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Edward Scissorhands (1990)

Film

DirectorTim Burton

Meta takes5

Figures

Locations

The pastel-colored suburban neighborhood → The Hyperreal Mirage

Form & technique

The film's narrative focus on domesticity and romance

Tropes

Edward's scissor hands and scarred body → The Abject Borderline
Edward as an unfinished artificial man → The Cyborg Body
Edward's topiary and ice sculptures → The Cinematic Sublime
The attempt to open a salon for Edward → The Commodity Fetish

Films most connected to Edward Scissorhands

The Neon Demon (2016) — via The Commodity Fetish, The Hyperreal Mirage, The Cyborg Body, The Abject Borderline
Unforgiven (1992) — via The Commodity Fetish, The Cinematic Sublime, The Abject Borderline
American Beauty (1999) — via The Hyperreal Mirage, The Cinematic Sublime
Return of the Jedi (1983) — via The Commodity Fetish, The Cyborg Body
Independence Day (1996) — via The Hyperreal Mirage, The Abject Borderline
Cold Fish (2010) — via The Hyperreal Mirage, The Abject Borderline
Parasite (2019) — via The Commodity Fetish, The Abject Borderline
Us (2019) — via The Commodity Fetish, The Abject Borderline