Subtitle Big Fish -
The 2003 film , directed by Tim Burton , is a fantasy drama that explores the power of storytelling and the complicated relationship between a dying father and his son. Synopsis and Themes
: The film suggests that by telling stories, a person can achieve a form of immortality.
The story follows ( Billy Crudup ), who returns home as his father, Edward Bloom ( Albert Finney ), is dying of cancer. Frustrated by his father's lifelong habit of telling "tall tales," Will tries to separate fact from fiction to find the real man behind the myths.
