Absolutely magnificent

Rating: 10/10 (22 April 2006)

Movies come. Movies go. They entertain. They make 1.7 million in the box office. They go to video. And eventually, if they're good, they make it onto TBS 3 or 4 times a week. And I'm OK with all that. But once in a while you see a movie that changes your perspective on life. You laugh at scenes without knowing why. You relate to the actors. You love the characters. You cry at the end because you see your goals and your potential life and then you see your funeral.
Apart from being a hands-down stunning work of filmography (Burton fails not), Big Fish provides a well-drawn sweep of entertainment that is a breath of fresh air. There is nothing predictable about it. It keeps you on your toes and smiling. From shoes hanging on a wire in Spectre to Al Finney's mailman joke (Oh I was dying!), Big Fish takes you on a soul-searcher of an adventure. Along the way, you get some great life advice, like concerning Ed Bloom's fidelity to his wife, as per Jenny. This movie is what I see as the pinnacle of modern art. It is also one of the few books-turned-film where the artistic and life value of the movie supersedes that of the book. I could go on for a really long time (ask my friends) about the splendor of a film that is Big Fish, but just go find out for yourself. Watch. Enjoy. Repeat.