The Review of Big Fish分析和總結(jié)分析和總結(jié)

BigFishisdirectedbyTimBurton,whosefilmssuchslsEdwardScissorhands,BatmanandAliceinWonderland^yeuslastingimpressions.ltisataleofhowason,WilliamBloom,triestopiecetogetherapictureofthelifeofhisfather,Edward,basedonthefactshecanuncover.Edwardisaninveteratestoryteller,withapenchantforembellishingeventsfromhisownlife.ButnowEdwardisdyingandWilliammustcometotermswithallaspectsofhisfathertherealandtheimaginary.Intheprocess,hediscoversthatsomeofEdward'ssupposedfantasiesaren'tasoutlandishashesupposed.Frommyperspective,Ibelievethattherearetwostories.Oneisthelegendofthefather^lifetoldbytheprotagonist,theotheristhestoryinthereallife,regardingtherelationshipbetweenthefatherandtheson,toldbythedirector.Thoughthewholemoviespendsalotoftimetotelltheformerstory,themajormeaning,Ithink,isrevealedinthesecondstory,therealstory.TheformerstorydramatizesEdward'smostimpressivestories:how,asaboy,canhehavethecouragetoapproachawitchandaskstoseehisfuture;how,asayoungman,canhediscoverthesecrettownofSpectre,andmeettheloveofhislife,Sandy.Thereareothertales,too-ofgiants)lycanthropes,armedrobberiesthatdon'tgoasplannedandSiamesesisters.Inadditiontotellingawonderfulfairytale,TimBurtonattachestheimportancetoemphasizingtheneedtokeepsomeelementofmagicandmysteryinaworldthathasbecomecoldlycynical.Whiletheotherstoryaboutthefatherandthesonisquitedifferent.ForWilliam,heisreallyunwillingtolistentothosestoriestoldbyhisfatheragainandagainwhenhegrowsupbecauseit'stooridiculoustobeaccepted.Tohisview,hisfatherisnothingbutatelleroftalltales.Andwhatevenmoreridiculousispeoplearoundhisfatheralllovethosestorieseveniftheyknowit'snotquitereal.SoWilliammovesawayandhasnottalkedtohisfatherfor3years.Butfinally,hecomesbackwhenhefindshisfatherisillbadly.Andatthattime,hebeginstotraveltheplacewherehisfathertraveled,suchasthetownofSpectre,littlebylittle,hebeginstotrusthisfatherandtherelationshipbetweenhisfatherandheisrebuilt.Intheend,EdwardBloomearnsloveandrespectfromhisson.Bytellingthefairytales,IthinkEdward,ontheonehand,triestomakehisownlifeextraordinary,ontheotherhand,triestofusethetruthandthefairytalestocoverthedarknessoftherealworldandprovidethesonwithamorecolorfulworld.Thereisnoneedtofigureoutwhatisthetruthandwhatisnotbecausethosecoveredbysomefancytalesmustbesomethingstuffyandunacceptable.Whatweneedtoknowisthesestoriestoldbyourfathersarefullofloveandtheydeserverespectandtrust.Inreality,tomostofus,fatherisomnipotentandaheroinourheartwhenwewerechildren.Hecanliftusupbyhispowerfularmsandanswerallthequestionswearecuriousabout.Then,wegraduallyfindheisnotaspowerfulashewasandheisnotimportantanymore.Hehasthetroublesasmuchaswehaveandhebeginstofadeawayinourliveslittlebylittle.Inthemostoftime,wearesmarterandmorepowerfulthanouroldfathers,wedon'twanttolivethewaysourfathersdid.Whileoneday,wehaveababyandcometothestageofourfathers,webegintorealizeourfathersarestillheroes.Webegintowonderwhotheoldmanisandwhathappensinhiswholelife.HereareseveralsentencesattheendofthemovieandIthinktheycanwellilluminatetherelationshipsIhavedescribedabove."Haveyoueverhearsajokesomanytimesyouhaveforgottenwhyit'sfunny?Andthenyouhearitagainandsuddenlyit'snew.Yourememberedwhyyouloveditinthefirstplace：'Thenitcomestothesymbolism.Whatdoesthebigfishwhichappearsseveraltimesinthemovieexactlymean?Attheverybeginningofthemovie,weseethebigfishswimminginthewateralongwiththenarratage:uHerearesomefishthatcannotbecaught.Ifsnotthatthey1refasterorstrongerthanotherfish.They'rejusttouchedbysomethingextra?Actually,thefishisaman.Andthebigfishinthesmalltownisamanofbigambitionsinthesmalltown.Thatmanisthemaincharacter,EdwardBloom.ThroughtheadventureofEdwardBloom