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Topic	Movie Club Topic 4 - We Need to Talk About the Genius Saint Who Killed The Muppe
Seginustemple 08/23/21 5:27:32 AM #270:	Big Fish It really is Tim Burton's Forrest Gump, a strange and heartwarming Alabama voice-over epic. Burton's sensibilities are deployed well here, he keeps an uncanny edge to the fairy tale aspect without it getting too wrapped up in his idiosyncrasies. I'm not sure anyone in this movie manages a believable southern accent, but that's okay. Both Edward Bloom actors charm their way through it, they're so damn likable. Great casting decision, and I like that both have a different take on the character. I actually find it hard to see Ewan McGregor's version turning into Albert Finney's version, but that adds to the character's self-mythologizing. The scene with the popcorn frozen in mid-air is an iconic movie moment, I remember that being like a big technical achievement when it came out. And yeah it's a super romantic notion that time stops upon love at first sight - but I forgot that Bloom basically turns into a stalker in this moment. The romance his him pursuing an engaged woman he doesn't know because he thinks its his destiny, honestly he kind of deserved to get laid out by the fiance. He could have just hung with the barefeet community where Missi Pyle was hitting on him. I would have been stuck there for a while >_> I'm surprised I haven't seen the son in more stuff, he looks so much like Joaquin Phoenix I was fooled for a minute. He did a good job as the frustrated skeptic with the turn at the end. And he added to something I felt in all the 'present day' scenes, this vague early 2000's nostalgia where it's not exactly retro but still makes you feel old. This happened with Lost in Translation too. It's a good feeling though. 8/10 --- You bow to no one, azuarc <cite>Seginustemple posted [p:957353419] in Movie Club... [t:79546069]...</cite> <quote>Big Fish It really is Tim Burton's Forrest Gump, a strange and heartwarming Alabama voice-over epic. Burton's sensibilities are deployed well here, he keeps an uncanny edge to the fairy tale aspect without it getting too wrapped up in his idiosyncrasies. I'm not sure anyone in this movie manages a believable southern accent, but that's okay. Both Edward Bloom actors charm their way through it, they're so damn likable. Great casting decision, and I like that both have a different take on the character. I actually find it hard to see Ewan McGregor's version turning into Albert Finney's version, but that adds to the character's self-mythologizing. The scene with the popcorn frozen in mid-air is an iconic movie moment, I remember that being like a big technical achievement when it came out. And yeah it's a super romantic notion that time stops upon love at first sight - but I forgot that Bloom basically turns into a stalker in this moment. The romance his him pursuing an engaged woman he doesn't know because he thinks its his destiny, honestly he kind of deserved to get laid out by the fiance. He could have just hung with the barefeet community where Missi Pyle was hitting on him. I would have been stuck there for a while >_> I'm surprised I haven't seen the son in more stuff, he looks so much like Joaquin Phoenix I was fooled for a minute. He did a good job as the frustrated skeptic with the turn at the end. And he added to something I felt in all the 'present day' scenes, this vague early 2000's nostalgia where it's not exactly retro but still makes you feel old. This happened with Lost in Translation too. It's a good feeling though. 8/10 --- You bow to no one, azuarc</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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