The movie Edward Scissorhands is one
that Tim Burton put a lot of attention to detail in. His background is in
animation and therefore he notices things others wouldn’t. He makes sure to
have all of the town people in this film be in pastel colors, while the
protagonist, Edward, is in black and white. The colors represented in the film
have great significance.
The black and white versus pastel color
scheme represents the outsider verses the world theme that Burton is known for
having in his films. The protagonist, in this case Edward, is always seen in
black and white, which shows the proof of which one is the protagonist. The
rest of the cookie cutter town, as seen in the picture below,
Is a mixture of pastel colors. From their
outfits to the color of their homes, its all bright and cheery. The general
public is supposed to be happy and cheery, which is what the colors are
showing. The dark and gloomy protagonist is shown in dark and gloomy
black/white. The fact that Edward doesn’t ever wear color oin the film is proof
that he doesn’t fit into the town, the cookie cutter pastel and seemingly happy
town. It’s the outsider (Edward) versus the world (the town) theme that the
colors truly represent..
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