Character History
Do you know why snow is snowing in winter? Explanation of this natural phenomenon Simple: Snowflakes appear in the air Thanks to Edward's hands-scissors, which lives in the castle and makes ice sculptures. From under the character blades, small ice floes fly out, decorating the streets and houses.
This story was invented by the director Tim Burton, who gave the world to memorial and cult characters. Edward's hands-scissors became so popular that Halloween lovers make a makeup of this hero, and tattoo art lovers often perpetuate the portrait of Edward on her skin.
History of creation
The director Tim Burton was remembered to all the agencies in a unique copyright style. Master of a fantastic genre and macabric elements that are often compared with Edgar Allahn software, affects both the form and content. Often, in the stories of Berton, the viewer sees not only neonaire, gloomy, but at the same time a romantic picture, but also a philosophical concept.
The film "Edward's Hand Scissors", which came out in 1990 amazing imagination. It can be said that the master of cinema invented the modern interpretation of the fairy tale "Beauty and the Beast". It is noteworthy that the idea for creating a film that has become cult, became a picture that Burton drew a teenager. In 1974, Tim depicted a man with scissors instead of hand on the usual leaflet. But then the future director still did not know that this strange character would bring recognition and glory to the Creator.
Initially, the film about Nerludim Cyborg was planned as a musical, but later Burton revised his decision, having rolled up the music of other works, among which - the full-length cartoons of the "corpse of the bride" and the "nightmare before Christmas".
In the cast, the paintings entered Hollywood stars, and some scenes from the film were pure improvisation without using the script. Burton included in the film, gathered at $ 86 million, pieces of their own biography. Provincial California Burbank, where the director grew and brought up, became the prototype of the town, where the action takes place.
Plot
The plot of the film is simple, but at the same time is not hitrible. The viewer falls into the suburban terrain where older ladies and housewives live. In the city, nothing special happens, garlands are lit on quiet streets only when Christmas comes. Mrs. PEG BGGS, without building certain plans, goes to the castle, which resembles asylum Dracula.
An unlike and, it would seem an abandoned place, repelled by his appearance, on the contrary, attracts the attention of a woman who travels around the city in order to sell something. To his surprise, in the castle Mrs. PEG Boggs discovers not a man, but a cyborg with a sad glance, pale, like marble face and spontaneous hair.
Previously there lived a professor who created Edward. The scholar's scholar did not care in his invention and raised the hero as a native son. But, unfortunately, the elderly man did not become, and he did not have time to bring to the end of the started during his lifetime, so instead of the hands of Edward - huge scissors with sharp blades. The attentive viewer will notice that the face of the character decorate the scars that change their location. The fact is that Edward by negligence is cut by its scissors.
Mrs. Pag becomes sorry for a receipt, who lives lived for many years and does not go out, so the woman invites a creature to his home. But, as often happens in small cities, the sarafined radio makes itself felt: Soon Edward becomes a local attraction and part-time White Voronene.
The protagonist is trying to please society. He makes the ladies skillful hairstyles in the hairdressers, as well as skillfully cuts dogs and neighboring lawns, giving them a bizarre the animals. Cyborg even wants to open her salon, but his life comes in his life. First, in Bank Edward refuse loans, and secondly, he happens an unpleasant story with one woman who tried to seduce him.
The hero from Burton's fairy tale moves good, but, unfortunately, because of the peculiarities of Physiology, Edward causes harm. Receives saves a small boy from the car carried along the road, but his hand accidentally inflicts him wounds with his blades.
Since then, the silent "son" of a professor who cannot stand up for herself, becomes an outcast and runs to the castle from the Samoy. His existence also overshadows what he is unrequited in love with Kim's girl, which at that moment is in relations with a young man Jim.
Tim Burton did not contradict his role, striking the audience an unexpected finals of the sad plot. It is noteworthy that the director himself adores this film and says that Edward was for him "something like a beloved dog."
Acting
The actors Tom Cruise, Jim Carrey and Robert Downey Jr. were considered to the role of the main character of the film, and Tim Burton preferred Johnny Depp. By the way, it was their first creative tandem, grown in productive cooperation: the actor was filmed in the further film director, fulfilling the role of Willie Warli, Ikaboda Crane, Siini Todd and other characters.
It is noteworthy that Johnny played in "Edward's hands-scissors" played in the movie "Nightmare on Elm Street", where Freddie Kruger's hands are also decorated with sharp blades.
Johnny read the script and honestly admitted that she was crying as a baby. The actor did not have long to memorize cumbersome replicas, because for the whole timekeeping, he uttered only 169 words (the longest monologue consists of 16 words), but the role of Edward turned out to be insanely difficult: the whole thing in makeup and costume, which still succeeded in glory.
A character, endowed with the Neckan Robert Smith from The Cure group, turned out to be memorable. But in the leather robe that does not let the air, the actor fainted due to overheating in the sun. Johnny Depp had to be pretty sweat in the literal sense of the word: to reincarnate at a slight character, the actor dropped 25 feet (11.3 kg).
The role of the beloved Edward went to Winon Rider, which for the sake of participation in the project abandoned the filming in the picture "Great Father-3". Family fans still guess why the actress agreed to play Kim, but some agree that Johnny Depp, who at that time was a boyfriend of the girl, persuaded his beloved. Also, the role of KIM was considered by Drew Barrymore.
The role of the professor was written specifically for the actor of Vincent Price, which at the time of the creation of the film suffered from emphysema and Parkinson's disease. Tim Burton planned to use more frames with Vincent, which could not be done due to the physical condition of the actor.
During filming, Vincent lost consciousness, but this double did not "cut out", but included in the final version of the picture. Unfortunately, it was the last role of Price: On October 25, 1993, a man left his life in the 82nd age.
Michael Anthony Hall, who remembered by the audience on the films "Ava Caesar" (1994), "Dark Knight" (2008) and the series "Dead Zone" (2002-2007) played out arrogant and vindicative jim. This role could be performed by another actor, because the screenwriters also considered Crispina Glover.
In the caring Mrs. PEG Boggs changed the actress Diane "Evelyn" Wist, who played the "cell for birds" (1996), "Tenth Kingdom" (2000), "Rabbit Nore" (2010) and other films. Also in the brilliant cast Alan Arkin (Bill) and Katy Baker (Joyce) entered.
Interesting Facts
- In 2005, the director Matthew Born put the musical based on the Film Tim Burton. Spectators saw ballet with the participation of the main characters to the music of the composer Danny Elfman.
- In some films there are "kinolyaps" who will notice attentive kinomane. The film "Edward's Hand Scissors" was no exception. For example, in the scene, where the hero read the poem, the page books are empty.
- In the restaurant "Tavern On The Green", which is located in New York, any guests can see the shapes from the trees made by Edward.
- The creator of the picture sent a musician from the "The Cue" group and asked to do a sauntecom. But Robert Smith was busy in another project and also did not know who Tim Burton: At that time, the Cinemaer was not a famous director.
- Tom Cruise did not want to be Edward's hands-scissors, because the actor did not like the ending, deprived of optimism.
Quotes
"- Edward, where is your mom? And dad?- He did not wake up ... "" ... And now I will know that if fluffy snow is going - it means that Edward pulls out beautiful figures. Figures of indescribable beauty, like his soul ... "" How do you know, what is he still alive?
- I do not know that. I am not sure. But I believe. You see, before he came, never dropped out the snow, and after he goes. If it were not, I don't think it would be snowing. "" You do not know anything about the wonderful world of teenagers. They are all crazy. "