‘The Odyssey’ and ‘Big Fish’ In what ways has Homer’s Odyssey influenced your chosen epic? Homer’s Odyssey is full of themes and ideas‚ many that have influenced the modern world today. The ideas have been portrayed in various books‚ movies or epics. The epic i chose is ‘Big Fish’. It is a movie directed by Tim burton and it features a lot of themes and ideas that were in the odyssey‚ and i believe it was highly influenced by it. There are many similarities between Odysseus and Edward’s wives. They both have great love
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Big Fish (by Tim Burton) Movie Analyzing Text. Setting(s): The movie takes place during 1955‚ (the vietnam war) and 1960 in Ashton‚ Albama. Characters: Edward Bloom - He is the main character in the movie. Edward is the center of all the actions and the places he passes. Edward is also the one who´s telling his life story‚but in a different way. William Bloom - son of Edward. Often tells noticable lies to‚ Edward Bloom. Jenny Hill - The little girl‚ which takes‚ Edwards shoes
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Shannon McGee Shanon Lawson Hum 115 11 December‚ 2014 Big Myths Throughout human history there has always been significance behind the ritual of storytelling. Parents tell their children stories‚ leaders tell their followers stories‚ and it has always just been accepted as a part of life. The question I often ask myself is why are these story’s told‚ why not just tell the truth? The (2003) movie Big Fish directed by Tim Burton‚ helped me put reason behind the mythological story telling that has
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In the film Big Fish directed by Tim Burton water is a big‚ if not the biggest symbol in the entire film. Water symbolizes life‚ healing‚ and the flow of time. This is shown near the beginning of the story when Will talks to his dad in his room‚ where you can explicitly see a picture of the ocean containing water. The painting can be interpreted to show that Edward still has life in him or to symbolise that he needs life. After the talk Edward asks for a glass of water‚ this is equivalent to him
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The movie Big Fish is a touching story that follows a previously adventurous‚ tall tale telling man named Edward Bloom as he battles cancer. William‚ edwards son‚ is a regular man working an office job. He has not spoken to his father in three years due to an argument at williams wedding over the many stories that edward tells william about what he has supposedly done previously in life. William does not believe his stories and throughout the film is annoyed by them and what he believes is his father’s
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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
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BIG FISH MOVIE REVIEW Big Fish is the loving story of a father and son‚ but is really more about the stories within the story. The director Tim Burton is very much like Edward Bloom‚ the main character‚ in that both have storytelling personalities. I feel that this film was a perfect example of how imagination can change our lives‚ both with ourselves and with others. The account of Edward Bloom’s life‚ played by Ewan McGregor in his early life and then by Albert Finney in his later years
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Big Fish is a story about a man‚ Edward Bloom‚ who is a magnificent story teller‚ and his son—William Bloom—who has a grudge against these stories. The movie was directed by Tim Burton in 2003‚ which he based off the Big Fish book written in 1988 by Daniel Wallace. Throughout the movie we see not only the present life of Edward Bloom‚ but the many past stories of his childhood and adult life. We are also introduced to several other characters including the younger version of Edward Bloom‚ Edward’s
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Big Fish “So this is a tall tale?” “Well‚ it’s not a short one…” Stories are our essence of life. They grow and change with us. They allow us to reconstruct the past‚ and put our slant on things. They don’t’ have make sense‚ and they don’t all have to be fact. That’s what kind of story this is. Big Fish‚ directed by Tim Burton‚ is a heartwarming‚ comedic film‚ with many twists and turns. It explores the world of an eccentric father‚ while telling his life story. And so‚ our story begins.
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In the movie Big Fish‚ there were many creative elements used to portray the story. Being relatable in a story makes it easier understand. Many of the events that took place‚ may have been slightly fabricated‚ but are events that have happened to us. Meeting your love of your life‚ for example. It is said that “time stands still when you see your future spouse”‚ and honestly it does. Technically the earth does not stop moving‚ it is just a moment where nothing else matters but the one you see. Another
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