CineTV Contest #52 - Movie That Represents Spring: Big Fish.
The film Big Fish reflects the idea of reconciliation between father and son Edward Bloom (played by Ewan McGregor and Albert Finney) used his charisma to distance himself from others. William Bloom (played by Billy Crudup), argues that his father Edward was never honest with him because he created bizarre myths about his past, telling incredible stories as an escape mechanism.
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These stories are filled with elements related to fairy tales, such as witches, mermaids, giants, werewolves, a thieving poet, and the myth of the ghost town. The plot revolves around Edward's story and Will's efforts to discover the truth.
There is a story about a witch whose eye can see the future, we will witness a circus episode in which time stands still when the protagonist falls in love, or the long declaration of love that culminates in a sea of daffodils.
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The visits to the village of Espectro, (a utopian village where all its inhabitants go barefoot), are full of symbolism, as well as a delirious episode in the Korean War.
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Edward does not invent stories, nor does he tell lies as his son William claims, he just spices up his speech and makes it more interesting, just as we ourselves do when we place more emphasis on a particular detail when telling a story, thus giving more importance to a person, garment or object. In other words, we create our own version of events.
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William does not see his father's stories as his version of the truth, for him they are all fantasies that he told him when he was a child and that he now repeats at all times, thus fleeing from reality and from himself.
In this story the fish is a metaphor for the protagonist and his way of life, Edward states that he had problems with his height because he could not stop growing and because of that he had to be confined to a bed for three years.
Edward Bloom concludes that the same thing happens to him as with a type of fish he learned about from an encyclopedia: the animal increases in size depending on its environment. If it lives in a large environment, its body grows, but if it lives in a smaller place, its size does not increase. Because of this, the protagonist claims that he is made to do great things, embracing the role of Big Fish.
William was always bothered by his father's stories, he always asked him to tell him the truth, he suspected him of having another secret family, so he goes through his things and his letters. A possible love relation of his father, (Jenny), tells him that Edward was a good person, that he helped his people a lot, that he rejected his relationship proposal and also comments that for his father there are two types of women, his wife Sandra and all the others.
William returns home to his father in the hospital and tells him a story about how they both run away from the hospital and go to the river, where they meet all the people he has known in his life, they get into the river and Edward turns into a fish and says "the story of my life" and dies.
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At the funeral Will sees his father's friends, the same ones who were present in his stories, Will explains that his father became his same stories that he narrated all his life and will continue to live in them.
The film demonstrates how the death of a parent changes not only the individual himself, but also the individual's conception of his or her parent. William finds himself throughout the film trying to discover who his father really is, and realizes that he already knew him and that all those fantasies he told him are nothing more than the truth of his father Edward.
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Accepting and understanding his father is necessary for William to reconcile with his progenitor and to be able to exercise that same role with the son he is expecting.
Imagination and fantasy represent two of the important themes in the plot, although the fantasy reaches the point of magical realism, making this one of Tim Burton's most luminous films.
I relate this film to spring since most of the stories it deals with are presented in sunny days with greening plants in a season associated with rebirth, joy and youth. In this film, the colors and flowers, mean so much that inevitably, we are transported to this season of the year.
At the end of the film, the love story of father and son is elevated to heights of emotion, genius and tenderness rarely seen on screen. At the same time, it brings pure meaning and complete coherence to all the chaotic and disorganized events we have witnessed. It is not difficult to shed at least a tear for the extreme emotions presented to us in the last minutes of the film.
When Edward dies, he reincarnates as the great fish, and he will always be remembered and will be alive because of those stories that William will pass on to his son. Even during his funeral the day shines and everyone celebrates Edward's life.
Many times our parents tell us exaggerated stories that we find hard to believe, but they do this in order for us to learn something in an entertaining way, and beyond the incredible we must stay with the teaching, what would I have given to have a father who loved me? I will tell stories like this, I did not have a father and I was raised with many sacrifices by my mother and my aunts.
Now as a father, I confess that I have told exaggerated stories to my daughter, but with the intention of being heard and that she understands my point of view, I hope to be remembered for my good deeds and stories full of humor and teaching, that is the best way to transcend.
Ewan McGregor and Albert Finney are joined in this film by Jessica Lange, Marion Cotillard, Billy Crudup, Steve Buscemi, Helena Bonham Carter, Marion Cotillard, Alison Lohman, Danny DeVito, and Mathew McGrory.
Big Fish is a 2003 film, directed by Tim Burton, from the script by Tim Burton himself and John August, based on Daniel Wallace's novel called Big Fish: A Novel of Mythic Proportions, and of course, the original music of the film It's from Danny Elfman
This is my participation in the CineTV Contest #52 - Movie that represents spring Link Here.
Good luck to all the participants.
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This movie is beautiful and at all times represents spring, it is very colorful, good luck!
It is also one of Tim Burton's best, its colors convey warmth and a lot of humanity. Thanks for stopping by.