What are the three metaphors in the movie Big Fish? How to evaluate this film?

The American fantasy movie "Big Fish" does not tell Edward's fairy tale experience through the time he grew up, like ordinary movies, but presents Edward's unacceptable life experience from the perspective of Edward's son Will. In the film, Edward insists on telling his colorful and doomed life since his son Will was a child. In Edward's dictation, his life is unique from the moment he was born. First, he almost ran into an obstacle and "slipped to the ground". Later, he met a witch in his childhood. Later, he traveled around the world with the enthusiasm of an adult, and the encounters and friends he met along the way were even more bizarre and magical. This absurd plot setting determines the different values of this film and various reasons for using "absurd" plots and character metaphors. Through the subtle father-son relationship between Edward and Will, it is deduced that courage and belief are the best ways to feel the true meaning of life in this illusory society.

The first metaphor is Edward's story about the witch he met in his childhood. When exploring as a child, Edward was lucky enough to meet a witch and made a request, asking what death was. This experience also made Edward, who was enthusiastic and liked to help others later, choose to help them overcome these unpleasantness and help everyone who should have lived a happy life regain hope when he saw such a beautiful and energetic thing that failed. In the long run, Edward also understood the difference between gratitude, sympathy, love and love in these things. Therefore, the role of witch is equivalent to helping Edward understand death and the hope and true meaning of life.

The second one came across by chance when Edward, the circus owner, grew up. The circus owner has a glamorous appearance and a good life, but these are only superficial phenomena. Whenever night falls, the always enviable circus owner will turn into a horrible werewolf, in great pain. But because Edward didn't care about worldly things such as fame and wealth, he always kept his sincere and pure heart, lived freely and happily, and later gained wonderful love. The circus in the play is like this bizarre society. The circus owner is miserable in the dead of night, which is a metaphor for those people in society who gradually lose themselves because of desire. It's ironic and pathetic

The third is the big fish that Edward finally became. The film describes the big fish that Edward turned into in the dictation of his son Will as a free fish that no one can catch. In the end, faced with the hooks of various desires, the big fish managed to avoid it and only bit the ring. In fact, it is a metaphor. Edward, who has been longing for freedom and energy, finally realized the true meaning of life and the importance of family companionship after experiencing what he called fairy tales. Moreover, the son's story about his father's ending also reflects his understanding and recognition of his father who is full of lies.

The whole movie seems absurd. At the beginning, I don't understand why Edward lives in a "fantasy". But when the ending song sounded, I suddenly felt that my thoughts, like the attitude of the man's son Will, were changed little by little by the emotion behind Edward's absurd experience. The focus is no longer on the authenticity of Edward's childhood experience, but on understanding how happy it is to live with dreams in this hurried life and in this society where temptations come and go.

Whether a person wants to believe or not is the source of courage to feel the true meaning of life and beauty. Don't care about other people's opinions, even if the surrounding environment is bad, a fairy-tale childlike heart will make you different. Such an inspirational and warm film is really a unique memory, delicate and exquisite, which makes people happy and warm.