camillusk
01-24-2006, 07:50 PM
As an eight-year old confined to bed because of a preternatural growing spurt, Edward Bloom occupies himself by reading the entire World Book Encyclopedia. He is taken in particular with an article about goldfish, in which he learns that "if goldfish are kept in a small bowl, they will remain small. With more space, the fish can double, triple or quadruple its size." Ten years later, after becoming one of the most popular young men in Ashton, Alabama, he realizes that--like the goldfish--in order for him to grow he must leave home and explore the world. And thus, an improbable and mythic journey begins.
This was a pretty creative movie. The father goes on to tell his adventures to his son, who doesn't believe most of them. In fact, he stops talking to his father until his father becomes ill and he goes to see him. He soon comes to realize that not all the stories his father told were tales and in the end helps his father finish his life story. :smt023
This was a pretty creative movie. The father goes on to tell his adventures to his son, who doesn't believe most of them. In fact, he stops talking to his father until his father becomes ill and he goes to see him. He soon comes to realize that not all the stories his father told were tales and in the end helps his father finish his life story. :smt023