*Imagine Your Own Reality*

Rating: Null/10 (2 January 2005)

Very interesting movie.
A boy in childhood and growing up is told stories and tales by his father as factual events experienced by the father in his life.The stories involve a witch, a giant and a mermaid amongst other things.
Now in adulthood the boy believes these stories are "tall tales"(hence Big Fish) and seeks to discover from his ailing father the truth rather than the fantasy.
Now, on one level this film could be said to be very silly; on another level, very profound.
Often people who make up false stories as part of their own lives are irritating and obnoxious. They are frequently con artists, sales people, charlatans, lonely individuals or those leading a Walter Mitty existence. And such persons often do more harm than good.
However: What if our lives and that of those around us can be improved by the dreams and imagination of others? Who is to say that the product of our dreams and unlimited imagination cannot be considered as real as anything else? And if enough people believe something is true, it can become part of reality.
This is a thought provoking film which is entertaining, deserving to be highly rated.