Big Fish: Storytelling

Big Fish is a Tim Burton film starring Ewan McGregor and Albert Finney.  Following the adventures of a young Ed Bloom, the movie explores the truth behind all of the stories a father has told his son about his life over the years since he was born.  Because of this, storytelling is an important factor of this film.

The way the movie incorporates the stories into the film adds to the excitement of the movie.  By showing visual aids to what Edward Bloom is talking about  in his stories, he makes them easier to understand what is happening and how bizarre these tales were.  This was a very necessary feature of the film.  This is because without showing how the stories played out, Burton would have ended with a film too full of dialogue that it would have become boring and unentertaining, making people not want to watch or buy it.

The way Burton used character's voices in the flashbacks was also very important.  By using the senior Edward Bloom's voice to explain what is happening at some parts and to lead into the stories, there is overlap of Ed talking in the flashbacks.  This gives us a good understanding of the film and makes it very easy to follow.