she enters the castle to find that it is occupied by only one lonely young man with scissors for hands. she becomes scared but Edward assures her not to leave. She then tells him to come with her in her car to her home, which then gets the neighbourhood in a to be more nosy and wanting to now who the stranger is. She shows Edward around her house and shows pictures o her children, Kevin Kim and her husband Bill. He tells the story that is told in a flash back. he tells her that he was created by the mad inventor who was also lonely and needed a friend. he was on the brink of finishing with his intention hen he sadly died. That left Edward with scissors for hands and also leaving him all alone.
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Inside the house before he tells them on how he was created. there is a scene where the movie changes becoming a situation which seems to be inspired by silent comedy . its where they are at the table staring at Edward who is trying to pick up a pea with his hands. it quite amusing in a way.
The film becomes more about him having a talent to do things with his hands, which includes cutting bushes to create wonderful masterpieces with them, to then cutting animals hair, to the cutting the neighbourhoods hair. that lands him to becoming a real human owning a bank account to then opening his own shop. this doesn't happen as one of the residence has a crush on him and tries to become more intermit with him which he doesn't like. when that doesn't happen she accuses Edward of attacking her, with he then runs back home to find that the whole neighbourhood have turned on him including the daughters boyfriend who tells Edward to do naughty things. Jim the boyfriend of Kim tells Edward to retrieve something for Kim, which Edward does as he has feelings for her. the both don't realise that the home his jims parents house which has an alarm system. this locks Edward inside and make the neighbourhood more angry at Edward. they then say enough is enough and chase Edward back to the castle where both Kim and Edward are. Jim breaks in and attacks Edward who then stands up for himself. there is a brawl and he trips out of the window.
The daughter in the film is telling it as a story to a young girl who is in bed and is telling her that before Edward came down from his castle it never snowed but after he fell in love with her and they had to dance under the shaven ice that was being made from the ice sculpture, it snowed every year.
"this conclusions so lame its disheartening."Roger Ebert.1990
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rogerebert.com/reviews/Edward-scissorhand-1990
Hi Jess,
ReplyDeleteFirstly, I will direct you back to my comments on your previous review regarding using the Harvard method for referencing your quotes... have another look at the guide, where you will find details on how to reference all the different sources correctly.
You have obviously spent a long time writing this review :) My hint for the next one would be to focus a bit less on describing the story, and just concentrate more on the themes within the film(think about what you have been learning about in the contextual studies classes).
Make sure that your quotes support what you are saying in your analysis; so for example, you talking about the wonderful ice sculptures, but follow up with a quote that describes the ending as 'lame'.
PS...forget to attach the link for the referencing guide :) Here it is!
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its hard to write a film review. it took me all day to write it. I don't understand the Harvard referencing I've asked my parents also to help and they didn't understand it. I thought quotations were on the film and this review was my own I didn't use anyone's work so how can I find referencing when its my own work, not anyone else's. I write my own notes when watching the film and base the review on my own. so I don't understand then how I'm meant to write a review.
DeleteHi Jess! Don't panic!! :)
DeleteIt's worth remembering that the reason you are asked to write the reviews, is to get you ready and give you some practice before you start writing essays. They should give you the opportunity to explore some of the themes within the films (so in 'Edward Scissorhands' for example, themes such as consumerism and conformity could be discussed.) You should also be looking out for some of the ideas that have been presented during your lecture series, and be seeing if you can apply some of those to your analysis. This is where the use of quotes comes in handy... You need to have a look online and in film theory books from the library, and see what other people have said about the kinds of things that you are discussing. These quotes give you the opportunity to look at things from different angles...as Phil says, have a look at some of the examples that he has provided in the link below, to see how quotes can be used effectively.
The Harvard method of referencing is the way that you show what are your ideas and what has been taken from someone else's work. It is important to get into the habit of using it, as once you are writing essays, if you don't use the referencing and include quotes or paraphrasing, your work will show up as plagiarizing, which you don't want! It is tricky to get your head around at first (I still need to refer to the guide sometimes!) but it does start to make more sense, the more you use it :) Just to give you an example, after your quote above, you would have (Ebert,1990). In the bibliography you would have
Ebert,R. (1990)Edward Scissorhands (in italics), At:http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/edward-scissorhands-1990 (Accessed on 8.11.16)
(I can't do italics in the comments box, but the name of the article or book should be in italics...)
Hope this helps a bit!
Hi Jess - okay, so great that you've got this up here, but just like everything you're doing and learning with us, our mission is to get you doing stuff in the appropriate way - so good, professional habits and all that. You do need to take a proper look at the 'style' of your reviews, at the 'content' of them, and also take a look at the 'housekeeping' - all the little ways that we need you to present your stuff 'academically' - which just means your reviews need to have a 'dress code' that is more formal, more 'proper' and a bit more professional. Take a look at Jackie's previous comments, but also have a read of this:
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There's loads of practical advice as to developing a more professional, more academic writing style here - but also some great examples of very good reviews that are doing everything right in terms of use of quotes, saying interesting stuff (that isn't just going over the story) and then presenting everything nicely. Think of this as the same as learning the fundamentals of animation, or indeed anything else - it's the way stuff is done 'out there' in the real world and we need to get you used to working in that way too. Looking forward to your next review and seeing you you've applied some of this advice.
Also - hint - read up on the next film 'Black Narcissus' before we watch it - and look out for references to its use of color and how it helps communicate the film's themes :)