Burton acknowledged that the main themes of "Edward Scissorhands" deal with self-discovery and isolation. Edward is found living alone in the attic of a Gothic castle, a setting that is also used for main characters in Burton's "Batman" and "The Nightmare Before Christmas". "Edward Scissorhands" climaxes much like James Whale's "Frankenstein" and Burton's own "Frankenweenie". A mob confronts the "evil creature", in this case, Edward, at his castle. With Edward unable to consummate his love for Kim because of his appearance, the film can also be seen as being influenced by "Beauty and the Beast". "Edward Scissorhands" is a fairy tale book-ended by a prologue and an epilogue featuring Kim Boggs as an old woman telling her granddaughter the story, augmenting the German Expressionism and Gothic fiction archetypes.