Edward Scissorhands is very similar to a fairy tale. There’s
romance, there’s tragedy, there’s a protagonist, there’s an antagonist and
there’s a lesson to be learned, but poor Edward doesn't get your typical Disney
fairy tale ending. The beginning of the film starts off with a grandmother
telling her granddaughter what sounds like a magical story. Once we’re in the
story we see our protagonist, Edward. Now others may disagree with me but
Edward was very similar to the princess I grew up watching: Disney Princesses.
Like Ariel, Cinderella, and Snow White, Edward loses a parent at an early age
and is forced to try and understand the world alone. Edward is also
misunderstood by the town’s people just as Cinderella is misunderstood by her
step sisters and Ariel is misunderstood by her sisters. Now, I will stop comparing
Edward to women. Edward is also similar to the beast in Beauty and the Beast; Edward
is seen as a monster; Kim is the beauty; Kim’s boyfriend is Gaston. The sort-of
fight seen was similar to the fight seen in Beauty and The Beast. The guy who
thinks the Beast is most dangerous fights him and loses the fight and his life.
Kim kissed Edward like Belle kissed the beast, but Edward did not miraculously
turn into a man like the beast; he remained the same. I also found Edward to be
similar to be similar to Peter Pan because he does not age, but the one he
loves does. He also reminds me of Pinocchio due to the fact that he was
created. Edward did not get the fairy tale ending like Cinderella, Snow White,
Ariel, The beast and Pinocchio. Edward ended up alone in his own little world.
It is not revealed that Edward is too happy or too sad. He does create
beautiful ice sculptures and causes it to snow a beautiful snow that Kim still
enjoys in her old age. The lesson to be learned here is that people should not
judge someone by their outside. Kim is hoping to pass this lesson on her young
granddaughter.
