This week, I watched the full movie of “Big Fish” starring Ewan McGregor with a friend. From this movie i learned many, MANY things. Many scenes stood out to me but the one that stood out the most was when Will was telling his Dad a story in the hospital. I think the audience will learn many things from this movie, too. Here are a few things they will learn.
The scene that stood out most to me was when Will was telling his dad a made up story in the hospital (In the musical the song is “Whats Next?”). This scene stood out to me because Will never really liked how his dad was always telling these “over exaggerated” stories. I liked the turn because Will then noticed how fun and enjoyable it is to tell these stories. From the movie i learned, to never stop using your imagination. Because after all, your imagination is the one thing in your world that makes life enjoyable. If we had no imagination the world would be pretty boring. I think the moral lesson is, if you put your mind to it, you can do anything. You can achieve anything you want if you just put your mind to it. Once again i think the lesson is to never stop using your imagination. I think thats why kids have so much fun. I remember pretending the ground was lava and having to jump from couch to couch, that one thing makes life 10 times more fun. Knowing the storyline helps you get into character because then you know how to act for specific scenes. For one scene it may be really sad, so you don’t want to walk out on stage being really happy. You know your expressions. Also, by watching the movie if you have a main role you know how your character is supposed to dress, if they have an accent, etc.
I’ve been thinking long and hard about the metaphor for big fish. At first I drew a blank, couldn’t think of anything until i went and talked to my parents and friends about it. In “big fish” there are many metaphors. First off, Amos tells Edward that he is “A big fish in a small pond” meaning that Edward is a great man and can do many things but he’s stuck in a bubble (a small pond). Another metaphor would be Edward’s stories are a big fish. If you ever talk to a fisherman they always say “I caught a fish thiiiiiiiiis big”. I know I do, when after all its a small pickerel. Edward makes his stories sound like they are this fantastic thing such as the story he told Will when he was born. When in the end, Will was born normally and Edward couldn’t make it because he was on a business trip.
What do you think the metaphor is? Did the scene that stood out to me stand out to you? These are a few lessons and things i learned while watching the movie “Big Fish”. “The biggest fish in the river gets that way by never being caught” -The witch.
Tuesday, 8 September 2015
Thursday, 3 September 2015
Activity 3: Singing Time
I listened to the full soundtrack of big fish (except for the songs that weren’t on youtube). Most of them were very catchy and had a really nice feeling. Others i didn’t like so much, such as little lamb from Alabama and Red, white and true. I really enjoyed the songs fight the dragons and I know what you want (The witch). Here are just a few reasons why i liked/dislike those songs and what would make them better to catch the audiences attention.
Lets start off with the songs that i really enjoyed. I know what you want (sung by the witch) is a very good song. It has a “spooky” feeling to it. My favourite part was the chorus. This song is for when Edward and his buddies go to see the witch to see how they die. I really like this song because its like todays music, very “poppy”. This song is mainly about the witch telling Edward how he is going to die because everyone wants to know how their life ends. And that for Edward the way that he dies may not be as exciting as he wants it to be. What i envision on stage for this song is very dark lighting and possibly some mist to make it spooky. And in the background an old, spooky house thats falling apart. My second favourite song is Fight the dragons sung by Edward. This song is about Edward, and that he is not going to change because people tell him to “get a normal job”. This song ties the whole musical together. Edward quotes “i’ll be only thinking of my boy”. When earlier on in the musical Will says that his father is just a stranger to him, but after all their not strangers, Edward was always thinking of his son. Edward says that he will fight a dragon and win a battle just to tell his stories to his son. This whole song is Edward singing about Will. Once again for this song my favourite part is the chorus. On stage what i see for the first bit is Edward sitting at a desk singing about him not having a normal life and he’s dressed in casual clothing. Once the song gets to the chorus Edward then stands up, the desk gets rolled off the stage, and Edward pulls off his normal clothes, underneath would be armour and Edward pretends to fight a dragon. At the end of the chorus young Will, will be rolled onto the stage on a bed and Edward goes over and sits on the bed telling will his stories because at the end of the chorus Edward says “And i am bringing my stories home to you”.
After listening to the whole soundtrack i could only really find two songs that i disliked the most. The first one is Little lamb from Alabama (sung by the Alabama Lambs). I feel like this song is a little “childish” and is a song that i am not interested in. I understand that these girls are singing to get into the circus and that is their act but i feel like making this song more mature would make the audience more interested. Then again i feel like this act is supposed to be a little “childish” just for comedy, because it is a circus act after all. My second least favourite song is Red, White and True (sung by Sandra because she choose to be with Edward). I feel like this song is kind of corny. There is no real bass beat either so it doesn’t feel “up beat”. I feel like to make this song more interesting there could be more lower voices.
Most of the songs in the soundtrack i really enjoyed. These were my top two favourite songs and my my top two least favourite songs. Which songs did you enjoy? Which ones did you not enjoy? Are you like me and think that Little lamb from Alabama may be a little childish? Did you like Fight the dragons?
Lets start off with the songs that i really enjoyed. I know what you want (sung by the witch) is a very good song. It has a “spooky” feeling to it. My favourite part was the chorus. This song is for when Edward and his buddies go to see the witch to see how they die. I really like this song because its like todays music, very “poppy”. This song is mainly about the witch telling Edward how he is going to die because everyone wants to know how their life ends. And that for Edward the way that he dies may not be as exciting as he wants it to be. What i envision on stage for this song is very dark lighting and possibly some mist to make it spooky. And in the background an old, spooky house thats falling apart. My second favourite song is Fight the dragons sung by Edward. This song is about Edward, and that he is not going to change because people tell him to “get a normal job”. This song ties the whole musical together. Edward quotes “i’ll be only thinking of my boy”. When earlier on in the musical Will says that his father is just a stranger to him, but after all their not strangers, Edward was always thinking of his son. Edward says that he will fight a dragon and win a battle just to tell his stories to his son. This whole song is Edward singing about Will. Once again for this song my favourite part is the chorus. On stage what i see for the first bit is Edward sitting at a desk singing about him not having a normal life and he’s dressed in casual clothing. Once the song gets to the chorus Edward then stands up, the desk gets rolled off the stage, and Edward pulls off his normal clothes, underneath would be armour and Edward pretends to fight a dragon. At the end of the chorus young Will, will be rolled onto the stage on a bed and Edward goes over and sits on the bed telling will his stories because at the end of the chorus Edward says “And i am bringing my stories home to you”.
After listening to the whole soundtrack i could only really find two songs that i disliked the most. The first one is Little lamb from Alabama (sung by the Alabama Lambs). I feel like this song is a little “childish” and is a song that i am not interested in. I understand that these girls are singing to get into the circus and that is their act but i feel like making this song more mature would make the audience more interested. Then again i feel like this act is supposed to be a little “childish” just for comedy, because it is a circus act after all. My second least favourite song is Red, White and True (sung by Sandra because she choose to be with Edward). I feel like this song is kind of corny. There is no real bass beat either so it doesn’t feel “up beat”. I feel like to make this song more interesting there could be more lower voices.
Most of the songs in the soundtrack i really enjoyed. These were my top two favourite songs and my my top two least favourite songs. Which songs did you enjoy? Which ones did you not enjoy? Are you like me and think that Little lamb from Alabama may be a little childish? Did you like Fight the dragons?
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