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father and son story
Around this time of year, I start to miss Tim Burton's Christmas films, but there are warm films that don't have a Christmas theme. The 2003 film ``Big Fish'' is a film adaptation of the best-selling novel by Daniel Wallace, about a man who tries to learn about his father's true life as he approaches his death, having been told only made-up stories for a long time.
In the movie, Albert Finney plays Edward, the sickly father, and Billy Crudup plays Will, the son who is fed up with the strange stories he tells him about his experiences, but tries to find out The Truth behind them. Ewan McGregor plays the role of young Edward in a fairytale-like flashback. In the real (present day) parts, the colors are subdued and depict a thoroughly real world where nothing out of the ordinary happens, which is unusual for Burton's works, but in contrast, the flashback parts are rich in color and fantasy-like. Under such circumstances, Ewan McGregor's cheerful smile suits him well.
The story begins with a rift between father and son. When his father told his usual ``funny stories'' at his wedding, Will, who had grown tired of telling tall tales, became angry, and The Day After three years, until Edward fell ill, father and son remained together. They become estranged.
Will, who doesn't know anything about his real father, tries to find out about his real life from Edward, who doesn't have much time left in the future. Going on a journey with a giant, a mysterious town and its inhabitants, a circus leader who transforms into a wolf, a grand marriage proposal, a war in the East, beautiful twins meeting in enemy territory, success as a salesman... How much The Truth do they contain, and what kind of father's life remains after those fairy tales are removed? Above all, if the story of his son catching a big fish on the day he was born is a true story, then where was his father and what was he doing on the day he was born? Will, who is about to have a child of his own, grows stronger in his desire to know Edward in order to realize himself as a father.
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