#TBT Movie Review: Edward Scissorhands

I have been avoiding this review for some reason. We watched this movie in December and only now am I sitting to try and review it.

It is one of my favorite movies of all time. I am Edward Scissorhands in so many ways. I have been and still are. When the movie first came out, I totally got it. I got how some people just didn’t belong, it showed me that the world truly was a horrible place and not just part of my imagination. I learned that there was still goodness in the world and some times we are scared to show it.

The kids were interested in the movie after watching the preview. After all, it is a man who has scissors for hands. I don’t think they believe me when I say Edward is Jack Sparrow, but he is. It makes me laugh seeing their faces when they try to figure him out.

Back in the day, Tim Burton released his three most important movies, I think: Batman (1989), Beetlejuice (1988) and Edward Scissorhands (1990). Of course Batman put his name out there, and we are grateful for it. 

I still think the man is a genius. Him and Danny Elfman, both. What a beautiful score for such a beautiful movie. I think one of my best scenes is the men driving to work in the morning, all in perfect unison, all with such colorful homes with that wonderful cheery yet dark background music. Truly, a work of art.

I can’t recommend this movie enough. I do think it’s better to wait until the kids are a little older. There is a lot of malice in this movie and my kids just didn’t understand it. Although, they need to find out sooner or later and this medium may not be so bad after all.