Big Fish (2003)

In Tim Burton's family film BIG FISH, a wonderful storyteller named Edward Bloom (Albert Finney), who lives in a small town in Alabama, recounts tall tales of his wild worldly adventures. These are shown in flashback with Ewan McGregor playing the young Bloom. Wonderful special effects and vibrant colors that pop off the screen make this Burton film a much sunnier experience than his macabre gems EDWARD SCISSORHANDS and BEETLEJUICE. Yet his signature quirky artistry is unmistakable, and the movie benefits from crisp production values and a loveable, bizarre cast of characters.

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vignettes, Bloom's stories involve a witch, a giant, a haunted forest, and yes, a big fish. A self-described small-town hero, Bloom explains how he left home at 18 determined to experience anything and everything life could dish out. He worked for the circus, took on daring assignments as a WWII soldier, and rambled across the country as a zany traveling salesman. Utterly unbelievable yet magical and delightful, Bloom's stories just don't translate to his son Will (Billy Crudup) who wants to know his dad's "true" life story. But little by little--through increasingly outlandish tales at which Will cannot resist smirking--the two begin to understand each other, and Bloom weaves his stories into their genealogical fabric.
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Jon Chardiet plays a Puerto Rican youth who targets subway walls for his graffiti renderings. For a while, it looks as though Chardiet's problems will carry the plotline, but before long the film's true raison d'etre comes to the surface. Rap-music deejay Guy Davis, in tandem with such like-minded individuals as music student Rae Dawn Chong, endeavor to stage a huge breakdancing presentation, featuring several musical artistes of the period. Harry Belafonte served as coproducer.

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Some teens from the Bronx find their outlets in breakdancing.

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Will Bloom is de ongeloofwaardige verhalen over de avonturen van zijn vader Ed grondig beu. Een ruzie over Eds legendarische levensloop op de avond van zijn huwelijk zorgt er zelfs voor dat Will drie jaar lang niet meer met zijn vader praat. Wanneer hij echter ontdekt dat zijn vader terminaal ziek is en niet lang meer te leven heeft, keert Will terug naar huis. Hij is vastberaden de échte Ed Bloom te leren kennen. Door al diens fantasierijke verhalen onder de loep te nemen, probeert Will het leven van zijn vader in kaart te brengen en de feiten van de mythes te onderscheiden.

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