Big Fish

Throughout the novel Big Fish by Daniel Wallace Edward Bloom tells his son William Bloom stories and jokes that are in many ways better than reality. At first William strongly dislikes how his father overemphasizes his stories very much. William just wants the truth about his father as William never really got to know his father since he was always gone. As the novel progresses William starts to accept the stories more for what they are. By the end of the book, William has accepted Edward’s…

Big Fish is a film of many themes, including those of the ability for love to conquer all and telling stories allows no person to be forgotten. Throughout the entire film of Big Fish no matter what happened Edward always came back to those he loved. In the beginning of the film right before Edward leaves to go to Spectre, he promises Karl that he will return. A commitment is sign of caring, especially in this case where Edward vows to come through by giving the giant his backpack. Even though in…

The genre of magical realism is all about taking reality and turning it upside down, making the mundane seem magical, and at the same time making the magical mundane. A good example of this is in the movie Big Fish. There are two main characters, Edward Bloom and his son, Will. Edward is a storytelller who has one story, the story of his life. The film explores magical realism by splitting the plot into two parts. The first part is the real, mundane, and somewhat depressing tale of Will's…

music/sound, and low key lighting to create a variety of different moods for viewers. Burton uses these techniques in two of his best films, Edward Scissorhands and The Big Fish. In films, shot reverse shot is when dialogue is in play between two or more people and the camera shifts person to person. Near the start of the film The Big Fish, father and son, Mr. Edward Bloom and Will Bloom, shot reverse shot is used when father and son argue with one another. When the shots go from Will to Edward…

Stories have been told since the beginning of time, they are meant to provide information or to teach morals. In the renowned film, “Big Fish” (T. Burton, 2003), the protagonist, Edward Bloom, constantly told inflated stories to keep his audience attentive, but he rarely kept accurate facts in his stories. Due to the exaggerated stories, William Bloom, Edward’s son, did not trust Edward anymore, and Edward did not gain back his trust till the day he died. Facts seemed to satisfy William, the…

Tim Burton, on the other hand, utilized his main character, Edward Bloom, in the movie Big Fish during the 1950s to show how getting passed the one-way thinking and making decisions without fear and rules can open new doors leading to fresh adventures, trials, and relationships, delving into a more significant understanding of oneself and the…

The movie Big Fish was written by Daniel Wallace and John August and directed by Tim Burton. This film tells the tale of father and son and their struggle to make amends from earlier events in their life. Will, the son, is upset with his father, Edward, because he is unable to establish which of his famous stories are fantasy and which are a reality. Nearing the end of the movie Will discovers that sometimes it does not always matter what is real or fake as long as the intentions behind it have…

At the beginning of the film, Big Fish, directed by Tim Burton, the audience is told about a witch residing in the town of Ashton, Alabama. Although the townspeople are fearful of the witch’s powers, they treat the witch as if it were an everyday thing and even ask her to see their own…

but going beyond words, it is so much deeper than a simple affection towards another. Love is the indescribable feeling of pure joy when one is with a person. Love is knowing that one would risk one’s own life to keep a person well. In the novel Big Fish by Daniel Wallace the reader must ask the question: “Does Edward love his son?” The answer to this seemingly simple question is debatable, especially due to the fact that some kinds of love are different than others. Edward does in fact love…

Willie, in the short story, What Do Fish Have To Do With Anything? Undergoes a metamorphosis as he matures from the beginning to the end of the story. Willie changes due to his interactions with other characters in the plot as well as major events that sculpt him into a more mature, broad-minded person than he was at the start of the story. Firstly, when Willie sees the begging man, Willie’s mother is quick to make sure that he avoids looking at the man. Once they get home, Willie asks the…