If I were going to compare how Burton introduces Edward Scissorhands' neighborhood, this is how I would approach it.
I read an excellent post on Medium comparing the punctuation use of multiple authors. It's cool! (no, seriously)
Sometimes a sentence leads you to a dead end. You are confused, and that's ok. This time you can blame the sentence.
Students are talking about Buffalo. Word is they buffalo Buffalo buffalo, which is weird for Buffalo buffalo to do, when you consider that Buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo.