The movie I will be using is Edward Scissor Hands directed by Tim Burton. The movie is directly related to Frankenstein due to the theme of creation and destruction. There are a few scenes I would like to focus on including the one where Edward is created. The man creating him (Vincent Price) creates Edward in a laboratory just as in Frankenstein, but in this case he is nurtured and cared for. It shows that the creator has a direct effect on the outcome of the creation. By nurturing Edward and informing him of the world he took on a delicate demeanor towards the people around him. In Frankenstein the creator neglected the creature and did not give him any information on the world causing him to go down the path of destruction and mixed emotions. In this scene Vincent gives Edward a pair of hands as a present which he intends to attach and make him whole and at this moment he dies. Even though Edward is left alone, just as the creature was, it was unintended and Edward knew he was cared for. This caused him to attempt to find and please all around him instead of causing destruction intentionally to find his place in the world. Another scene I believe to be prominent is the end scene. Edward is attacked by Jim and Edward accidentally kills him while only trying to protect himself. Kim saves him by bringing an extra scissor hand down to say he is dead so that he may live in peace knowing that Edward had done no harm. The townspeople may not have believed Edward was truly and innocent creature thus showing that the creature is in fact more human that human kind itself. The are many prominent scenes that will help me to develop the thesis based on how both the creature and Edward begin innocent and through their interactions and the way people perceive them shapes their actions and weather or not they truly become a monster or simply an innocent misunderstood person.
