Did Jim Deserve to Die in EDWARD SCISSORHANDS?

Kenny takes a look at this classic movie of the Spring season and asks whether the final climax was justified... What do you think? Comment your thoughts!
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[@brocksampson3405]

Easy answer: Yes! He's another dumb jerk who got what he deserved. The second he said or did something that shows how bad he is. I immediately knew he was a goner and I was rooting for it. But with how you preferred an ending like Jim getting arrested for life or died in an accident without Edward causing it like Jim getting clumsy and falls through the window but either way. I'm leaning more into how Jim met his fate. Also, I like how you covered some good history here in cinemas. This film is a classic.

[@alana1835]

i think his death was ultimately a final corruption of edward, making it so that edward can’t ever truly leave humanity behind because his hands are still stained with the blood of someone he killed. necessary? probably not. for good reason? yes.

[@GoodGrimace]

YES

[@ScottNapolitan]

I did see this in the theatre, but I probably only rented it once or twice in the early 90's, therefore there are probably many parts that I have forgotten about entirely, and by that I mean they're not even in my memory banks.

[@NinjaKooopa]

Great commentary and gags, Ken! That comment from Ebert js revisionist history. So many of the old film nior and classic horror films end with someone dying. I don't know how he missed that since this movie is like a modern retelling of Frankenstein. Also, good slob reference.

[@KennyStepsIntoMovies]

Lol, appreciate it!

[@Crasher1982]

Btw I grew up with this movie. If anyone who worked on this movie sees this comment - Well done. Super movie.

[@ScottNapolitan]

From what I understand, yes, I think so. Here's why. For starters, he was a jealous narcissist who hated Edward just because he was different and treated him like trash. And the way he bullied him became more and more severe throughout the film. Plus he even tried to kill him at the end, he had a gun. Edward was acting in self-defense when he stabbed him with one of his scissors and pushed him out the window of his mansion to his death.

[@KennyStepsIntoMovies]

I appreciate your thoughts! Thanks for the comment!

[@ScottNapolitan]

Thank you, and you’re welcome!👍

[@Crasher1982]

I think so. It was self-defence and self-defence is acceptable.

[@ScottNapolitan]

Totally, it was either him or Edward! (Maybe Kim eventually, too.)

[@Crasher1982]

@@ScottNapolitan Indeed.

[@MarkisMellow]

As a kid I was glad when he died, but now I don’t really think he deserved it. Imagine if in Back to the Future, Marty murdered Biff, it would feel weird and out of place. Biff isn’t a good person but I don’t think he deserves to die and now I think that with Jim.

[@ScottNapolitan]

I guess one difference is that Biff received a come-uppance when Marty accidentally went back in time and interfered with his parents meeting, and had to fix what he'd done, so when he returned to 1985, he was a very different kind of person who treated others more respectfully considering that after George genuinely stood up to him in 1955 by punching him out before he could give him a spiral arm fracture he'd turned over a new leaf and learned not to bully people. (The part when he did become evil was after his 2015 self gave the Sports Book to his 1955 self, causing the alternate 1985, he'd actually murdered George, but they fixed that after Marty retrieved the book from 1955's Biff and then burned it as Dr. Brown instructed him to.)