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Danny ElfmanBesetzung:
Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder, Dianne Wiest, Anthony Michael Hall, Kathy Baker, Robert Oliveri, Conchata Ferrell, Caroline Aaron, Vincent Price, Alan Arkin (mehr)Streaming (6)
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Das hätte sich Avon-Beraterin Peg auch nicht träumen lassen Statt Kunden findet sie in dem alten Schloss den Kunstmenschen Edward. Dessen Erfinder stirbt leider kurz vor der Vollendung seines Meisterwerks. Das Ergebnis Edward sieht aus wie eine Mischung zwischen Pinocchio und Michael Jackson. Das Auffallendste an ihm sind seine riesigen Scherenhände. Als die resolute Avon-Lady ihn mit nach Hause nimmt, verliebt sich "Struwwelpeter" Edward prompt in Pegs engelhafte Tochter Kim. Schon bald reißen sich auch die Nachbarn um den Exoten, der mit seinen Scherenhänden nicht nur Büsche und Bäume, sondern auch Hunde- und Frauenhaare in extravagante Kunstwerke verwandeln kann. Doch leider wollen nicht alle Edwards Talente für gute Zwecke einsetzen und bringen den naiven Scherenmenschen mit dem Gesetz in Konflikt. Sympathie verwandelt sich in Ablehnung und Hass... (Verleiher-Text)
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A sad work of beauty with a fairy-tale touch, the breathtaking Johnny Depp, the beautiful Winona Ryder, and brilliant music from Danny Elfman. Definitely Tim Burton's best film until Big Fish. Touching, magical, and unforgettable.
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Edward mit den Scherenhänden ist die essenzielle Begegnung von Tim Burton und Danny Elfman, Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder und Vincent Price. Die Grundgeschichte basiert auf Burtons klassischen Kulissen, sie kombiniert die karikierte amerikanische Vorstadt mit der düsteren Welt der Monster von Universal und den Hammer-Studios. Sie ist freundlich, liebevoll, zärtlich, geheimnisvoll und märchenhaft. Ungefähr so, wie die Träume eines kleinen Jungen, der Frankenstein bereits in Frankenweenie verwandelt hat, aussehen könnten. Der popkulturelle Einfluss von Edward zeigt sich unter anderem in der Existenz einer Comic-Parodie (Garth Ennis, Dermot Power).
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This modern fairy tale story set in the backdrop of an American small town in the late 1950s and early 1960s is a perfect example of Tim Burton's work. As he originally started as an animator, the inspiration from animated films is more than evident. His Edward is a living puppet in the style of Pinocchio, to which he adapted Johnny Depp and his character's performance - his facial expressions are minimal, and his movements are jerky - at least until his time among the town's residents humanizes him. The method of animated film is also used to construct and bring to life a mysterious house of a genius scientist with plenty of absurd inventions. Even the brightly colored facades of the endlessly stretching family houses resemble the animated film's drawn backgrounds. Edward Scissorhands is also a touching story about unfulfilled love, which is strong enough to overcome the character's different appearance, behavior, and physical deformities, but powerless against societal prejudices, manipulations, and human hatred. Finally, Burton's film is a bitter satire on the small-town American society that is easily manipulated and excessively conformist. Edward Scissorhands has a refined visual style, a strong story, an excellent cast, and great direction. It is a film that doesn't age. Overall impression: 95%.
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The beautiful visuals just barely avoid becoming kitschy, and the story just barely avoids sliding into sentimentality. Both of these ingredients are exactly as needed in the film, and above all, Tim Burton knows how to capture the precise moment when to use them and when to suppress them. Technically and on the overall formal side (production design, music, costumes), this film is virtually flawless.
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Perhaps the role of a lifetime for Johnny Depp, who once again managed to merge incredibly with his character and is solely thanks to him that the narrative can take on much greater cinematic dimensions. The story itself is not that great, Burton relies on classics and is not as groundbreaking as in other works, but at the same time he manages to enchant with a perfect combination of visuals and a simple, almost childlike story. What's more, the contrast between the freaky and "weird" looking Edward and the real insatiable jungle of human society works perfectly, with Burton portraying it as only he can: imaginatively, playfully and with great insight. Edward Scissorhands is a film that needs to strike right into the viewer's heart, and if it succeeds, it will keep its place in it forever. In my case, it was BARELY off the mark.
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I can think what I want about some of Tim Burton's contemporary films, but Edward Scissorhands showed me the unique charm of this filmmaker. And it's a fascination for the ages. This was a movie I saw perhaps shortly after its premiere, or rather when it first aired on TV, and I was so captivated by it that the nostalgia hits me just by seeing the title. The finale is sad and beautiful and Burton just shows who the real monster is.
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