*sniffle* what a great movie

Rating: Null/10 (12 January 2004)

`Big Fish,' stars Ewan McGregor, Albert Finney, and Billy Crudup with Danny Devito in a smaller role. In this crazy movie about Will Bloom, Crudup, who tries to learn more about his dying father Edward Bloom, Finney. The story is told through tall tales of him as a boy to a man, played by McGregor, filled with witches, giants, and towns where no one wears shoes. Through all of this, Crudup begins to understand about who his father really is and accept what kind of person he is. The way the film was presented was magical, and the imagination took over as he wove wilder and wilder tales. The potency of what he was communicating to the audience was huge. He was really stressing the fact that it was good to stand out and make a difference. In one part of the film, young Edward Bloom explains that he is like a goldfish in that they grow if they have a bigger space, so therefore he would go out into the world and grow also. McGregor as him as a younger man is a joy to watch onscreen as he has such a positive outlook on life. He already knows how he is going to die so he is fearless and takes the path less traveled by. Whenever he gets scared he realizes that he will be fine because this is not the way he saw himself go.
Crudup as Will Bloom is really quite a foil to him as he is very logical and he feels like he has been lied to all his life. He doesn't understand why his father can not just tell him what actually happened, instead of telling elaborate stories that he has heard a thousand times and doesn't believe. He could have come off as stiff or boring but instead he just tries to grasp what really happened because it is hard for him to understand his father as he does not function on the same level. Finney as Edward Bloom as him today is a kid at heart who really enjoys life to the fullest and has a unique outlook on life. He is a story teller and loves to tell stories about his life that are only part truths but he revels in the telling and really needs listeners to hear his great epic tales. Critics are calling `Big Fish' one of the best films of the year, and with four Golden Globe nominations it is sure to be an Oscar contender as well. Tim Burton, the acclaimed director of `Edward Sissorhands,' directs `Big Fish.'
i wrote this article for my high school news paper so i thought i might as well post it here too!