Big Fish Edward's Death 

I still cry when I watch it too so dont feel bad, my father passed this year in January and I miss him so much. Hes at the end of this scene.

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This is so beautiful

Oohh I felt those feels when you described your date with the girl who couldn't understand & initially thought how can one not understand even if they haven't lost their dad or a significant other yet. Perhaps it's that though? Maybe she just didnt get it back then & know how to relate especially in this new situation you were both in but in saying that she should have at least tried to understand you & this. I lost a few family members & beloved pets when younger & thought I understood but I didn't & wouldn't until my Dad. l'll never get over or used to losing my Dad & am still & will always be learning to live without him & what could have been. I was 5 months pregnant with my 1st & his 1st grandchild when he passed & would give anything to hear one of his funny stories again plus so much more mostly for my daughter 💖 Makes me wonder if this said girl now understands this & has reflected back on your date & that it's ok to be emotional & vulnerable. This scene is incredible! Her loss btw, as I think men who openly show emotions & feelings are amazing & wish there was more of it & no stigma attached. So glad to read that you found your perfect girl (wife) and how she held you when you needed it & I can imagine how you felt especially watching after losing your Dad, what a top chick & congrats on the 17 yrs. I watched it for the 2nd time with a few friends & was sitting next to the guy I had my eye on just over 16 yrs ago. I bawled & so did he & he occasionally reminds me how this is our movie & how we connected over us crying because this scene just hits you so hard & is such a brilliant movie. TY tor sharing your memories & story!

Went from tearing up over my dad to now this. Congrats on finding what’s real 🙏🏻 I don’t know why this scene effects me so much too but it does. Truly one of those movie moments that transcends the film and life itself. Every time, I just wanna call me dad and catch up after watching this

I agree with you 100%😉👍

Next to a young Helena Bonham Carter.

Absolutely

Him and the other screenwriter for this story

@@g.d.graham2446 I think OP meant as a director, it is his most beautiful movie, but yes, we still need to praise the novel & the screenplay writers as well.

Thank you this helped me with my essay

@@jaredybanez5439 me too

Maybe someday, my son will accept me for what I am; one day. Big Fish is my guide and companion.

Exactly

fathers have more a responsibility to be who their children need them to be than it is the childrens to accept them. Im not saying its not important to accept people. But the son was in dispair for many years because his father couldnt switch it off for even a moment.

Exactly

You said it sister

Mee too

You ever watched Six Feet Under? The ending of that is on par with this. If not better. Both of which make me weep uncontrollably

Exactly

The best movie ever made

Really does hit you where it does. Especially when his father was telling all the stories his son thought they were just made up and after doing some evidence digging. It was clear everything his father was saying was very true especially those that showed up at his funeral. There’s the proof you needed.

Good theory

Exactly my theory.

the giant was actually a giant. the "girl in the river" was his mother, but Edward told the stories as if she was the Big Fish. the hardest part to watch was when he went to Spectre and we see the actual town- paved road instead of grassy fields, near abandoned, no shoes hanging on the wire and Jenny now an older woman staring at the trees.

I'm not sure if it's ever clarified in the book, but I thought the twins could have been Thai (Thailand being formerly known as Siam) and that Will might have mistaken his father speaking about _Siamese twins_ (meaning 'twins from Siam') to mean the old popular term for conjoined twins. The war he was fighting in was the Korean war I guess but the war scene is muddled to the point that you see things that definitely could have been Will's childhood brain inventing things- the book that says 'How to Speak Asian' for example. And it's not impossible that entertainers from Thailand could have been in Korea.

It's easier for me to believe Edward actually claimed the twins were physically conjoined, knowing full well it wasn't literally true, just because it made a better story. Edward loved tall tales and lived larger than life. Deliberate exaggerations were a way to ensure he "becomes immortal" through his stories.

It’s the moment the son becomes the father.

Exactly

He was a liar. The final story was completely made up. A lie is meaningless.

@@NukeCaulfield Who hurt you?

@@vayabroki4253 The truth.

Same here

I'm sorry for your loss 😢

Right there with you brother. I never realized the true impact my father had on others lives until they told me personally. They still live through us and in us tho. Never forget that. ❤️

"The story of my life" hits hard because of the double entendre of Will preceding those words by saying "It's unbelievable."

@@CribNotes It's not just a double meaning - there are at least three different meanings in that very simple sentence.

If I’m not sobbing by that point already that’s the line that does me in every time.

Same

Exactly

It's weird. Sad movies are a dime a dozen. This one should not even be that sad since his death is not really tragic, he old and led a good life. I think what kills people (including me) is that we have almost all been through this exact scenario in real life. A grandma, grandpa, maybe a parent. There is something about the way he portrays his death as almost triumphant

I didn’t see this is theatres, but I watched this with my dad after his dad passed. It was the first time I’d seen him cry. Now that my fathers passed, this movie means so much more to me.

That's how any funeral should be.

So wonderful

Billy Crudup is amazing man... almost famous was another good one. He really should receive more acclaim.

I hope my friends and family celebrate my life this way!!!

Mine too.

I start sobbing still when I see everyone there. And when he says that line "everyone is there.. and i mean EVERYONE" the crying amps up a bit. Same with "there wasn't a sad face in sight. They were all just happy to see him"

@@Nintendus Me too. Only other movie that I can’t keep my eyes dry for is Field of Dreams, at the end. Two of the most heartfelt father-son scenes ever.

Such an incredible movie! I'll never forget seeing my Dad cry when he lost his Dad & it was the 1st time I'd seen too. I can imagine that your Dad was extremely emotional when watching this. I cried when I first watched it & hadnt lost my Dad yet. I havent brought myself to watch the whole movie since losing my Dad but reading yours & others comments makes me want to & laugh, smile, cry with the amazing memories I have 💖

Absolutely

I love this movie, Madeleine.

Hello

Hello my friend..🥺🤗🤗😇🙏🏾

Yeah, when I hear the music just on its own it elicits so many feelings. Such a perfect song to a perfect ending.

Long live Mr Burton 🙏🏾😇

Oh ;(( i watched it with my girlfriend too and i said "Beware, i cry hard with this movie." And it happened, i cried a lot and she was just comforting me ;( LMAO

Your post unexpectedly moved me. I will quietly carry it with me for the rest of my days.

Wardani I just want to know you much nicer if you won't mind.

Was he in pain or stress when he passed out? Or it was just relaxing like going in a deep sleep.

I dnt know you but yeah I'm sure your father is in heaven and he prouds of you. Be good always and Spread positivity everywhere 😄😃

@@Hiroks007 Thanks :')

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Me too.

Sweeney Todd was a great adaptation of the stage musical. Hos Batman movies are also good.