Here are the discussion questions for the first screening "Big Fish".
Please share your comments with us! Please remember, every good movie needs a
bosom friend!1. Do you think Edwards' stories are true? Why?
2. What do you think is Edwards' attitude of life? How did you find that?
3. The title Big Fish seems not having much relationship with the whole story. What do you think about this? Does the title have any hidden meanings?
4. Some people simply think that the stories told in the movie are plain, like a children's play, only making some fun, what is your opinion?
5. Tim Burton (the director of the film) has directed several fancy films, such as
2 comments:
I think the title 'Big Fish' has another meaning.
Fishing is a popular hobby in western countries, and when people go fishing they always tell their friends that the fish they have caught is much bigger than reality. They are in a sense exaggerating the truth although with no bad intentions.
This seems to be what the story teller in the movie was doing. Exaggerating what really happened.
i think there might be another aspect of the title as well: there is an expression in English that one can be "a large fish in a small pond" or a "small fish in a big pond" - i wonder which Edward was?
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