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Chapter 1529 The end returns to the starting point

The title of the movie "Big Fish" is actually quite confusing to movie fans at first glance, but fortunately, Li Yi's name is there.

As word of mouth grows, there are more and more topics related to "Big Fish".

It can be said that the preferences of movie fans at home and abroad are still different to some extent.

At the same time, the perspective of looking at the problem will also be biased.

But there is also something that unites the world, and that is family love! It's just that the emphasis is different.

In fact, just like Dora in the original "Cinema Paradiso", he has not been back for many years. Many people in China will find it difficult to understand his behavior.

After all, according to our domestic tradition, it has been said since ancient times that parents travel far away!

Zhou Qingquan of "Film Weekly" wrote a special review for "Big Fish".

The title is: "The Heart of 'Big Fish' - Defining the Meaning of the Word 'Father'!"

"Father, I wonder what everyone thinks of the name father?

Some may have become fathers;

Some may be about to become fathers;

Maybe some readers are learning how to be good fathers;

It may also be that as fathers, everyone will become the best hero in the hearts of their children.

Today, let’s talk about the work “Big Fish” with everyone!

Although the name of the movie "Big Fish" is too plain and unpretentious, which is not conducive to theater sales, I believe that anyone who has carefully watched this movie and was deeply moved by it will agree with me: only "Big Fish" The title of these two words perfectly expresses the content of the film, its dreamlike color.

"Big Fish" is not for everyone, it is for everyone who wants to understand their fathers, for those who are lost in the real world, are timid, and have lost their childhood dreams of joy.

If you take a quick look at it, the plot is not that complicated.

A father who loves to brag, a son who loves to be serious.

My father embellished his experiences and made them into stories that he told over and over again.

The son was tired of these stories and even thought they were lies.

When his father was dying, the son finally told the story like his father.

The film narrates the legendary life of his father in a child's voice, full of magic, metaphors and dreams.

At the beginning of the story, when his father Edward was young, he loved to tell his young son his legendary experiences. He claimed that he experienced many strange and weird things when he was a traveling salesman in Alabama.

His son Will didn't believe it when he grew up. He felt that his father was vain and exaggerated, and the relationship between father and son gradually became alienated.

He finally had enough, and on his wedding night, they ended the wedding reception with an argument. Since then, communication between father and son has stopped and there has been no more conversation.

The camera returns to Edward when he was a child. There was a swamp near his home, and a witch lived in it. Edward invited his friends to explore the secret of the witch. It turns out that one of its eyes can see death.

Edward found that his body was growing rapidly. At this time, Edward realized that he had grown up. He wanted to leave this town and go on adventures, so he met the giant and went on adventures together.

In fact, regardless of whether these stories are true or false, I think that after seeing that scene, many people will remember that it is very similar to us when we were young. One day we found that we had grown up and wanted to go on adventures further afield. Create your own world.

During the adventurous journey, he got separated from the giant, and Edward came to Ghost Town alone.

Ghost Town is a wonderful paradise on earth, like a paradise on earth. After a short stay, he found that his future was not here.

He resolutely left the wonderful fairy-tale ghost town to pursue the unknown of life. During this period, many people used various means to retain him.

Isn't it like us finding a good job when we feel like the job isn't the right fit. Despite the persuasion of family members, the persuasion of friends, and the persuasion of the boss to stay, how many of us will still decide on our original intention and run regardless of everything?

He and the Giant came to a circus. Edward met his future wife Sandra, and the Giant stayed in the circus and lived happily. In order to find her, Edward worked for free in the circus for three years.

After going through all kinds of hardships, I finally found her contact information which was just a contact information.

Edward knew that Sandra liked daffodils and spread them all over the floor, turning the door of the dormitory into a sea of ​​flowers. However, she told Edward that she already had a boyfriend, who was a friend of Edward's when he was a child. He had been beaten and beaten. The humiliated Edward finally embraced the beauty. At that moment, Edward made the most important decision in his life, to love her no matter what he did.

At that moment, I was thinking that if we met Sandra, whom we thought we would be with for life, would we marry her without hesitation and endure all the torture and humiliation? It seems that it has become inevitable that most first loves end without any problems, but after watching this movie, we will find that nothing is inevitable. The reason why first loves always end without problems is, I think, more because we don’t love the other person enough.

There are many, many stories that have not been told, such as meeting conjoined beauties on the battlefield, rebuilding the ghost town, etc.

Let's go back to the elderly Edward, who is already terminally ill. At the end of his father's life, the son returns to his father and tries to use actions to explore his father's true life. As he gradually understands the truth, he discovers that everything his father said has nothing to do with it. It's true. At this moment, he is like a child who has lost his toy, crying incessantly.

At the last moment of his death, the son fulfilled his father's last wish with the deepest love and helped his father tell the final scene of his life story: with the blessing and witness of all the relatives and friends he met in his life, Edward was carried to the lake by his son. , acting as the big fish mentioned many times in the story that will never be caught, swimming freely into the distance.

The story begins and ends with the story. The reconciliation between the father and son is so natural. In the story, they are connected and finally understand each other.

The most gratifying and appreciative thing is the ending of the movie. To be honest, at first, I always thought that Director Li Yi would use his best sensational method to give us a great tragedy at the end, but the result was huge. Unexpected.

At the funeral, the prototype characters in the father's stories appeared in his son's field of vision one after another. The "giant" was not as tall as in the story, and the "twin sisters" were not conjoined... Everyone gathered together, no sadness, all They relished telling the wonderful moments they had with their father.

At this time, the son smiled happily. He understood his father's great life and realized the great love behind the "exaggeration". His father's life was an immortal life.

This ending is really unexpected, but it is also amazing.

Edward's life brought joy to people, so his passing must also do the same! There is no need to be sad for him, because his life was a wonderful and immortal life. Even when he was dying, he turned into a big fish and swam far away.

At the end of the film, on the river shrouded in dreamy blue mist, a big fish suddenly jumps out of the water, full of life and unlimited freedom. And the endless river continues to flow forward in silence, seemingly illusory and real.

Edward spent the first half of his life experiencing the meaning of life, and the second half of his life never tire of telling legendary life stories, bringing endless inspiration and happiness to the people around him.

When we are children, our father is an omnipotent god. He has strong arms that can lift us high, he has a prickly beard that makes hugs sting, he can answer all your questions, and he knows everything. Later, as we grew up, we discovered that they are not omnipotent. , when facing this world, they have as many troubles and confusions as us. They retreat from our lives little by little, because they are no longer so important, because we can slowly carry the sky on our own shoulders.

In fact, this is not the case. They have always led us forward, but the way of guidance is different. Years later, we finally realize that they did it out of love. "

Of course, when a movie becomes popular, it will also be extended to many "excessive" interpretations.

For example, one film critic felt that there were metaphors everywhere in "Big Fish"!

"This movie is full of different metaphors for various stages of life. From the moment he was born, Edward regarded himself as a different person. He fell to the ground and passed through layers of dangers without being harmed. It was like the birth of a new life. What about the process?

When he was young, he went on an adventure with his friends. He bravely made a request to the witch and explored what it was like to have death (life) nearby.

Later, he grew up and became enthusiastic, helpful, and energetic. He was no longer satisfied with the small world of life, so he went to the larger world with people who belonged to the big city. He chose what others did not dare to choose. After a scary road, he unexpectedly came to a paradise. This comfortable and happy town is actually a symbol of Edward's stable and happy stage. In fact, it is also like everyone's comfort zone that we often talk about!

Remember those shoes hanging high up there? This shot is so funny, but it’s a great metaphor for how they “don’t want to move forward” and are content with the present! But Edward "died too early" because he could enjoy stability and happiness when he was young, but his heart still longed for poetry and the distance, so he broke through the thorns and difficulties to pursue what he longed for again!

When Edward came to the big city, it really opened his eyes. It was like a colorful circus. His friends were enslaved by capital because of their skills. However, Edward never aimed at money at this time. He stayed because he wanted to pursue His dream girl!

His heart is so sincere, and he is willing to lose money and freedom for love. However, the process of pursuing love is not so smooth, but he does not ask for extravagance and only takes action at critical times. His behavior actually represents the true meaning of love. What love should contain: purity, dedication, perseverance and courage, and of course, a lifelong commitment!

After falling in love, he had to take on another responsibility of his own, to join the army and go to the battlefield. In fact, on the spiritual level, it also symbolizes the hardships, setbacks and partings that personal relationships need to go through in the development. It was finally confirmed that the two would be together forever!

After that, Edward's focus began to turn to his family. While he was running for his family, he also had time to spend with his family. Although his life was on the right track and his financial problems were finally solved, he returned to the small town where he once lived. He can finally enjoy (face) a comfortable and happy life now, but not everything is waiting for him as it was before.

He needs to create comfort and happiness again with his own hands.

In the trajectory of Edward's life, many people with metaphors also appeared. The first one, of course, has to be mentioned, the witch in his childhood, the Jenny he met in the small town. She appeared in Edward's life. On the two nodes of "understanding death" and "helping rebirth", Edward was given two timelines. When restored, it should be the innocent, beautiful and hopeful Jenny in childhood, but after growing up, she turned into a withered flower. This kind of Changes made Edward realize the impermanence of life and death!

When faced with the "death" of others, his attitude was to help her overcome difficulties and help her regain hope. He himself also understood that sympathy for others does not equal love, and his love only exists for his wife. On people.

The second giant!

Giants actually represent people with special talents. Such talents cannot be tolerated in a small town. He needs to go to a larger world to be recognized and display his skills. Edward obviously knows this!

The third one, the circus owner!

The boss's true form is a wolf. He will transform into a wolf in the middle of the night and struggle in pain. It can be seen that he has lost himself in the desire for money. He doesn't know whether he is a ferocious wolf or himself. From the funeral, he and the giant After attending the meeting together, Director Li Yi still gave the werewolf boss a positive result. He became himself again and had a confidant by his side!

The fourth one, conjoined twins!

Perhaps the director made a joke to satirize. In human society, twins should be inseparable and regarded as the same individual existence. When the two finally appeared in the perspective at the same time, did you realize that they were two people?

The last one, of course, is the big fish!

Who is it?

In this work, he is naturally Edward himself. In the way of death narrated by his son, he finally turned back into a big fish, a big fish that no one can catch, dominates the water, and is free.

The big fish once had a great reputation. He had been tempted by all kinds of temptations, but he did not take the bait. He only swallowed the ring that symbolized love, marriage and family. The big fish returned the ring to Edward. I I believe that at that moment, Edward believed that he finally realized the true meaning of marriage and family. He no longer yearned for the poetry and the distance, no longer traveled far and wide, but stayed and stayed with his family.

Of course, no metaphor has a fixed interpretation. This is just what I see. People with different experiences will have different feelings, I believe. "

(End of this chapter)