Big Fish

The 2003 film, Big Fish, directed by Tim Burton tells two stories. In the first story, told in the present tense, Will Bloom (Billy Crudup) is attempting to reconnect with his dying father, Edward Bloom (Albert Finney). At the same time, Edward is recounting his journey in life in a series of flashbacks. The story explores vast themes such as the reality versus fantasy, power of love and of imagination. The film begins at Will’s wedding which took place several years earlier. As Edward gives a

Big Fish For many years, in novels and storytelling there has always been context that is not seen nor heard, only implied; which plays an important role in the story being told. In the case of “Big Fish”, archetypal patterns can easily be applied and seen during the story being told. I am not normally a believer of archetypes, or symbolism, but in the case of this movie I can clearly see that messages were shown. To clarify, these points are based mainly off of the character Edward Bloom claims

In the movie ‘Big Fish’ created by (Tim burton) the viewers experiences the main character Edward Bloom experiences the three main monomyth elements throughout the course of the movie. The main character Edward Bloom demonstrates monomyth elements throughout the story by following the three defining monomyth elements in order from; call to adventure, transformation, and, the return. The viewer can see Edward coming to the conclusion in the early part of the movie, that he deems himself as someone

Big Fish has a theme that occurred throughout the movie as Barrie Wilson would call Big Fish “a story of redemption” (Wilson 10). Throughout the movie, Edward had made life mistakes that was eventually redeemed in the end of the movie. Edward, despite being destined as a hero, made several mistakes throughout the film and he ended up redeeming himself for all his mistakes. The first encounter that Edward has was with Karl. In a way, Edward solved Ashton problem with the giant, but it was compensated

In Big Fish water symbolizes Edwards life and purity. One example of the water representing Edwards life is at the beginning of the film in the present when he is sick. Will is walking through the hall where all lights are turned off except for the bedroom light with the door cracked. When Will goes into the room Edward is in bed looking very ill. Above the bed is a picture of water, and next to the bed is a nightstand with medicine and water. When Edward asks Will for a drink he drinks it like it

In the movie Big Fish quotes are very important to the meaning of the movie and the motivation for the quotes being included. The first quote I chose is,”The truth is, I didn’t see anything of myself in my father. And I don’t think he saw anything of himself in me.” This quotes meaning to the movie was that Edward And Will have a bad relationship, they do not have that close father-son relationship that they should have. He does not see that connection of I want to be just like my dad or any kind

“There are some fish that cannot be caught. It's not that they are faster or stronger than the other fish, they're just touched by somethin' extra” Edward Bloom state in one of his scrip. Imagine Ed Bloom story to his son William, the love that they have given to each other and it turn to hate seen Bloom wedding’s day and the surprise ending with their joy moments that both of them would never regret. Big Fish release on Dec 03, 2003 by Tim Burton. Tim Burton a director, producer, screenwriter

The Big Fish is a 2003 fantasy/ comedy-drama directed by the director of popular movies such as The Nightmare Before Christmas, Tim Burton. The Big Fish takes us into the life of Edward Bloom (Ewan McGregor and Albert Finney), and the feud he holds with his son Will Bloom (Billy Crudup). Will's feud with his dad stems from his dad's overexagerated stories and gaps between fantasy and reality. Will goes with his wife, Sandra Bloom (Alison Lohman), to find out once and for all the truth about his

As one should understand, mean has the capability to be found in what one perceives as factual as well as fiction. This becomes apparent when viewing the film Big Fish, which accurately goes on to portray the connections between fiction, non-fiction, and truth through the recounting of a man's life story. Upon watching the film, one delves into the life story of Edward Bloom in both its glorious fiction with bizarre and outlandish occurrences and it's boring mundane truth. As the plot progresses

Big Fish is a film that jumps between past and present to relay the fantastical stories and adventures of Edward Bloom. This film presents these stories through various flashbacks as his son, Will Bloom, tries to piece together the man his father claims to be. As the flashbacks unfold, stunning cinematography, lighting and colours are used to create beautiful and enchanting scenes that really complete the movie. The sequence I chose to analyse is the town scene in which Edward comes to the realisation