There\u2019s a lot to love about Tim Burton\u2019s gothic masterpiece, from those weirdly identical, colour coordinated houses to the light comedy and those fine-looking dogens after Edward has given those good boys a decent grooming. And a bit of German Expressionist imagery with Edward\u2019s strange house. Who doesn\u2019t love a bit of German Expressionist imagery? …I do, anyway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
What\u2019s perhaps most striking, however, is Danny Elfman\u2019s ethereal score, which reaches its magical crescendo in \u2018The Grand Finale\u2019, and plays during the film\u2019s final scene. If you\u2019re willing to ignore that initial, disconcerting aging make-up as Kim remembers her lost love, then you\u2019re in for a treat. After her granddaughter asks why she thinks that Edward is still alive in that house, she announces that, while she isn\u2019t certain, she believes he resides there nonetheless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We see Edward walking through the garden and making sure the topiaries are neatly trimmed while Elfman\u2019s tune plays. Kim explains that no snow ever came before Edward arrived, cutting back to Edward walking through his darkened abode. She then romantically notes that sometimes she can still be seen dancing in it. At this point Elfman\u2019s violins and whimsical chorus burst into epic song as the camera pans to an image of an ice sculpture of Kim in Edward\u2019s attic, her right arm raised in dancing posture aside a sculpture of a fountain and playing children. Edward works on a block of ice, and in true fairytale fashion, the ice he shaves flies out from the window in a flowing passage, suddenly flashing back to a young Kim staring up at the weather in awe and joy. The scene is an enthralling mix of wonder and tragedy, forged by a combination of magical imagery, minimal dialogue and an outstanding score.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
There\u2019s a lot to love about Tim Burton\u2019s gothic masterpiece, from those weirdly identical, colour coordinated houses to the light comedy and those fine-looking dogens after Edward has given those good boys a decent grooming. And a bit of German Expressionist imagery with Edward\u2019s strange house. Who doesn\u2019t love a bit of German Expressionist imagery? … <\/p>\n