Big Fish

[truseek]

Hey guys. I was just wondering if anyone here has seen the movie Big Fish. I just saw it yesterday for the first time, and it is nutty, let me tell ya. I heard it was based on a book, which I have not read, mebbe some of you have read it and could shed some light onto where Tim Burton was goin with that thing. I get the whole father-son story, but it sems to me that there was more to it than that. Doesn't seem too Tim Burton, ya know?

In Christ

Truseek

Edited August 8, 2004 by truseek

[truseek]

No one?

Well, the biggest reson I am asking about this movie, for those of you who have seen it is this.

Danny Devito's ring leader character mentions that he has traveled not the the four corners of the earth, but to the five corners. A five cornered shape is a pentagon. Perhaps a subtle message that the world belongs to Satan? Or mebbe Im reading too much into it, just seemed like odd phrasing

Also, it seemed to me that the creepily peaceful and happy village was a sort of allegory for the church sitting around and not really doing anything.

Again, Ive only seen it once, but these two things really stuck out in my mind

In Christ

Truseek

[Ovedya]

I saw it, and didn't really think too much of it one way or another. The whole movie was filled with allegoricals (is that a word?) of life. Actually, I kind of liked that continuing theme of the "Big fish in a small pond." The movie reminded me a lot of Pilgrim's Progress. Everything meant something.

[hippo's hope is HIM]

I don't think there is anything stanic about the movie lol.

I think maybe it is kinda to show that you need to accept people for who they are, (the dad and the son,) The journey to find your true self, and to learn to love people despite their weirdness.

Yes the movie was kinda weird, and seemed redundantly pointless at times, but I think you have to look at the whole picture. Means different things to different people. On one hand their in the struggle to succeed despite all odds, and then the other there is the fact that life shouldn't be lived plainly. I don't think the point was to lie, but to point out that life should be an adventure! and fun, and not just plain.

just my $0.02

[Guest Called]

Didn't watch it cause there was nudity and bad language and I don't have one of those special DVD players to edit stuff like that so.... I have heard the movie was good though...

[Guest LadyC]

i don't remember any nudity...

the movie was cute. not great, not really even good, but it was cute.

[truseek]

i don't remember any nudity...

the movie was cute. not great, not really even good, but it was cute.

the mermaid or whatevah she was was nekkid, but it wasnt gratuitous or anything.

In Christ

Truseek

[littleladyinblack]

Ahhhh I LOVE Tim Burton :-)

Big Fish was definately a change... but I really enjoyed it.

Burton tends to add a lot of biographical pieces in his films... But im not sure what the deal was with Big Fish. Maybe he just wanted a change.

If you think about it... Big Fish IS Tim Burton style as it was a "weird" movie.

Its just more colourful :-)

He is directing Charlie and the Chocolate Factory with Johnny Depp as Willy Wonka (you have NO idea how excited I am about this) which was scheduled to be released in 2005 but got delayed due to a camera-man dropping a $500,000 camera into a vat of chocolate. Yes, you read that correctly.

Chazy.

Edited August 10, 2004 by littleladyinblack

[BodhiDharma]

Just like Dark Side of the Moon, one has to be under the influence for this media.

[littleladyinblack]

Just like Dark Side of the Moon, one has to be under the influence for this media.

Under the influence? No way!

I must be naturally stoned or something because I dont ruin the essence of Burton with anything like that and I appreciate every minute of his films :-D

Chazy.