"Big Fish" is a story about a father and his son, which naturally reminds people of another classic story about a father and his son, "Life is Beautiful"!
Of course, "Life is Beautiful" is not simply a story about father and son, but it is undeniable that the love given by the father to his children in this movie is the most touching.
Johnson, a veteran Hollywood film critic, wrote in his personal column "Interpreting the grudges between father and son behind the magical story"
""Big Fish" is a story about a father and his son. There is a similar work that can be compared with it, which is another work from the same miracle director Li - "Life is Beautiful". The difference between the two works is that
, the father in "Life is Beautiful" created a fairy tale world for his children, but the father in "Big Fish" created a fairy tale memory for his children."
What I am thinking about is, if the father in "Life is Beautiful" did not die, but spent the rest of his life with his children, would the father-son relationship be as harmonious as it was when he was a child? At least the father-son relationship in "Big Fish" is tit for tat -
-Although the son was obsessed with his father's magical stories when he was young, when he grew up, the son was full of criticism of his father's dishonesty. According to Freud, the relationship between father and son has remained unchanged since ancient times, whether in the East or the West.
A contradictory body. When a child becomes rebellious, the first person to be hit is the father. In "Big Fish", William continues this father-son conflict until his father is dying. When William returns from searching for Ghost Town, he seems to have just
When someone wakes up, he hides his face and weeps.
William Bloom in the movie is happy. Unfortunately, when he grows up, he is not proud of having an eloquent and charming father. Instead, he feels ashamed. Whenever his father talks endlessly,
Sometimes, he would avoid and hide away. What he couldn't understand was why his father was so charming in the eyes of other people and why he was so happy for the stories that William had listened to endlessly! His view of his father was that these
Weird and bizarre stories are just something to deceive children. Now that he has grown up, it is obviously inappropriate for his father to tell these stories in a long and lengthy manner.
Indeed, William's complaints about his father are not unreasonable. But if Edward was not William's father, but an outsider who grew up with him and told him his thrilling and interesting stories, then in William's eyes, such a man
What kind of face should it be? I think William will think that this man is an interesting person. In this regard, the reason why William and his father have conflicts is because they have this close father-son relationship. This is exactly
This is the point of view of this article. As a son grows up, conflicts with his father are unavoidable. The resentment between William and his father seems to be a psychological gap - he is angry because his father does not want to reveal the true situation, but what if his father really reveals the truth?
Depending on the situation, he may think that his father is too serious and too strict. In this case, William's hatred for his father is actually more influenced by physiological factors determined by genes.
In the movie, after William's father gave a speech at his wedding banquet, William didn't talk to his father again for three years. He usually chatted with his family and wrote letters only to his mother. His mother was also very sensitive about the relationship between father and son and was afraid of a quarrel between them.
Every time he called, he said that his father was out swimming or doing other things. If William had a rebellious tendency as a teenager, we can sympathize with him, but when he becomes an adult, he still cares about it, which is a bit immature. However, the relationship between father and son
In the end, they have to fight face to face, or turn against each other, or they can clear up their old grudges and shake hands. No matter what the outcome is, this genetic antagonism should be completely eliminated in order to free each other and allow each other to grow.
When Edward was seriously ill, William returned home to take care of his father at the request of his mother. At this time, the father and son had the opportunity to talk face to face. When his father was seriously ill, William faced this "big talk" with an unhappy attitude at first.
"King". Every time his father boasted, William would feel disgusted. But he gradually discovered that his father was not so unkind. The reason why he insisted on the fairy tales in his mouth was actually because he was an interesting person. While William was taking care of his father,
He discovered that many of what his father said were actually not completely groundless and had traces to follow. Especially when William came back from Ghost Town, he discovered that at least part of what his father said was true. At the same time, he also understood why his father had not been around for a long time.
At home, it turned out that he was rebuilding another town.
The ending of the movie is a happy ending - father and son get back together, but the story is not eclipsed by this happy ending. The fairy tales told by the father are not made out of nothing, such as tall men, circus bosses, twin sisters, poets, etc.
, they all came, and they were respectful. At this time, William understood that his father liked to tell interesting stories throughout his life. No one who listened to his stories would be more serious about whether the stories were true or false, just because his father could bring joy to others.
Therefore, everyone likes my father.
At the end of the story, William, who was a son back then, now has a son, and he chose the father's way of education. He told his son the interesting things his father told him. Perhaps when his son grew up,
Later, there will also be conflicts with William. Although this kind of father-son conflict is inevitable, as long as we have great love and sincere treatment, it can eventually be resolved. In the movie, we might as well analyze this kind of friction between father and son from two levels
and care.
First, let’s look at those magical fairy tales.
The first story is about witches. His father Edward was born in a small town full of fantasy things. When Edward was a boy, he bravely came into contact with a witch. One eye of this witch can see how everyone will die in the future. Edward believes that although
Knowing death can make people panic, but knowing the way of death will make you bolder in doing things in the future. So, Edward saw the ending of his life through the eyes of the witch.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! The second story is about growth. While other friends were growing up, Edward's growth was sudden. That day he was listening to a lecture in church and suddenly his whole body changed.
He grew bigger and faster. He had to limit himself mechanically to prevent himself from turning into a giant. He lay in bed for three years to shape his skeleton, but after reading the "Encyclopedia", he was ready to change the direction of his life.
There is a theory in the "Encyclopedia" that goldfish cannot grow big in a bowl, but if placed in a large space, goldfish can grow three to five times. Therefore, Edward believed that God had given him the status of a giant.
His talents are allowed to be displayed in a larger space.
The third story is about the giant. There was a giant in the cave of the town who often ate the residents’ livestock. No one dared to negotiate with the giant. Everyone thought it was best to kill him directly with a gun. But Edward bravely went to chat with the giant and said
Convince him to leave the town with you.
The fourth story is about the ghost town. After leaving the town, Edward chose a difficult path and came to a charming ghost town. But instead of being greedy for comfort, he chose to leave because he believed that life is about
Explore countless possibilities.
The fifth story is about the circus owner. After Edward and the giant came to the city, the first job they found was to work in the circus. But soon Edward discovered that the boss would turn into a biting beast at night.
The beast, I almost died in the mouth of the beast.
The sixth story is about his wife. Edward fell in love with his wife just by taking one more look in the crowd. In order to see her, he worked for the boss in the circus for three years in vain, just to get more information about this girl. But three
Years later, when he found the girl, she was already engaged. Through unremitting pursuit, he finally got the girl to himself.
The seventh story is about military service. Edward was dragged to the Vietnam War battlefield two days after his marriage, where he met a pair of conjoined twins. The three of them traveled across the ocean and returned to the United States.
The eighth story is about the road to wealth. After Edward returned to his home country, he worked as a tourist salesman. The business was doing well, but he had not yet reached the point of wealth. Until he met the poet Nosh who he had met before, because he accompanied Nosh on the robbery.
And told Nosh that Wall Street is where the real money is, so he made a small fortune.
The ninth story is still about Ghost Town. Once he encountered heavy rain while driving on the road, which made him return to Ghost Town again. The economic downturn made the once beautiful town fall into disarray and depression, so he used
It took several years to rebuild this abandoned town.
While these nine stories are full of fun, they also reveal his father's positive attitude towards things. Perhaps his father took the trouble to tell these stories, and in the end he believed them to be true. I think if this is the case, then Edward is a lucky man.
Life is always difficult. If you can live an interesting life and view life from a fairy tale perspective, such a person is very enviable. William is always asking his father to tell the truth, but he does not understand that his father has already told the truth.
It is reflected in these fairy tale-like stories. Now we might as well restore these fairy tale-like stories to the truth and see if they are too boring!
About the truth:
First, the truth about witches. There are no witches in real life, and it is impossible to see the ending of one's life through one eye. The reason why my father said this was just to find a reason for his bravery, because he knew that he was
How to die, you will be fearless in the face of life. In reality, of course the father does not know how he will end up. But should he tell his children how timid he was when he left the town for the first time? After he emerged from the ghost
How scared was he when he left? How scared was he during the war? These are certainly boring.
Second, regarding growth. Of course, a person cannot grow quickly, let alone stay in bed for three years. But if the father just said, "I have grown a lot taller and stronger in those three years," there is no such thing.
The story is just a plain sentence. Compared to the story of rapid growth, no one will like the former.
Third, regarding leaving hometown. Perhaps the father left his hometown just because of his own ambition. He could have told his son, I want to go outside to realize my ambition. But obviously, without the company of giants and the magic of rapid growth,
This story is boring.
Fourth, about Ghost Town. In my opinion, Ghost Town was his first place to stay when he left his hometown. The environment was not as gorgeous and colorful as in the movie, but he made some achievements there and lived a comfortable life. But one day he
He found that his life was far from what it should be, so he chose to leave and continue to explore. This was the first time in his life that he rebelled against comfort. Without the beauty of fairy tales, wouldn't it be boring?
Fifth, about the circus owner. In the movie, the circus owner turns into a beast, is fierce and bites people, and is very lonely. It can be seen that the real situation is that the circus owner has a bad temper and often beats and scolds his employees. The boss does this
The reason is just that he is withdrawn by nature and has difficulty getting along with others. As long as you give him a little warmth, he will be very kind to you.
Sixth, about his wife. Edward’s marriage to his wife is slightly mentioned in the movie. The two met in college and got married. There may not be all the romance in his father’s pursuit of his wife, but telling it like this makes people feel warmer.
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Seventh, about military service. War is cruel. When telling this story to his son, the father could tell the truth, but I think it would not only be boring, but also cruel. The twin sisters must have saved Edward.
, but Edward used his imagination in a real situation to give the twin sisters conjoined colors, making the cruelty vivid.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Eighth, about the road to wealth. I think the poet in this story did not talk about robbing money. After Edward returned to his hometown, he ran some small businesses
Buying and selling, it was at this time that Nosh came to the city from Ghost Town, so the two started business together. Nosh must have a business mind, so after he participated, his profits increased than before.
Several times, and Edward understood this behavior as a money grab. However, the economic development here was not good, so Nosh chose to leave and went to Wall Street to pursue his greater ambitions, while his father Edward stayed at home to take care of his wife and children. But if this
What's the point of talking about it?
Ninth, about rebuilding Ghost Town. In the movie, William mentioned that his father had been away for a while. During this time, he thought that his father had another family, or that his father didn't like this family and liked to wander around. But he went to Ghost Town
Later I found out that my father spent his time away from home to rebuild the place, hoping to bring a comfortable life to others. Because Ghost Town was the first place where his father could live comfortably after he left his hometown, it had a certain influence on him.
A very profound meaning. In fact, his father did not cheat on him. This is why the son was finally able to understand his father.
Another very important story is about the big fish. When William was born, his father said that he was catching a big fish and almost threw his wedding ring in the big fish's mouth. In fact, his father was out that day and was not there at all.
Did not go home. William has always been very dissatisfied with this, but later discovered that perhaps the story told by his father was more palatable. Therefore, when his father was dying, he also used his father's method to make up a story that turned his father into a big fish.
fairy tale.
These stories basically summarize my father's life. My father gave them all a beautiful fairy tale color, but the real situation may be more difficult and cruel than anyone else's. The movie is not so much about the inevitable opposition and contradiction between father and son.
It was the son who couldn't understand his father's perspective on life, and it wasn't until he became a father that he understood the truth.
Regarding the difficulties of life, my father gave them a fantasy color, such as witches, giants, beasts, conjoined women, etc. Regarding the regret of the passage of time, my father added a cyclical element in the form of fairy tales, such as once
The big fish that he regretted not catching turned into a big fish in the end; the key that was left behind when he left Ghost Town was found again by a heavy rain many years later; the witch he met when he was young turned out to be the injured one.
A heartfelt girl.
All of this may have never happened, but it is a concrete manifestation of the father's heart. What is ultimately interesting is that in the movie, William later had his own children, and also talked about the fairy tales about the father he once hated. It is passed down from generation to generation.
, although the conflict between father and son is inevitable, kindness and love can always be resolved in various unpredictable ways.
