Tall tales resonate with us in a special way, the story of Big Fish is not exception to that.
Most people who have heard of Big Fish are probably familiar with the film by Tim Burton, however, before it hit the big screen, it was written as a short novel by Daniel Wallace.
Leading up to the guy's conversation about Big Fish, Zach shares about his experience rewatching the Star Wars prequel films. Is Phantom Menace dreadful or does it have some redeeming qualities? Were midichlorians the death of Star Wars? What does the future hold for the infamous "broom boy" in the stories about a galaxy far, far away?
Cody shares a story about how his son was unable to successfully pull off a birthday prank. A father who seeks to raise his sons to be honest must wrestle with the reality that pulling a prank is not the most honest of activities.
Since, Big Fish is a story about a man's tall tale life the guys decide to share some of their favorite real-world tall tales that they bought into at one point or another. Zach shares about the elusive secret star from Super Mario 64. Cody tells the tale of how he bought into an internet rumor of a celebrity's death during the early years of the internet.
Finally, getting to the main topic, the guy's share their favorite scenes and moments from Big Fish. They both share the best moments from the film, while Cody gives some examples of where the book really shines. The storytelling power that these tall tales have provide us with moments in a grander story that can be retold for their morale appeal.
While it is great to summarize some of the best moments and the history of how the book and film were made, the guy's truly love this story because of their personal experience with it. Zach was first drawn into it as he was trying to build up a "sophisticated" collection of films from the $5 dollar movie bin. Cody was drawn to it from the initial trailers of the film, but did not actually get to watch it for many months after its release. This is a movie that both the guys have seen many times over. The visuals and film work are some of their favorite. As for the book, the bite size chapters serve as the perfect book to pick up and read before going to bed at night.
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