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Where did he get all the ice?

posted 15 years ago by kittystripes3000
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I know this is like the stupidest question to ask, but seriously! Like starting with when they're all putting Christmas decorations up and he just happens to have that big block of ice. But then, maybe the family got him that. But where does he get it when he lives in the mansion again? I assume it doesn't snow wherever they live because it doesn't get too cold, so I mean, how does he get or make the ice? I don't know... Confuses me, lol.

*EDIT* Everyone needs to chill with this question. I was just joking, lol. Thanks to those of you who get I'm joking, though. I love this movie; I just think I've seen it so many times that I start questioning everything I see. :P

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[–] simplyshiny 15 years ago

you know thats SO funny you asked, cause I was thinking "hmmm I bet someone in IMDb asked that"

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[–] PommeraieVasundhara 15 years ago

My guess is that he previously requested it to be bought in, and Peg and Bill obliged.

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[–] sam_orozco2002 15 years ago

i'm sure that's it. he just asked peg for a block of ice. i wonder how much that would cost?

as for where he gets the ice in the castle. i'm guessing he has a giant walk in ice box there where he makes ice blocks.

[–] gizmomogwai 15 years ago

I know, ice is hard to come by. How exactly can one get ice?

[–] beauedson 15 years ago

atrocious use of the phrase 'no joke,' whether sarcastic or not

[–] DeadMansShoes 15 years ago

That's all well and good..but why were the hedges tall enough for him to sculpt a dinosaur?

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[–] layne_kobain 14 years ago

obviously you have not watched the movie or were asleep during it... the point is he IS Frankenstein's monster, period.

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[–] plantinabasket 15 years ago

LOL there was a post similar to this on the Shrek 2 board, the one Led Milan posted on the May 11th. Someone was complaining that Puss-in-Boots said "ass" and someone replied kind of like you. They were like, "There's global warming, terrrorists, crime, bad economy, etc., etc, and you're mad that a computer animater cat said "ass!" It was funny.

But anyway, to solve the "where's the ice coming from?" problem maybe theres a lake behind the castle and when it gets cold out the lake freezes into ice which Edward would then take to the castle. Just a theory.

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[–] emergencyCALL_911 14 years ago

Once you've (as far as I can tell) accepted, in the movie at least, that a living creature can be "invented" with no logical explanation, you've also accepted the sudden apparition of the ice blocks by default. It's a fantasy movie baby, and a damn good one at that, get with it ;)

I hate the "it's fantasy so it doesn't need to make sense" excuse. There's this thing called inner consistency of reality. And fantasy as much as anything else is best when it has it.
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[–] emergencyCALL_911 14 years ago

Explain how Edward was created, how the inventor got the body parts AND how he got them to work together, how the inventor put the skin on Edward and the muscles, how Edward doesn't age....

All those things are believable within the secondary world of the story. The guy who made him was a brilliant inventor who could do things ordinary people couldn't begin to comprehend. But ice appearing out of nowhere isn't consistent with the reality of that world. It causes secondary belief to falter.

The ice not making sense wasn't the only thing I thought about the movie, or even the main thing. Nor am I entirely opposed to the idea. I thought it added wonder and beauty as well. I just would have enjoyed the story a little more if it had been done in a way that didn't injure secondary belief. That's not to say that I didn't enjoy the story, or that this one thing ruined it entirely. But it was something that stood out, so why on earth shouldn't I (and the poster) be able to talk about it without being rebuffed?

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[–] emergencyCALL_911 14 years ago

Well, because you are asking for a sort of rationale on a fantasy film.

I've already addressed that.
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[–] Wombstar 15 years ago

Tim Burton said for those asking questions like 'where did Edward get the ice" they should bugger off and go watch Gone with the wind. or words to that effect.

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[–] beauedson 15 years ago

maybe so, but burton isn't right. i have no trouble suspending disbelief, and rarely feel something to be odd or improbable, but the appearance of ice blocks here stood out, felt off, during my watching experience. it's an act 1 problem - should've stuck an ice machine in edward's mansion in act 1.

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[–] beauedson 14 years ago

every single thing you cite was around in act one. i, and no-one else, has any problem with them because of that.

the ice blocks were not.

they should've been setup earlier, their appearance is off, and it rips a shred out of any nonretarded watcher's suspension of disbelief.

[–] iboughtliquid 14 years ago

Haha I had the exact same question.

[–] DavidStHubbinsUSA 14 years ago

In the deleted scenes they show that the town ice guy dropped it by for him. It's on the Super Platinum Blue Ray box set that was limited to 2 copies in which Tim Burton got one and I got the second. I heard they might make a 3rd copy for Johnny but that's just a rumor at this point. Oh with the shrubs, the same guy's brother had a shrub company and he planted those in there for the towns annual shrub celebration. That was cut too. After the movie they gave em to me. They are in my backyard. Johnny trims them up for me once a year when he comes by for Christmas dinner.

That should straighten that out........

[–] dasher11 14 years ago

Well since it's obviously supposed to be a very warm part of the country, and Kim says it never snowed there before, I got the impression that the top of the mountain is supposed to be a very cold place. So Edward would just need water to freeze.

I think that fits in with the "fantasy" aspect of the film while still being somewhat grounded in reality.

[–] captain-stanlee 14 years ago

I understand the OP and other people in this thread that agrees. The problem with the ice( for me )was that distracted me for a moment while I was watching the ending, but the ending is so beautiful and powerful that I let it go.

Edward being created by an incredible inventor is not a problem because he was a brilliant INVENTOR...he discovered the way to achieve that. Also, i don't think he used the cookie to give him a heart...I thought he just came up with the idea of inventing an emotional robot at the moment he put the heart in front of the machine, and he used that machine to complete his vision, and that's why he had scissor hands;it was the only thing left to replace...

[–] cinema-denizen 14 years ago

What, you didn't see that big-ass freezer at the back of the castle, just below the staircase? Oh wait, I think that was only in the director's cut. Oh well, either way... it was there. Plus, the movie is very much categorized as a fantasy/fairy tale. Meaning, anything can happen and we should just go with it and have fun. Which I did. :) I don't care where the ice came from, because they made for some truly beautiful scenes that I will never forget. It's a GREAT MOVIE!

Also, I think it's awesome that people totally accept that there's some dude with scissor-hands running around, but can't fathom the thought of there being big chunks of ice lying around for him to cut. SWEET!