Big Fish is the story of an extraordinary man living an ordinary life. Edward Bloom has always considered himself as the big fish in a little pond, and he tells the stories of his life in manner which reflects this sentiment. The narrative of the story focuses on Edward’s story-telling and his son Will’s disbelief in the stories and adventures of his father’s life.
If you haven’t seen this movie, you should. I absolutely loved it. Just how much? Let me put it this way, I haven’t seen ROTK yet, but I went to see Big Fish instead.
The setting of the movie switches between the present, otherwise known as reality and the surreal settings of Edward’s stories, the land of make-believe where witches, giants, werewolves, and many other wonders await.
Tim Burton once again makes wonderful use of visual imagery and symbolism. There are so many levels and meanings to this movie, and so many ways to interpret the symbolism. And (hopefully) without ruining the movie for everyone, I think the ultimate theme behind the movie is that Edward does not tell stories because he is dissatisfied with his life, but because he is overjoyed by it and he feels his story-telling will make everyone love it as much as he has. He wants people to see that although his life may be considered ordinary by some, it was extraordinary to him and he uses his elaborate stories to convey this.
This movie is unpredictable, humorous, entertaining, and altogether delightful.
Sheesh, now I sound like a clip you’d see in a movie trailer during the commerical break of your favorite sit-com. =)
Oh yeah, I also saw Something’s Gotta Give, which gets 3.5 of 5 stars (Big Fish gets all 5, by the way). Cute movie, funny, a little too long, and very predictable in places.
Now I just have to find 4 hours (yes four hours, once you include previews, credits, and the cinema trivia) to see ROTK. I’m really excited about this movie and a little ashamed that I haven’t seen it already. I missed the final Matrix movie completely, but that can wait for DVD. Return of the King is a must see at the theater, just like all the Harry Potter movies.
I noticed that we have a copy of Road to Perdition on VHS at our house, and I just happen to have a TV and VCR in my room now. Late night movie anyone? (I also have a DVD player, but the TV is so old I have to run everything through the VCR and some DVDs have copy protection that makes them unwatchable when fed through the VCR, which really limits what I can watch in here, since the TV gets zero channels.)

the friday five
1. What does it say in the signature line of your emails?
At the moment —
“You fall in love, they break your heart.
You fall in love again, it’s never ending.”
From the song Giving up on Love, by the Ataris.
2. Did you have a senior quote in your high school yearbook? What was it? If you haven’t graduated yet, what would you like your quote to be?
I believe it said “Darth Vader was a Russian potato, get it right.” … I had a friend who had a habit of saying Darth Vader was a Russian tomato, and I was making fun of him.
3. If you had vanity plates on your car, what would they read? If you already have them, what do they say?
Used to have them on my first car, as a gift from my dad. They just had my name on them. If I got them now, they’d say “Cometgrrl” of course!
4. Have you received any gifts with messages engraved upon them? What did the inscription say?
Mostly just stuff with my name on them, or when I graduated from high school I got a lot of stuff that said “Class of 1996.” Rebekah once gave me a necklace that said “Happy Birthday!” on one side and “love your little sis” on the other. I think I threw it out the window of my car after we stopping speaking. Or in the trash is more likely, since I make it a habit to not litter!
5. What would you like your epitaph to be?
Something romantic, maybe “Immortal Beloved” like in the movie about Beethoven. If not, then a quote from the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy might be appropriate. “Mostly harmless.” haha.

Drama….
In case I haven’t mentioned it before, I hate drama. It some how always manages to find me though. There used to be a joke about how my life was like a soap opera.
I was going to bitch about gossip, and I’ve decided against it.
What I really need to say is that I owe someone an apology. I’m sorry for getting them involved in my drama and causing them to be uncomfortable. You know I love ya!
Now that I’ve officially had my chance to bitch, it’s over and I will never mention it again… except to say if I wanted someone to know something I’d tell them myself. =)

I have one more resolution for 2004….
I want to go some where fun this year. I’m thinking NYC to see The Producers on Broadway…. although it’s probably virtually impossible to get tickets with Matthew Broderick and Nathan Lane, I’d still love to go…. .