Tim Burton reflects on his childhood while making most of his popular films, full of loneliness and desperation. The well-known director might seem unique to say the least; however his works are extremely recognizable to most of society. Everyone has felt the pain of extreme abandonment that is illustrated in these wonderful films and that is what makes them so compelling and inspiring. Burton makes these topics accessible by illustrating the universal truth that the loneliest people are often the kindest-hearted through the use of techniques such as flashbacks, long shots, and low key lighting. In one of Burton's most famous films in which a pale misfit armed with scissors for hands is discovered by a deceptively perfect town, entitled Edward Scissorhands, the camera is zoomed in to introduce a flashback. During this scene, Peg and Edward are in the kitchen using the can opener while Edward reflects on his past life with his maker in the castle. Remembering his past, the audience explores the outcast's origins and how he transformed himself from incredibly short...