Big Fish Book Meaning. The film stars ewan mcgregor, albert finney, billy crudup, jessica lange, helena bonham carter, alison lohman, robert guillaume, marion cotillard, steve buscemi, and danny devito.the film tells the story of a frustrated son who tries to distinguish fact. He was a big fish, even then.
They say that eventually he knew more than anybody, even mr. A novel of mythic proportions by daniel wallace is about a young man, william bloom at the deathbed of his father, edward bloom, trying to figure out who his father really is as a person. Big fish (symbol) the title of the film refers to a symbol that occurs throughout the film.
William recounts edward’s life as edward lays dying of an unnamed terminal illness.
The big fish of the film has multiple meanings. The titular big fish symbolizes the idea of constantly growing as a person and striving to meet bigger and better goals, just as fish grow as large as the pond they’re in. He read almost every book there was in ashland. A novel of mythic proportions by daniel wallace is about a young man, william bloom at the deathbed of his father, edward bloom, trying to figure out who his father really is as a person.