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USA 2003
Director: Tim Burton
Cast: Ewan McGregor, Albert Finney, Jessica Lange, Billy Crudup, Marion Cotillard, Danny DeVito
Rating: PG-13
Release Date: January 9th 2004
Running Time: 2 hours 5 minutes
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I've seen drama movies that made me appreciate my dad even more, but they present their message in a dramatic way that is sometimes downright boring for some men before even the movie gets to the best part. Worry no more; Big Fish is a movie with substance and great affectionate messages. But...they are presented by Tim Burton in a delightful and whimsical manner.
Edward Bloom always has a lot of fancy stories of his life that he passes on to his only son Will Bloom. But after Edward tells again his story on Will's wedding reception, Will has never spoken again with his father for three long years. Now that Edward (Albert Finney) is dying, Will determines to know the truth behind those remarkable but impossible stories. Will (Billy Crudup) and his wife Josephine (Marion Cotillard) come to his parents' house and accompany his father and mother. Being in his childhood's house, Will remembers all the great stories his father has told him and how his father loves him so much. Will insists to know the truth before it's too late.
Ewan McGregor roles as the young Edward Bloom and he is a very great actor. He has a very likable trait in him that is rare to find in other actors, most people known him from Trainspotting, and Ewan stays on to prove his talent in Big Fish. Frankly, upon seeing the few first minutes of Big Fish, I remember an actor who is also perfect for Ewan's role, Johnny Depp, but I really don't think Johnny Depp could pull off as sympathetic as Ewan in Big Fish.
This film is as enjoyable as a lollipop when you were still a kid, licking it and taste the sugar, just like seeing Big Fish, I feel like reading old English tale stories when I was a kid. Fantasy with a touch of grittiness in it. That's probably one of the reasons why Tim Burton directed it, it's known that Tim Burton is famous not just for his movies but also that for movies that often look gritty and have a lot of black colour in it. The stories told by Edward are also fun to watch and enjoyable while not being over fantasized and still retain believable facts.
Big Fish is a fairy tale tangles with father and son drama, but it doesn't go to be over-sentimental. In the contrary it shows us to see father figure and his stories as something lively and smiling.
Big Fish is definitely one of the best movies in year 2003, and this movie here has its personal space in me...
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