7.3
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Big Fish (2003)
Big Fish (2003)
Overview
Throughout his life Edward Bloom has always been a man of big appetites, enormous passions and tall tales. In his later years, he remains a huge mystery to his son, William. Now, to get to know the real man, Will begins piecing together a true picture of his father from flashbacks of his amazing adventures.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Viewer Rating
7.3
Overview
Throughout his life Edward Bloom has always been a man of big appetites, enormous passions and tall tales. In his later years, he remains a huge mystery to his son, William. Now, to get to know the real man, Will begins piecing together a true picture of his father from flashbacks of his amazing adventures.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film's exploration of family reconciliation, the power of storytelling, and the nature of truth is universally human and does not align with a specific political ideology, leading to a neutral rating.
The movie features traditional casting with a predominantly white cast and no intentional race or gender swaps of established roles. Its narrative primarily focuses on the positive portrayal of traditional identities and universal themes of family and storytelling, without engaging in critiques of traditional identities or explicitly incorporating DEI themes.
Secondary
Big Fish does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative centers on a father's embellished life stories and his son's journey to understand him, with no elements pertaining to queer identity or experiences.
The film "Big Fish" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes within its narrative. Therefore, there is no portrayal to evaluate regarding transsexual identity.
The film "Big Fish" is a fantasy drama focused on storytelling and relationships. It does not feature any female characters engaging in or winning direct physical combat against male opponents. There are no action sequences involving female characters in this manner.
The film "Big Fish" is an adaptation of Daniel Wallace's novel. All significant characters, including Edward Bloom, Sandra Bloom, and Will Bloom, maintain the same gender as established in the source material. No instances of a character canonically established as one gender being portrayed as a different gender are present.
The film "Big Fish" is an adaptation of Daniel Wallace's novel. All major characters, whose race was implicitly or explicitly white in the source material, are portrayed by white actors. Characters explicitly described as non-white in the novel are also portrayed by actors of the corresponding race. Therefore, no race swaps occurred.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.9
7.8
Critic Ratings
7.6
5.8
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