Compare the ways media techniques are used to create the fairytale genre in "Edward Scissorhands" and "Hook."

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Compare the ways media techniques are used to create the fairytale genre in "Edward Scissorhands" and "Hook."

A famous director once said;

"I remember growing up and feeling there is not a lot of room for acceptance. You are taught at a very early age to conform to certain things. It is a situation that is very prevalent and starts from day one at school: this person's smart, this person's not smart, this persons good at sport, this ones not, this person's weird, this ones normal. From day one you are categorized."

This is the vital and strongest impulse that Tim Burton used to create, "Edward Scissorhands." "Edward Scissorhands," is a story about a character who wants to touch, but can not a character that is creative but destructive.

"Edward Scissorhands," was produced, directed and written in 1990 by Tim Burton, and marked the point in his career where he had earned the influence to be able to make the projects he wanted. On its release, however, "Edward Scissorhands" was an instant box office smash hit everywhere, much to joy of Tim Burton and to the surprise of Warner Brothers.

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