Among the people I like, there are such a group: they look quiet, even a little slow, many things, they do not have any special reaction when they do, but after the situation changes, they deeply realize what kind of impact those things have on them.
Big fish is a movie like this to me.It was quiet and even a little humble. When I saw it for the first time, although I was smiling and moved, I didn't feel so amazing when I saw Edward Scissorhands. While thinking about those wonderful metaphors, it was easy for me to understand and understand. On the other hand, I sighed in a condescending way: Tim Burton seems to be old.
Until recently I saw the film again.
This time I watched it with my parents.As the older generation, I began to worry about whether they could accept (let alone) understand that there are too many unreal aspects in such a weird movie.Sure enough, my mother got up and left after watching it for a while, saying that it was not good-looking, but my father sat there in silence - but he seemed to sit quietly in every film, so I was not sure whether he liked it or not.
Father and son sat in the dark audio-visual room and watched half silently.
The mother came back and asked, "is it still good?"
To her surprise and to my surprise, my father replied, "it's very beautiful. It's just so beautiful."
This answer surprised and relieved me.
So my mother sat down and watched with us.
Well, this humorous, kind and mysterious man's life is unfolded to us on the screen.As a husband, as a father, as a friend, as a man loved by a little girl, he experienced a totally wonderful ordinary life experience.
Again, I was moved by Tim Burton's poetic expression.
The classic lens appeared again: he looked at the woman who fell in love at first sight, and the time suddenly stopped. He walked slowly towards her through the barrier of time and space, and those popcorn which were stagnant in the air were gently knocked down by him.
This time, I didn't look at big fish with a critical attitude that regarded it as a skill. Instead, I looked at big fish from the perspective of a pure audience. Those soft romantic techniques were extremely warm.This is a very gentle film, all the ups and downs in life, in the eyes of an old man, have been mellow as jade, finally due to the happy farewell at the end of the film.
There is no great joy and sorrow, all the parting of life and death is smiling, no panic, no jealousy, no ecstasy, no pain.
Some people may not be able to understand this film, that is because they did not happen to have a delicate and gentle heart, just as I saw it for the first time, I had enough wisdom, but not enough softness.
I think of that joke: when Noah's Ark was overweight, some animals were forced to die out. So we agreed to tell jokes in turn. Those who heard the jokes would be extinct.
Dinosaur is the first to tell, it told a very funny joke, all the animals laughed, only the pig did not laugh, so the dinosaur was extinct.Then the Phoenix, it also said a very funny joke, all the animals laughed, but the pig did not laugh, so the phoenix also had to die out.
Next was the elephant. It looked at the pig and told his joke with fear. Everyone laughed, but only the pig was very serious. When the elephant was in despair, the pig suddenly laughed: "the joke told by the dinosaur was so funny!"
So, like you, I'm a pig of hindsight.