I watched this once as a kid and never forgot. I think about it constantly and I remembered so much and I have yet to rewatch because I know I’ll cry so hard.
FOR SURE, i remember watching this when i was a kid. but i never forgot it. it felt like a fever dream. it felt so eerie to me and i thought the fish was so scary at the time
11 years ago, my grandpa had passed away, he was a WW2 vet and I was the only grandkid who talked to him (no joke, literally like Bobby and Cotton Hill) and when I was told he passed away and even at the funeral, I never cried and kept thinking there was something wrong with me. 2 days after the funeral I was scrolling through Netflix and saw Big Fish, had seen it once before when it came out, but I was young and didn't get the movie. upon rewatching, at the end when his son is telling his dad about his friends and people in life he talked about all being there when he carries him to the river, it made me break down. as a kid I would be told stories about the war and after the war, my grandpas life was filled with stories. as a teen, I would question if they were real or not, as some sounded fantastical, but over time I would be told by others that they did actually happen. that movie made me glad to have known someone like my grandfather, I don't have kids of my own yet, but when I do, I'll be more than happy to retell his tales to them.
My thoughts exactly. I saw it only once when it came out but I remember it being discussed constantly, everywhere, for at least ten years after its release.
It's even more impressive that this was directed by Tim Burton right before fully committing to the gothic brainrot style he is infamous for and Johnny Depp wasn't cast in the main role.
I haven't watched this movie since my dad passed over a decade ago. The story reminds me so much about him and his stories. I think about this movie every now and again, and I can't work myself to watch it again. Funny thing is, when this came out, he had the same kind of feeling about his relationship with his own father. It's a great movie, and I think enough time has passed where I can enjoy it again. Thank you for your essay, it really put some hard feelings in the right spot for me.
this is one of my favorite movies ever. i watched it with my dad as a kid and we both cried our eyes out throughout the whole thing. thank you for such a comprehensive and meaningful analysis of the story ❤
What I feel bad the most put of all of this was that just like Will said on his wedding day, he was just a foot note in his father's life. And the fact that he looked like the bad guy cause of how charismatic his father is is just heartbreaking. I know his father isn't abusive but people irl do this in those relationships. And sometimes they don't have to be the nasties people ever but knowing they wouldn't change or they wished they were somewhere else doing other stuff besides being with you is lonely.
Big Fish has been in my top 3 since like 2008 when I saw it first. I rarely watch movies, let alone more than once, but I’ve watched it at least 6 times.
Back in the day As a kid I would just watch random movies on hbo big fish and second hand lion really are such heartwarming adventures that stuck with me growing up
My brother showed me this movie when I was younger and its a really well made clever movie with an interesting story , every time I show this movie to someone they love it
I remember watching this movie on tape when I was a young boy and when it got to the end i cried soooo hard. I couldn't tell you why but something about the movie struck my little boy heart so hard
I remember this being one the movie my art student mother made me watch so I became “cultured.” Honestly, I’m grateful for that, because this film is really beautiful. I’ve started to connect with this movie more and more as I’ve grown up and became the guy with all the unbelievable stories that no one believes until the people who were also there came around.
I still share this film with friends! I love their reaction and tears 😆 but the film had impacted me so much and I know almost no one around knew of this film! Gah! I love this movie
I saw so many reruns of this movie as a kid, also this is a movie by Tim Burton, one of the most famous directors. Don:t know if you can call this "The Best Movie You Never Saw" really.
Hidden gem? I don't know a single person who hasnt seen or loved this movie. It was a huge DVD seller vack in the day, very popular rental, I saw it in a packed theater (did not care for it). Don't call popular things gems just because you're too young to remember them.
I saw it was a good movie Little heavy on the surrealism which i think worked for it being entertaining n interesting, but let it down in terms of being able to feel jappy, sad or scared for charecter arcs n decisions they make not saying this is wrong or bad!!! but it becomes the lead role guiding emotional response to the film. Instead of it being used to develop an understanding of a charecter to make them seem real. But that wouldnt have worked with big fish my garanfathers stories were similar dont let the truth get in the way of a good story i think was his reasoning and thats all blokes in pubs would do back then have yarns or trade war stories. his generation had huge social groups they belonged to and had known for a long time all raising families around similar times staying connected wives would ring other wives, men would drink at bowling clubs but would have a larger social event being bbq at someones place or function st the club were u would be expected to socialise ad a couple not individually.
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This is easily one of my favourite movies of all time, it's lovely to see someone else talk about it with the love it deserves! Great video
I watched this once as a kid and never forgot. I think about it constantly and I remembered so much and I have yet to rewatch because I know I’ll cry so hard.
FOR SURE, i remember watching this when i was a kid. but i never forgot it. it felt like a fever dream. it felt so eerie to me and i thought the fish was so scary at the time
11 years ago, my grandpa had passed away, he was a WW2 vet and I was the only grandkid who talked to him (no joke, literally like Bobby and Cotton Hill) and when I was told he passed away and even at the funeral, I never cried and kept thinking there was something wrong with me. 2 days after the funeral I was scrolling through Netflix and saw Big Fish, had seen it once before when it came out, but I was young and didn't get the movie. upon rewatching, at the end when his son is telling his dad about his friends and people in life he talked about all being there when he carries him to the river, it made me break down. as a kid I would be told stories about the war and after the war, my grandpas life was filled with stories. as a teen, I would question if they were real or not, as some sounded fantastical, but over time I would be told by others that they did actually happen. that movie made me glad to have known someone like my grandfather, I don't have kids of my own yet, but when I do, I'll be more than happy to retell his tales to them.
Not sure about the title but this movie was pretty popular in the early 2000s, won several awards too. Agree that this movie is a gem
My thoughts exactly. I saw it only once when it came out but I remember it being discussed constantly, everywhere, for at least ten years after its release.
These types of movies are my favorites. It puts me into a trance dream-like state.
It's even more impressive that this was directed by Tim Burton right before fully committing to the gothic brainrot style he is infamous for and Johnny Depp wasn't cast in the main role.
Looooove Big Fish and Secret Life of Walter Mitty is my favorite movie ever 😭
Love Walter Mitty, I've actually made a video on it already
The winner of best ever still goes out to Dogma, in my most humble of opinions.
Walter Mitty is high-key peak Stiller. He may as well just retire now, he wont top it.
I haven't watched this movie since my dad passed over a decade ago. The story reminds me so much about him and his stories. I think about this movie every now and again, and I can't work myself to watch it again.
Funny thing is, when this came out, he had the same kind of feeling about his relationship with his own father.
It's a great movie, and I think enough time has passed where I can enjoy it again. Thank you for your essay, it really put some hard feelings in the right spot for me.
Im sorry about your father, im glad this video has sparked a memory of yours and im glad this video meant something to you :)
one of my mom and i’s favorite films. watched it every now and then since i was a kid. beautiful.
this is one of my favorite movies ever. i watched it with my dad as a kid and we both cried our eyes out throughout the whole thing. thank you for such a comprehensive and meaningful analysis of the story ❤
@@marinaa.8192 Thats really cool, this movie means a lot to me too
That's so relatable not even a minute in.
Watched it during adolescence, and I keep coming back to it.
It is wonderful
Big Fish is one of my most rewatched movies of my life. I never forgot it for a moment and rewatch it frequently. it's my favorite Tim Burton movie
What I feel bad the most put of all of this was that just like Will said on his wedding day, he was just a foot note in his father's life. And the fact that he looked like the bad guy cause of how charismatic his father is is just heartbreaking.
I know his father isn't abusive but people irl do this in those relationships. And sometimes they don't have to be the nasties people ever but knowing they wouldn't change or they wished they were somewhere else doing other stuff besides being with you is lonely.
Seen this in theatres when I was like 7, loved it then and love it now
Big Fish was my freshman year musical and because of that I found the movie, I’m so happy some people appreciate this story too :)
@@samanthawurst4673 thats right its also a musical huh! Thats super neat!
nobody ever knows what i'm talking about when i bring this movie up lol
Lol i know right
Big Fish has been in my top 3 since like 2008 when I saw it first. I rarely watch movies, let alone more than once, but I’ve watched it at least 6 times.
Back in the day As a kid I would just watch random movies on hbo big fish and second hand lion really are such heartwarming adventures that stuck with me growing up
My brother showed me this movie when I was younger and its a really well made clever movie with an interesting story , every time I show this movie to someone they love it
Big Fish is a vastly unappreciated film . Albert Finney and Ewan McGregor are totally charming. It is one of the best films i know.
I think about this movie all the time. Genuinely. It’s so good
I love this movie so much it’s so underrated
I remember watching this movie on tape when I was a young boy and when it got to the end i cried soooo hard. I couldn't tell you why but something about the movie struck my little boy heart so hard
I was obsessed with this movie when I was 8
Sometimes I forget that we come from greatness, every part of our life’s is amazing even our deathbed.
Ewan is pronounced like "Yew-an" not "eee-wan"
I remember this being one the movie my art student mother made me watch so I became “cultured.” Honestly, I’m grateful for that, because this film is really beautiful. I’ve started to connect with this movie more and more as I’ve grown up and became the guy with all the unbelievable stories that no one believes until the people who were also there came around.
Was one of my favorite movies as a kid
Thanks. For covering a childhood movie of mine
In an alternate world where this came out after Ed Wood, it would probably be held up in much higher regard.
I always bring this one up when poeople ask about favorites. Definitely a classic and a great Burton deep cut.
RETURN OF THE KING
Secondhand Lion is somewhat like that.
WAIT THIS IS A TIM BURTON MOVIE?!?!!?
I always said this was my favorite movie, 😂🎉❤
This is my favourite Tim Burton film
I still share this film with friends! I love their reaction and tears 😆 but the film had impacted me so much and I know almost no one around knew of this film! Gah! I love this movie
I dont know exactly why but I began to cry at the end of the video
i saw it and loved it i remmeber when it first came out.
I’m only clicking this video to say I did see this movie! Oh I guess I’ll watch the video though…
I've seen it a few times. I'll watch anything with Albert Finney in it.
I only watched this movie once, but think it would make a great double feature with Secondhand Lions.
Love that movie as well
Cool…but Big Fish isnt a hidden gem, it was quite popular.
Is this the movie with the weird birth scene in the beginning? If so I kinda remember it because it was on the HBO channels on TV like a few years ago
IM HYPERFIXATED ON THAT MOVIE
I love big fish! this and Ed Wood are great yet underrated and not so famous Tim Burton movies
I have seen this and yes it is amazing ❤
if you think people who use youtube deepdives havent seen this you fail at demographics
Rather presumptuous of you to assume I had things better things going on when this came out.
I saw so many reruns of this movie as a kid, also this is a movie by Tim Burton, one of the most famous directors. Don:t know if you can call this "The Best Movie You Never Saw" really.
i saw it a long time ago
Eeewan mcgregor 😂
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Lol how old are you? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Hidden gem? I don't know a single person who hasnt seen or loved this movie. It was a huge DVD seller vack in the day, very popular rental, I saw it in a packed theater (did not care for it). Don't call popular things gems just because you're too young to remember them.
I saw it was a good movie Little heavy on the surrealism which i think worked for it being entertaining n interesting, but let it down in terms of being able to feel jappy, sad or scared for charecter arcs n decisions they make not saying this is wrong or bad!!! but it becomes the lead role guiding emotional response to the film. Instead of it being used to develop an understanding of a charecter to make them seem real. But that wouldnt have worked with big fish my garanfathers stories were similar dont let the truth get in the way of a good story i think was his reasoning and thats all blokes in pubs would do back then have yarns or trade war stories. his generation had huge social groups they belonged to and had known for a long time all raising families around similar times staying connected wives would ring other wives, men would drink at bowling clubs but would have a larger social event being bbq at someones place or function st the club were u would be expected to socialise ad a couple not individually.