Film Analysis Of Edward Scissorhands In The Sound Of Music

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The first of the five films I picked is The Sound of Music. In this film, an Austrian becomes the governess to the many children of a widowed Naval officer. The audience for The Sound of Music is certainly the family. The element in the story which leads me to believe this is the fact that it is a musical. Nothing terrible happens to anyone in the film. The worst that happens is they flee Austria as the Nazis are coming to power, but they do so successfully. The emotion I normally experience when watching this film is joy and happiness. I especially like the opening scene where Maria is frolicking in the fields of Austria. I really enjoy hiking in my home state of Maine, so it reminds me of that. The message of the film is that children need love and affection for a healthy childhood. Before Maria’s entrance to the film, the children often behaved immorally and the home …show more content…

In this film, a reserved man with scissors for fingers is taken from his isolated castle and introduced to the people in the town below. The audience for this film is teens and adults. The themes are too dark for children, but can easily be comprehended by teenagers. Watching this films evokes the emotion of joy and humor. I think the aspect which makes me joyful is the score. Partially because it is such a great score, but also partially because I have great memories watching this film with family. The film is also full of funny situations such as Edward sleeping on a waterbed. The message of the film is just because a person is different, it doesn’t mean it should make them an outcast. I’ve come to this conclusion because Edward is clearly an outcast. Regardless, the family takes him in and treats him as one of theirs. But still, some in the community fear that he is dangerous solely because of his looks. The one person who does attack him because out his outcast status ends up dead. Suggesting that being hostile to outsiders leads to bad

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