Big Fish

This is a very funny and overstated movie. Some parts in the movie are funny and interesting; for instance, Edward in the circus, in the small town where he lost his shoes, when he pursues his love, and so on. The director use flashback style sequence. Sometimes I am confused about what’s going on.
According to Joe Lopez, “while the fantasy sequences are great, the moments we spend in the reality of the situation really hurt the film.” I agree with this article. In this movie, the father always tells the son his story about his life. However, he never tells the truth. The father’s story is like a fairy tale. In my opinion, the son becomes strongly interested in the truth, and so he opposes his father’s stories. Everybody listened to many fairy tales or folk tales when they were a child. No story is true, but we enjoy them a lot. “just remember anything can be real.” And then you can enjoy your life.

Mandy