Mise-en-scene in Caligari and Edward Scissorhands

The mise-en-scene of Caligari had a very animated look to it. The props looked like they were set up. The houses and town had an unrealistic look to it, also everything was very dark and dim with harsh shadows. The importance of the setting is to give off a certain emotion or feeling, particularly a "scary" or creepy effect, because everything in the town has a weird shape, and they cast creepy shadows. The setting helps the character develop emotions or feelings about the film. The major characters in Caligari   are Cesar, Dr. Caligari, and Franciz. Dr. Caligari is a crazy older man that controls a somnambulist, and gets him to murder innocent people. Dr. Caligari is important to the story line because he is the factor to why all of the chaos in the story is happening. The somnambulists' name is Cesar, who is under the control of Dr. Caligari..

In Edward Scissorhands the setting didn't look set up, it had an exterior design to it. The houses and outfits were bright pastel colors, and they all looked the same. That is to show how the people in that town are: that they are really aren't different from one another until Edward comes along. The major characters are Edward, Kim, and Peg. Edward is a misunderstood man, who then comes to live with Peg; Lisa's mother. Lisa and Edward find a deep connection with one another. The town however is not fond of Edward because of his differences, and because he is not like the rest of them.

The mise-en-scene of Caligari and Edward Scissorhands are different when it comes down to costume, and the setting. The costumes in Edward Scissorhands have a pastel, vibrant, plain color to them, aside from Edward's who's clothes are black. In Caligari, the costumes are really dark colors, and there is not much color to them. The same goes for the setting, the setting is dark, and doesn't have much color. In Edward Scissorhands, the setting is bright, the houses are bright pastel colors. However, Cesar and Edward can be looked at in the same perspective because they are both misunderstood. The town people look at them as if they are not human, when in reality they are; they are not monsters. Their costumes can relate because they are both pale faced with dark clothing and hair, and makeup around the eyes. The beginning of each story is also similar because they both start out with a person telling a story to another person, and then it flashes back to that story.