February 18, 2004
Legacies
I just returned from seeing Big Fish. Wow. That movie is worth seeing. It is really worth seeing. That's the best movie I've seen since . . .
Well, crap. I've seen so many good movies lately . . . But it was freaking good, and certainly the best of its type (I've never seen a movie quite like it). And now I attempt to walk the fine line between explaining why it was so great, and just summarizing the entire movie.
To hear Edward Bloom tell it, he has lived a life that is so rich and full of color and meaning that reality pales in comparison every time we break back into real life. The contrasts are amazing.
I just typed a paragraph . . . and deleted it. I don't want to go into specifics at all. Which means that now I'm running out of review . . . fast. Amidst all of the fun spectacle, the question running through your mind is: How much of this really happened? What has Edward Bloom really made of his life? Without giving anything away, you come to realize at the end that, not only is "what really happened" completely unimportant, it's downright detrimental. And that the most important sign of a life well lived is what you leave behind you.
I guess. I suck at this sort of thing. There's a lot that I want to say, and a lot that I could say. But you should really just go watch the movie. My conscience pricks whenever I give too much away about a movie that needs to be experienced first-hand.
*Runs off to concoct the story of his life . . .*
Posted by Jared at February 18, 2004 10:13 PM | TrackBack