Analysis of Big Fish

I really enjoyed Big Fish, it's mix of Adventure, Fantasy and Drama Genres merged well to create a believable but fun, enjoyable film. The episodic structure of the film helped to create an atmosphere in the audience of which we felt part of the film and as thought the stories were being told directly to us. However in some circumstances this became confusing as to how the film was structured. It also left us constantly questioning whether Edward Bloom's stories about his life were true or if they were all just lies to make events of his life sound more exciting. There were small foreshadows throughout the film that suggested truth such as when William Bloom was in his fathers shed and discovered letters from the army but also some foreshadow to say that it was lies such as when Ed was in hospital with will when Dr Bennett told Will of exactly how he was born. These were effective to keep the audience engaged in the films and caused us to develop our own opinions on how the film was going to finish.

This leads me to another piece of the film that I really felt helped make the story the audiences own. This was the end, we see William in the funeral after telling his a story about his death much like the stories he had been told as a child. At the funerals were all the characters from Edwards stories. This goes un-explained and we as an audience are left to decide fore ourselves weather this is reality or a story that goes unmarked.

Big Fish Trailer-2003-