Issue: Big Fish

Recently, I saw a movie named Big Fish. It is interesting movie. In the movie, the father always tells his legendary life to his son, however, it is not true at all. When his son was young, he liked to listen to his father legendary life. He thought his father was a hero when he was little. But when he grows up, he doesn't believe the story anymore and he becomes angry with his father. He can't understand why his father is keeping telling a fake life. Therefore, he doesn't want to talk with his father after he married. Three years later, he finally starts to talk with his father because his father's health is getting worse. His father talks a lot with him during the rest of his life. Then he knows his father's mood and he portrays the perfect ending of his father's life. Of course the ending is not true but he realizes his father's feeling and thinks his father is right ultimately.

I agree the father create an imagery story to teach his son the life experience. I think the father's intention is he knows he is old, so he has no time to create his new life. He regrets he didn't make his life worthful when he was young. He wants to let his son perceive how to live more valuable; therefore, he creates a long story about his life. Besides, he tells an illusory story because he wants his son to remember it easier. If the father teaches his son by telling amount of proverbs as everyone knows, it will become tedious and forget them quickly. Instead, an imaginary story will be more interesting. He uses an extraordinary way to create an unusual story which is full of adventure and romance in order to make his son understand life is not boring, it also can be attractive. It depends on oneself whether the life will be exciting or not. I think the father did a very good job and his son would have very different view from others about the world.