Big Fish
Directed by Tim BurtonThroughout his life Edward Bloom has always been a man of big appetites, enormous passions and tall tales. In his later years, he remains a huge mystery to his son, William. Now, to get to know the real man, Will begins piecing together a true picture of his father from flashbacks of his amazing adventures.
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- Marcelo Scatena4d agoEvery 5 years or so I watch this movie again. Every time I interpret it a bit differently. They really nailed the 'growing up' thing to its core.
- Sunny Rabius SunnyJuly 17, 2025Loved this.
- 匚卂尺ㄥ1d agoBased on the novel of the same name, Tom Burton's 2003 fantasy drama "Big Fish" acts as a heartwarming tale of fiction and reality and whether or not one can identify if the both are one and the same, and sees a son going on a journey to learn the truth about his father's past life to see if what he's been told are all lies. We get flashbacks into Edward Bloom's past as older Edward, played tremendously by Albert Finney, recalls the many events of his past as his younger self played with such endearment by Ewan McGregor is truly a big fish in a small pond and find himself in various places with extraordinary people and truly living a fairytale life if what he tells his son (Billy Crudup) are to be seen as highly fabricated. McGregor and Finney work together to make Edward seem like the exact same man from start to finish, and his romance with his wife Sandra (Jessica Lange/Alison Lohman) is very sweet yet it feels weird to promote the message of being weird and stalkerish to get who you deem the love of your life even while she's with someone else. The surrealism blends very well with the reality of life as the fish is an analogy for those who feel they are just too big of a person for their small town and need to explore and live their lives to its potential, but the film's main message seems to suggest that the stories we hear about others, whether we believe them to be true or not, become so engrained in who they are that they help to build the mythology and legacy they leave behind forever.
- RyezooFebruary 15, 2025Was not expecting to be that emotionally punched by this film! A wonderful adventure into tall tales that wraps you up in its own little world. The cinematography is gorgeous. So many different sets, each given off incredible looks. I'm a sucker for these type of movies. The acting was also terrific! Love a movie that'll make me laugh and cry.
