With Tim Burton’s recent box-office hit Beetlejuice Beetlejuice dominating theaters, many fans at home are revisiting his and Johnny Depp’s first collaboration in Edward Scissorhands. The 1990 movie starred Depp as an unfinished artificial boy who is adopted by a suburban family and tries to fit in with the community to much difficulty. Earning $86 million on a budget of $20 million, Edward Scissorhands was a critical success and stands out as one of the director’s finest works.
Amid the filmmaker’s recent resurgence with the back-to-back successes of Wednesday and Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, Burton’s Edward Scissorhands is now gaining heat on Hulu. At the time of writing, the movie, which serves as Burton and frequent collaborator Depp’s first pairing, currently sits at the No. 4 spot on the platform’s Top 15 Movies. In addition to charting just in time for the Halloween season, the movie is only just surpassed by Sarah Paulson’s new horror drama Hold Your Breath at No. 1, Pamela Adlon’s Babes at No. 2 and Scoot McNairy and Kit Harington’s Blood for Dust at No. 3.
Why Edward Scissordhands Is Finding Streaming Success Now
The Movie Is Considered One Of Burton’s Best
Though Burton’s other features such as Beetlejuice and Batman stand out for introducing audiences to his style of filmmaking and having an incredible impact on the filmmaking landscape, Edward Scissorhands still remains an essential part of his filmography. The movie marked his first collaboration with Depp, kicking off a close working relationship that would last across eight of his features.
Furthermore, Edward Scissorhands stands out as a perfect showcase of many of his filmmaking trademarks, both visually and on a subtextual level.`The movie plays into many of the visual tropes of the German Expressionist movement, with the heavy contrasting visual choices between Edward and the ordinary citizens of the neighborhood, to Edward’s tale of an outcast navigating and trying to fit in with the typical lives of regular people. As such, the movie can be treated as a microcosm of Burton’s filmmaking style.
Our Thoughts On Edward Scissorhand’s Streaming Performance
Interest In Burton Has Been Revived Thanks To Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
With the director having released several polarizing features across the late 2010s, Burton has seen his career undertake a renaissance with the success of both Wednesday and Beetlejuice Beetlejuice. As such, many viewers have been keen to revisit the filmmaker’s more fondly remembered features, with Edward Scissorhands being one of the movies to receive renewed interest.
As such, Edwards Scissorhands has not only been revisited by viewers wanting to revisit the beloved classic, but new fans of Burton who are keen to dive into the works that helped shape Burton as a beloved director. With the movie becoming a streaming hit and giving many a greater perspective on Burton’s work, it could become a surprise streaming mainstay throughout Halloween 2024.
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