![]() There are some striking images thrown up in Big Fish, ranging from the juxtaposition of the younger Ed Bloom (Ewan McGregor) getting the bloody beating of a lifetime amongst a field of daffodils, to the captivating true-love provoked time-halted sequence, complete with suspended mid-air popcorn. When, in his father’s life, he allegedly reasoned with giants, consorted with witches and has been attacked by sentient trees a son cannot help but wonder if he is getting the correct version of his events.Īs a director Tim Burton is known for his gloomy fairytales, but this particular fairytale is not all that gloomy, in fact playing much like a more fantastical, Danny Elfman-scored Forrest Gump with a shorter runtime and sap-quota. His father dying in bed, a son struggles with his paternal relationship, unsure what kind of man his father is due to his predisposition to tell tall tales. ![]() ![]() It won’t be complicated, but it won’t be interesting either.”: A quote from Albert Finney’s Ed Bloom about the nature of narrative in the right hands convolution and embellishment generate greater insights and entertainment value than if told without the “spice”.īig Fish is a film about anecdotes, jokes and stories, formed of set-ups, arcs, punchlines and surprise endings – its meta without being all up-in-your-face about it. ![]() “Most men, they’ll tell you a story straight through. ![]()
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