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 Big Fish
by Demian Ginther
Big Fish, Tim Burton's newest directorial outing, follows a tall-tale artist through his life, chronicling a stint in the circus, his efforts to win over his future bride, his daring rescue of conjoined twins in Korea, and a few other adventures.
Will Bloom (Billy Crudup) tries to get to the heart of his father's tall-tale telling in this lushly visualized movie. For all of his life, his father has created extremely elaborate mythologies, and Will is fed up. His own impending fatherhood has thrust him into an existential crisis and he feels the need to confront the fish stories.
Ewan McGregor gives a great performance as the eternally hopeful and masochistically optimistic Edward Bloom. Albert Finney gives an equally good performance as the older Edward Bloom, and narrates the film thoughout it's meandering storyline.
The visuals in this movie are fantastically done, as you would expect from Tim Burton. The color changes in the movie fit the moods of each scene perfectly and Danny Elfman's musical score is fantastic as usual.
I would recommend this movie, though it can be slow at times. Most of Burton's other films have had quite a bit more action and excitement and there is none of that here. The film tells it's story gently and slowly, but thought-provokingly as well.
I hope you all enjoy it! :)
P.S.: go easy, this is my first try at this!
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