Although Wallace’s novel was destined for adaptation before it was even published, its delivery was similarly unusual.Īugust read the manuscript six months before publication, and got Columbia Pictures to option the rights for him. In characteristically preposterous fashion, the new-born baby shoots right out of his mother and slides down a hospital corridor, sending doctors and visitors sprawling in his wake. IntroductionĮarly on in the film, we’re shown Edward Bloom’s birth, or his version of it anyway. In Big Fish, the combination of August’s masterful plot structuring and Burton’s directorial sensibilities yields an interesting view of its characters past, present, and future. Burton has no shortage of fans, but the accessible quality of this understated masterpiece shouldn’t be ovelooked next to his more idiosyncratic fare. John August’s hugely quotable script takes the unusual structure of the novel and adapts it into a time-hopping series of vignettes that gradually paints a picture of the relationship between father and son by reconciling their clashing perspectives.ġ5 years on, it’s still interesting to look back on how the film converts the themes of fatherhood and the importance of storytelling into a visual medium.
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