ipl-logo

Big Fish Realism

823 Words4 Pages

The movie Big Fish is about a story that Edward told to his son. However, the son, Will did not believe his story because the story was full of magical elements. This movie contains a lot of magical realism, and the characters in the story do not question them. The Filmmaker uses several examples of magical realism that contradict normal life which entertains the audience, and make them think and grab their attention effectively during the important scenes. During the movie, the filmmaker utilized magical places and creatures to entertain the audience and to make them reflect on their normal life. A magical realism that entertained audience occurred in the town that Edward found after he went through the abandoned and dark forest. The existence of this little town is magical realism because people from that place were playing all day and they cut off communication from outside of the town. However, they had all the condition to enjoy their life comfortably and had things, such as; food, lights and houses, and they were even having a party. Also, the people there didn’t seem to get old. The magical element that appeared here is the impossible situation. After audience see this magical town, they would think the town is kind of creepy because it is too perfect, but at the same time, they would imagine living in that town. Moreover, they would feel vicarious satisfaction. The filmmaker 's purpose of putting this magical town is to make audience reflect their normal life which

Show More
Related

  • Annotated Bibliography On A Midsummer Night's Dream

    98 Words  | 1 Pages

    Melisa Pierre-Louis Professor Brett English 10 December 2nd, 2016 A Midsummer Night’s Dream Annotated essay. A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare is a comedy that contains a lot of aspects. They communicate in one way or another to the audience, depending on how we (the audience) analyze what Shakespeare is trying to convey.

    Read More

  • Metaphor For Big Fish

    157 Words  | 1 Pages

    “Kept in a small fish bowl, the goldfish will remain small, taken out the fish will grow double, triple, or quadruple its size.” This metaphor was read in an encyclopedia by Edward in Big Fish. The metaphor is directly linked to the movie by showing that Edwards ambition was too great for the small town of Ashton and he had to leave to grow. Although this can be linked to the real world, if you are in a small confined city your ambition, knowledge, and bonds do not have room to grow. Furthermore if you leave the confinements you can increase your ambition by going new places, your knowledge by learning new things you could not on your previous location, and your bond by strengthening old ones and forming new one.

    Read More

  • Good Vs Evil In Edward Scissorhands

    373 Words  | 2 Pages

    The setting of the movie in a classic suburban community around the 1950’s. The community aims for perfection in a way, that nothing odd is okay. That is why the mansion, where Edward Scissorhands has got residence, is a spot of dirt of the picture of perfection the community is trying to show. The color scheme makes the good versus evil theme very clear in the movie, in the way there is a clear contrast between good and evil. For example, the ‘good’ of the movie is shown, when we see the colors of the characters and the surrounding area.

    Read More

  • Life Of Pi Vs Big Fish Analysis

    1174 Words  | 5 Pages

    The better story gives life to the reality, shifting it to another dimension of faith while playing an important role in shaping the minds of the next generation. Life of Pi revolves around conquering the brutality of the story through adding hope and compassion. Similarly, Big Fish adds truth beyond reality, representing the importance of human faith. Significance of spiritual understanding, which is beyond “dry yeast less factuality” is clearly exemplified in both the pieces of literature. Moreover, the “Better Story” conveys the aspect of love and compassion with greater depth and detail, evidently expressing love as the meaning of motivation in life.

    Read More

  • Magical Realism In Elsewhere Zevin

    1418 Words  | 6 Pages

    Elsewhere, by Gabrielle Zevin, is a Magical Realism story of a young girl named Liz who must live on after she died so young. Magical Realism is characterized by six distinguishing traits. Magical Realism stories are characterized by an equal acceptance of ordinary and extraordinary, lyrical fantastic writing, an examination of the character of human existence, an implicit criticism of society, particularly the elite, and an acceptance of events contrary to the usual operating laws of the universe as natural, even remarkable which can be seen in authorial reticence and cultural hybridity. Each of these traits are what make a story a Magical Realism and what make Elsewhere a Magical Realism. One of the key elements of characterizing a book as a Magical Realism is its equal

    Read More

  • Compare And Contrast The Fall Of The House Of Usher And House Taken Over

    459 Words  | 2 Pages

    Julio Cortazar’s “ House Taken Over,” is a good example of Magical Realism because Iirene and her brother hear strange noises and get scared by them so they leave parts of the house and never go back till they leave the house completely. “We didn’t wait to look around I took Iirene’s arm and forced her to run with me,”. This example shows how Irene and her brother heard strange noises and thought of the worst and ran from something unnatural. Therefor, “The House Taken Over” is an example of Magical Realism because it has an unnatural force that is on earth and the unnatural force is with normal characters such as Irene and her brother.

    Read More

  • Tim Burton Big Fish Analysis

    789 Words  | 4 Pages

    “I think a lot of kids feel alone and slightly isolated in their own world,” said Tim Burton. In this quote it says how kids have a aura of isolation and still have an innocence that has yet to go because of believing they are the only ones alone. Tim Burton directed both, Edward Scissorhands, a drama fantasy, and Big Fish, a comedy drama. In both, they exhibit cinematic techniques to convey emotion, and the director does his job well if you feel anything while watching a movie. Tim Burton, in Edward Scissorhands and Big Fish, uses lighting, angles, and music to display the innocence of characters throughout the movies.

    Read More

  • Magical Realism In Toni Morrison's Song Of Solomon

    1910 Words  | 8 Pages

    In Toni Morrison's novel, she uses magical realism as a way to show how characters perceive certain situations.

    Read More

  • Magical Realism In Julio Cortazar's 'House Taken Over'

    120 Words  | 1 Pages

    Magical Realism is a literary or artistic genre in which realistic narrative and an acceptance of magic in the real world. Julio Cortazar’s “House Taken Over” is a good example of magical realism, because the house is taken over by something that is unusual and supernatural. “The first few days were painful, since we’d both left so many things in the part that had been taken over” (pg.40). I chose this sentence to show that the thing that took over was really powerful like magic but was being used as dark magic in this story. Therefore, “House Taken Over” is an example because the story used spirits that were powerful and was scaring the people that lived in the house.

    Read More

  • La Noche Boca Arriba Analysis

    1707 Words  | 7 Pages

    The South American termed the new literary style as “lo real maravilloso.” Even up to now, there is still no agreement on a clear definition of what exactly defines a story as magical realism. However, there is common agreement on the distinction between it and purely fictional styles such as fairy tales and fables. Unlike them, magical realism has mythical or dreamlike elements injected in realistic stories. Just

    Read More

  • Charles And The Green Slime Analysis

    1282 Words  | 6 Pages

    Walton argues that the emotions a reader or view ‘feels’ are constituted as quasi-emotion, due to the account we are participating in a role of make-belief. The expression exterted in his concept of Charles and the green slime, or the emotional sensation felt towards the death of Anne Karina. These occurences are not real, yet the emotional sensation is merely the audience reacting appropriately to the authors intended desires. Wheras Wilson argues the otherwise, and asserts the emotions we feel from literature, or movies are genuine. I will be arguing against waltons perspective that the emotions undergone through literature or movies are genuine due to Wilson arguing on the internal emotions that are reflected from the viewer to whatever

    Read More

  • Examples Of Gothic Elements In The Fall Of The House Of Usher

    1669 Words  | 7 Pages

    Additionally , the house that the narrator mentions is illustrated as “ mansion of gloom “ which might be a sign that the aura of the house has something dreadful in it. However , the Narrator reveals something important about his first impression for the house by saying “ I looked upon the scene before me , upon the mere house, upon the bleak walls , upon the vacant eye-like windows ( 3 ).To illustrate , the words such as “ air of heaven , silent tarn , mystic vapor “ used as a reinforcement for making the ambience of the house as gloomy. In fact , in the light of these facts , it could be said that the house has an darkness appearance which might be an indication of its mysterious atmosphere.

    Read More

  • Elements Of Magical Realism In Like Water For Chocolate By Laura Esquivel

    654 Words  | 3 Pages

    From the very beginning, it is clear that most of it surrounds Tita. Her actions having a great impact on everyone around her. The very first being the birth of Tita in the kitchen: “Tita was literally washed into this world on a great tide of tears that spilled over the edge of the table and flooded across the kitchen floor” (10). Right from the moment she was born magic realism is used to express the impact that she has on people.

    Read More

  • Gender Roles In Gabriel Garcia Marquez's Love In The Time Of Choleres

    1480 Words  | 6 Pages

    This is because the book provides an exaggerated representation of real life. The effect of magic realism has an interesting effect on the readers, as it exaggerates the reality. Using magic realism makes the novel timeless, an exaggerated version of the past, that is still applicable to the future. These two techniques are evidently seen in the different relationships in the story.

    Read More

  • Ethan Wate Analysis

    740 Words  | 3 Pages

    The director decided on a strange combination of somewhat gloomy and mysterious exteriors, full of vines and high walls. But the interior is completely different from what could be expected of a haunted mansion, with an imposing staircase of clean and immaculate design and environments with scarce modern furniture, for nothing chilling. The house was endowed with fluency, through the lighting and the colors of their spaces, and the note change and react according to the moments of enthusiasm or depression that the young witch Lena lives, as it approaches the time when she must face her destiny Fateful. In this sense, the Caster mansion is one more character in history, something that is not unusual when it comes to haunted mansions, but in this case it is not a place that frightens the spectator. In fact, nothing in the film seeks to horrify, rather it is a fun about two lovers who must solve a strange situation, not free of mystery and

    Read More

More about Big Fish Realism

Open Document