Big Fish Film Analysis

Big Fish is a visually appeasing film that will capture its audiences with its witty and fun-loving characters, fairytale-esque plotline, and relatable conflict that will have everyone reaching for the phone and dialling their father’s numbers. The film is brought to life by director Tim Burton, who is known for Edward Scissorhands, The Nightmare Before Christmas, and BeetleJuice. Burton is known for his big ideas with dark and almost frightening visuals, but Burton shows just how versatile he is with this 2003 book-to-film adaptation of Big Fish. As stated before, Tim Burton’s visual and, ultimately, story-telling style is haunting but enchantingly beautiful, with dark colors and darker plots. But Burton isn’t only good at making things
From the story of young Edward’s (Ewan McGregor) birth to the how he met Sandra, the tales get so tall that I would suspect that Karl the Giant had told them himself. But, though fascinating and gospel to young Will, the stories stopped being believable when Will grew up. Now, all the guy wants is some closure for all the years of lies and rather sadly unbelievable tales of romance, adventure, and even fraud. But Edward Bloom is persistent and stubborn like most older men and Will is standoffish towards his father for good reason. It appears that Edward believes in the stories just as much, if not more, than Will does, and maybe that’s why he can’t tell his son the truth.
The movie is really a masterpiece from beginning to end, starting with a great story that reels (Literally) you in from the second you hear Albert Finney’s amazing southern accent. The movie is not only good fun in itself, but it really has an incredible cast, featuring award-winning actors and actresses such as: Billy Crudup, Ewan McGregor, Jessica Lange, Helena Bonham Carter, Danny Devito, and so many