"Big Fish" is a very sweet drama film about stories of the life of Edward Bloom. Edward (Ewan McGregor) has been a storyteller his whole life, and he has told these stories to his son. Will Bloom feels like he doesn't know his father because of his habit of telling exaggerated and untrue stories. He got mad at him and he hasn't spoken with him for years, he thinks his father is a liar that never cared for his family. One day his mother tells him that his father is dying of cancer and he returns home to find out the true stories of his father's life. This film is about Edward's fantasies stories through flashbacks that begin when his son visits him for the last time.
Although this is a really good film it's not my favorite. But I like it because it’s about the power of stories and the wonder they hold. In this film we see the real and the fantastic and we find out that the truth is somewhere in the middle. His father doesn't lie to make himself better, but is trying to tell the truth more beautifully.
I got involved and I admired its beauty. Edward says things like "the biggest fish in the river gets that way by never getting caught". In the end, Will becomes the storyteller.
Written by Tatiana Saavedra
5 comments:
I loved that movie 2! It was my first sight of Burton's great talent, it made feel curious about his previous movies!
I have to watch it again cuz I can't remember some of those beautiful scenes :P
I think I also have to try writing a movie review, because it seems difficult...!
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"I have to watch it again "
do you want to borrow mine?
oh, u have the dvd? I'd love to, if don't mind :) tks Ti *
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