Does Tim Burton's 'Edward Scissorhands' revive or threaten the life of Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein'?

Question

Does Tim Burton's 'Edward Scissorhands' revive or threaten the life of Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein'? Please answer using evidence from both texts. This is not a request to engineer an essay in response to this question, a single, concise paragraph is ample.

Thank you.

Answer 1

I would say it revives it, but, unlike Shelley's original monster, who is feared and ostracized, Edward finds acceptance, as the character Diane Wiest plays takes him into her home and under her wings, discovering that with scissors for hands Edward is a natural cosmologist. It is only when the neighborhood bully who wants the daughter of Edward's matron (who narrates the story), the girl Edward loves, provoked Edward to protectively attack, that people realize that Edward is a threat, a danger, and a monster.