I plan to see dumbo just for that reason, and the fact that Pink Elephants is going to have a Burton touch. I don't care if it's creepy or beautiful, or a bit of both, I wanna see it.
This movie. THIS movie. I saw this in theaters, alone, while my father was going through cancer. The tears.I don't think I ever cried so much during a movie. I went and hugged my father after that. He was very confused as to why.
@Elizabeth Davies we always had a good connection. Had my "moment" with him near the end. He was at home in a hospital bed. I went in to get a chair for someone and turned around. He woke up and winked at me. We all also decided to have a no regrets philosophy. We were making the right decision by bringing him home.
I watched the movie at some point while it was still a "new rental" at the video store and it became an instant favourite of mine. Bought my own copy when it came out on DVD and everything. I haven't been able to bring myself to watch it since I lost my Dad to cancer. I hesitated even watching this analysis. And for good cause, I guess, as even these short clips had me crying. I can't even imagine sitting in public and watching this (and sobbing) while my Dad was in treatment.
@@princess20-sideddie95 again, luckily I was alone and it was dark. Also it was a matinee so it wasn't crowded. I don't think anyone in my family has been able to watch it.
@@princess20-sideddie95 I’m so sorry for your loss. It was my father’s and mine favorite movie. When he died it took me a few years but it was magical to watch it again.
@@natasha8007 I'm sorry for your loss, as well. It's been just over 6 years for me, and I'm sure I'll be able to watch it again someday, but it still hits a little too hard just yet for me to be able to watch it for now.
Same here. I can understand the movie making me feel that way after being in contact with the characters for a couple hours, but this was just a clip and it had me fighting back tears...
I was loudly sobbing as tears rolled over my face. I'm so happy I'm not the only one who experiences these deep emotions thanks to Big Fish (one of my favorite movies)
I felt like in the end the son telling the story of his father's farewell inthe river shows that he learned why his dad told all hose embellished tales of simple events - to ease the burden of traumatic events, such as war, leaving home for the first time at 18, "stealing" someone else's girlfriend. He made himself a hero in all the scenes where he could be seen doing not ideal things, or where he could be seen as just an ordinary man (which could be traumatic for some people I think). I think every parent wants their Child to see them as a hero.
Oh wow, I never thought of that, but you're right! If Edward really is covering up insecurity, that also explains why he clings tooth and nail to his fantasy.
This movie very generously and gently portrayed the relationship between a father with narcissistic tendencies and his child who is impacted by that grandiosity. Those types can be so beloved by the people who don't need anything from them, but can be really painful to family who need validation or attention from them. A child needs to be raised by a parent, not a beloved fictional character.
He doesn't look like a bad father, he just likes to tell stories instead of facts. I actually sympathize with him, because like for him, real life is very dull for me, so I generally make up stories to entertain myself and others. Now, I know these stories aren't completely true, but I never told a lie, something that would discredit others or put people against them, harmless stories and my grandfather did the same thing with me. He told me amazing stories about the war that probably contain a grain of truth, but are exaggerated for the sake of entertainment, and I don't really care what the truth was because his stories were so much better. For me, this movie shows how people care too much about facts at the wrong moment. His son probably became a journalist because he wanted to learn how to tell stories like his father, but he held a grudge because he's a fact-based thinker, maybe because he's not a succesful storyteller like his dad is too, so imo the problem lies with the son not being able to allow his father to live his dream world and engage with that, but at the same time his father does have a problem not being able to step out of his dream world and face his son's needs for facts. Their discussions are lost in translation, because what is real to the son does not mean the same what is real for his father, so when he tells him to "get real", he doesn't lie or acts arrogantly by responding he is real, and that he tells the truth. He doesn't think like a journalist, and doesn't understand the intention of his son's inquiries about the truth. He's a living fairytale, I find that amazing.
I always loved the deceptively simple line "This isn't how I die." My own life became so much more survivable when I learned how to stop catastrophizing.
My husband is a very literal, logic-based Thinker, and I'm definitely a Dreamer (shout out to my fellow fictional writers). I am also guilty of being called out by my husband for embellishing stories. You're not alone, Jonathan! :P
When you first asked Stephanie about why she loves Big Fish, I thought: "I don't know that I can put into words or nail down exactly why I love this movie." Then Stephanie said "It's a storyteller's story," and I just went: YES! YES, THAT'S IT! Awesome already, and we're not past the intro! 😅🥰
Every single time I watch Big Fish I cry buckets, especially from the moment all of Dad's friends appeared in his end-of-life sequence 😭😭😭 One of the most beautifully made movies.
I haven’t seen this movie in 12 years and I watched it tonight and was crying so hard I was thinking to myself “I wonder why I cried when I watched this” and the last 10 minutes reminded me why
This is probably my favorite Burton movie ever. It's strange and a little spooky and it goes to dark places but it is overall charming and delightfully human in the "otherness" of the characters that are, at the end of the day, very human.
I love this movie since my childhood and the ending is simply spectacular. I love that all these people come together to say goodbye and show how he touched their hearts and his son finally learns the truth behind his stories. 💛💙💗
I really like at his funeral where all the actual people come together. And how you say the son sees the truths that were tied into his fathers stories. That it really wasn't all lies. I really like the sons realization there. This is a really beautiful movie.
i was in a production of big fish, i played jenny hill, and i must say this production touched all of us to our very core. the process of putting it on felt like we were truly on the same road as the story. starting out so lively and upbeat and way too much fun, and ending so sad yet beautiful in a way. i miss this show dearly, jenny hill will always be apart of me, and if anyone has yet to see the live production or the movie, i highly recommend watching it. it 100% will become your favorite
same, makes me cry everytime bc i can relate to the distant father, or feeling distant bc you're so different, and him being gone a lot working, but the end where they both validate each other is beautiful.
One film you have to talk about is "Over the moon", a beautiful disney-ish film about patchworkfamily and how a kid can deal with loosing one parent. Many laughs and also much room for tears.
This movie makes me cry every time. Reminds me of how my father and grandfather embellish their stories. My dad used to be a writer, and I love hearing the stories about his life, even if it isn't 100% factual. I still see him as my hero whether his tales are embellished or not.
I'll never forget the first time I saw this movie. I cried so hard at the end that I could barely breathe. Losing my dad to cancer has been one of the toughest things my family and I have gone through. I thought Will was extremely lucky to have gotten to create a lovely and peaceful passing for his father. I think about this movie often...
I cry literally every time I watch this movie. I love the whimsy of this movie, and the focus on the adult relationship that you have with your parents, especially those that you WISH you could be closer to. The ending is so heartbreaking and wonderful, and I'm so glad you covered this.
This movie sunk my heart, i always felt identified in Will because my dad is just like Edward Bloom, not to close to my father but i respect him. Can't wait for the analysis!
Hello Cinema Theraphy im a young man from the Philippines and i really really love your videos im planning to take Psychology course for my college too and your videos just made me want to pursue it more thank you for creating this magneficent channel guys Thank you so much (sorry for my english)
My favorite part of the movie was Jenny (followed closely by Sandra)-- I felt like her scenes gave closure that Edward was in fact devoted to his family, while also adding to his story. I was a little disappointed that you included how Will felt that his father was possibly cheating on them, or trying to escape them, but not Jenny's explanation that "In your father's eyes, there were two women: your mother, and everyone else." It's legit my favorite part in the movie.
I would love to see you break down The Breakfast Club- all the dynamics between the kids but also their relationships with their parents. Please please do The Breakfast Club
I’m a BIG Tim Burton and I finally saw this movie after sleeping on it for a long time. I love it so much Burton managed to put different story’s with different people with different personalities into one beautiful movies. I’m just in awe 🥰🥰🥰
@@CinemaTherapyShow I felt the same: He was so willing to try new things, but also kept the things that were most important in mind. I think Michelle Obama's idea of "swerving" is a perfect description
when Edward is telling his stories to Will he wants him to see that the world can be anything you want it to be. life can be filled with color even when life is trying to rip you a part. also all he ever did was kind loving acts for others. he never judge people and was willing to help others regardless. i think a part of me unconsciously aspired to be like Edward because even in the end the people he helped came to mourn him and respect him , they truly cared for him. when i die i hope i have done enough good deed where others would do the same for me
I always related to Billy Crudup’s character. My dad is a storyteller and sometimes I just want to shake him and say “yeah, I’ve heard the story a million times, but what *really* happened?!” His stories usually have a nugget of truth, and I always wonder where the truth is.
This movie reminds me so much of my grandma and my dad. They really clash sometimes. She tells these amazing fantastical stories about things that happened to her when she was younger, and my dad just takes it as she's guilting him, which I don't really understand. I am soooo happy you're doing this movie! It's kinda funny, but this is also one of my Dad's favorite movies even though he literally applies none of it to his own life. Excited to see the review!
He feels like she's guilting him... perhaps because he thinks "She could have kept doing this if she hadn't had me." Maybe he feels bad about what it cost her to raise him. You could ask him. Perhaps he'll feel like talking about it. If your family is anything like mine, this sort of thing goes unsaid for decades when it could have been addressed in a single conversation.
@@AnonymousOnimous I completely get that thought of "they would have been better off without me" and "do they regret having me?" and it is definitely something that should be talked about. My mum had me 1 month after she turned 19 and before she got pregnant she'd been about to go back to school to get her GCSEs (British school qualifications you get when you leave at 16 and need to do a levels, go to university, and get certain jobs) and she had to give that up when she decided to keep me and then when I was a little older she became a hairdresser which she's wonderful at she's very talented and then when I was 7 I got sick and I was diagnosed with a rare chronic pain disorder and chronic fatigue syndrome and she had to stop working to take care of me and I often have this feeling of I derailed her life she'd be better off if I hadn't been born. Luckily in this case I'm autistic and have a tendancy to be blunt so I just outright said that to my grandma and later to my mum and my grandma told me about how before my mum got pregnant she was spiraling out of control and that in her opinion having me might have saved her life. My mum when I said it to her agreed with my grandma, told me having me was the best thing she ever did and the best decision she ever made. She told me having me gave her life purpose and that I was the bravest most amazing person she'd ever met. I still worry sometimes at the back of my mind but I'm so glad I didn't let that thought fester because it'd be so much worse and my self worth would have been so much worse.
"If you are genuine and you touch lives, you are enough" It may not feel it in this present day where we're constantly being told to be the best version of ourselves and that we can achieve anything, but this simple and powerful statement is the real truth.
I can not believe nobody had a good and proper cry in this episode, of all episodes. Jonathan had a moment where his eyes teared up but it was very subtle. But nothing from Alan?! Not even one tear :)) I have seen this movies at least 6 times and I still cry every single time I see it. I am glad you guys chose to make this one because it's one of my favourite movies. I wish the episode could have been longer so you would have time to analyse the scenes some more. Great episode!
My mother is very much like Edward Bloom. It used to drive me crazy as a teen. This movie helped me to understand her. In the end we cried together. It was so healing.
I used to watch this movie religiously when my brother got it on DVD. The boredom with real life, the passion to spice it up with exciting details and to find things that are genuinely marvelling in and by themselves, this is what I live for. Live life like it's an epic poem 🙏
Daniel Wallace used to come to my high school to talk about being a writer. I always loved speaking with him as he and I have a similar history of where we grew up and the folk stories shared within those communities. He is exactly the kind of man you would imagine to have written such a beautiful story.
Sometimes I feel like the world doesn't have enough storytellers any more, like the father in the movie. In a way it's good that people try hard to ensure that they are being truthful, but we lose the myths and magic in the world as well.
I love this film. It gives me the feeling that the father tells his son all these tall tales to crate a connection with him because he is away so much. All these tall tales, with truth in them are told so that his son will never forget him. I cry every time I watch it.
Big Fish has been so important for me because Edward Bloom has always reminded me of my Grandpa, who we lost to cancer ten years ago. This video was beautiful, thank you!
I first saw this movie when I was 9 years old. 20 years later I see the movie in a whole new light. Every tall tale shown was seen through the son’s imagination, so it makes sense why he would later not believe anything his father said because he took his words literally. Like the circus ringmaster being a werewolf could’ve been a metaphor for the man being a drunk and acted like a wild animal at night, and the son was too young to understand or comprehend it, so the father told it in a way he could understand. It’s amazing watching this through two different perspectives in life
I’m crying. I always cry at this film. Because I see my grandfather in the character of the dad. My grandfather was a strange cross between Edward Bloom & Richard Gilmore & I loved him so much. He was so flawed & so stubborn & he drove me bonkers.
The little shih tzu is just too adorable and I can think of nothing more comforting than being a little pup on a soft couch, in the lap of a woman who cares for me, enjoying massages and pats, surrounded by loving, kind people. Bliss.
Why did it take me so long to find this one??? I've seen this film & when the father's stories turned out to be true (at the funeral) it was the most wonderful thing ever!!!
I was more a thinker and this movie intrigued me because as a habit I tried to analyze it and fail to understand logically. I still fail to understand the metaphor of fish for his father, yet gradually learned to appreciate the art of storytelling through experience. Most of time life is not what actually happened as much as the impressions that get registered. The story we tell to ourselves and others kind of make ordinary things into meaningful event that worth living. Thank you for sharing this amazing story.
I've never seen this movie, but we performed the musical in my high school and I absolutely loved it! This is such a beautiful story. The climax of Edward and Will's story comes in a song called "This River Between Us" and is immediately followed up by Sandra's song "I Don't Need a Roof," which affirms thier personality types even more. The finale song makes me cry everytime, and I just love this musical!!
because of this channel i learned that i was an affirmer, having my opinions without trying to convey others that im right or they are wrong, i never thought about it but its so interesting to look at it and reflect on it
This movie was one of my absolute favourites and makes me cry every time. My dad died 3 years ago and I haven't watched yet, knowing that I'm going to cry all the harder when I see this for the first time without him.
I'd really like to see Cinema Therapy take a crack at the Lego Movies. From a complete lay perspective, they seem to have some very interesting messages about relationships, but it would be wonderful to hear the perspective from a professional. Plus, they're simply amazing to watch!
Yessss! My alma mater did a "Reel Conversations" event with the Lego Movie. There was a hilariously long and intense debate around the croissant in the wheel (in the cafe near the end). If something is created without an element of usefulness, is it valuable? 😂
THIS is my favorite move it all time. I see my own father in this movie. I grew up with a father who is larger than life and in the end, I’ve come to realize my dad is the legend in my life…..but he’s really just a person.❣️❣️❣️
Big Fish is definitely my favorite movie of all time. I think it was also a special moment for me that I first watched it as a child with my parents. The film really sunk into the memory. Can't wait to watch!
This movie always makes me cry, it made me cry when I watched it as a child it makes me cry now. I both fear and long for the day where I tell all of my mom’s stories.
I have a soft spot for Big Fish (the book, the movie, and the Broadway musical). The author of the book Daniel Wallace, is a professor where I went to college at UNC. When the musical came out, I was writing for the student newspaper and got to cover it, interviewing Daniel Wallace in person and the assistant director and the actress who played Sandra Bloom over the phone. I made a fish pun in the article too.
When I was much, much younger, I remember not liking this movie. Now that some time has passed I can see where both characters are coming from, and it hits so different.
The father didn't tell "facts", instead, he told his family what was TRUE. His stories uncovered the TRUTH of all the boring facts. It was all real and the stories revealed truth and beauty, not boring facts...
The end of this movie always destroys me. It's beautiful and sad at the same time. I've lost a lot of people close to me and one of the things that always grounded me at the funerals for them was how many people were there just as devastated as me. There's some comfort in knowing someone you loved lives on through so many other people. I will never watch the end of this movie without crying. And I will always be so impressed that Tim Burton stepped out of his comfort zone and produced this artistic masterpiece of a film. (I'm a fan of his normal work too, just ask my uncomfortably large collection of Jack Skellingtons, but Big Fish is something really special.)
This is such a great birthday present, seeing you guys cover a movie I love and post it today!!! As a storyteller myself, it's just a beautiful, emotional story, especially the hospital sequence where the torch is passed from father to son. Seeing everyone around is just. Beautiful. So beautiful.
This hit me hard. I’m definitely a dreamer and every time I try to be myself my parents tell me it’s a waste of time and money. I didn’t really understand this movie when I saw it, but now that I’m older I need to rewatch it.
Beautiful movie, and one I truly love. The father son dynamic mirrors on every level my own relationship with my father, so I can relate to the main character. Stories are great, but it is possible to hide behind them and use them to keept the one's you love at a distance. I love the final scene, when the son takes up the mantel of his father's storytelling and accepts that this is a part of who he is as well.
"Yo KRUDUP or SHUT UP!"
"So his father is dying of cancer..."
The whiplash I got from that cut😂
I feel like any movie they make nowadays that has a carnival in it, Danny Devito is obligated to play the carnival ring master
I just saw dumbo, another good Tim Burton movie with Danny Devito as a ringmaster 💜
Lol, yep!
And they are RIGHT
@@Hello_Gorgeous Weather that movie is good or not is debatable, but Devito did amazing in it
I plan to see dumbo just for that reason, and the fact that Pink Elephants is going to have a Burton touch. I don't care if it's creepy or beautiful, or a bit of both, I wanna see it.
This movie. THIS movie. I saw this in theaters, alone, while my father was going through cancer. The tears.I don't think I ever cried so much during a movie.
I went and hugged my father after that. He was very confused as to why.
@Elizabeth Davies we always had a good connection. Had my "moment" with him near the end. He was at home in a hospital bed. I went in to get a chair for someone and turned around. He woke up and winked at me. We all also decided to have a no regrets philosophy. We were making the right decision by bringing him home.
I watched the movie at some point while it was still a "new rental" at the video store and it became an instant favourite of mine. Bought my own copy when it came out on DVD and everything. I haven't been able to bring myself to watch it since I lost my Dad to cancer. I hesitated even watching this analysis. And for good cause, I guess, as even these short clips had me crying. I can't even imagine sitting in public and watching this (and sobbing) while my Dad was in treatment.
@@princess20-sideddie95 again, luckily I was alone and it was dark. Also it was a matinee so it wasn't crowded.
I don't think anyone in my family has been able to watch it.
@@princess20-sideddie95 I’m so sorry for your loss. It was my father’s and mine favorite movie. When he died it took me a few years but it was magical to watch it again.
@@natasha8007 I'm sorry for your loss, as well. It's been just over 6 years for me, and I'm sure I'll be able to watch it again someday, but it still hits a little too hard just yet for me to be able to watch it for now.
The father’s death scene is making me cry AGAIN
me too
Me three. 😢
Same here. I can understand the movie making me feel that way after being in contact with the characters for a couple hours, but this was just a clip and it had me fighting back tears...
wow I'm glad I'm not alone.
I was loudly sobbing as tears rolled over my face. I'm so happy I'm not the only one who experiences these deep emotions thanks to Big Fish (one of my favorite movies)
I felt like in the end the son telling the story of his father's farewell inthe river shows that he learned why his dad told all hose embellished tales of simple events - to ease the burden of traumatic events, such as war, leaving home for the first time at 18, "stealing" someone else's girlfriend. He made himself a hero in all the scenes where he could be seen doing not ideal things, or where he could be seen as just an ordinary man (which could be traumatic for some people I think). I think every parent wants their Child to see them as a hero.
Oh wow, I never thought of that, but you're right! If Edward really is covering up insecurity, that also explains why he clings tooth and nail to his fantasy.
I think he was a narcissist who didn’t like people’s disapproval.
When forced to pick between the truth and the legend, print or tell the legend.
that’s exactly what i thought watching the movie too!
One of these days they’ll do finding Nemo and I’ll die peacefully
I'd die happy at least
Yeah i dont think they will ever find nemo
We'll get there :)
@@CinemaTherapyShow Lilo and Stitch?
Yesss!!😁❤️
This movie very generously and gently portrayed the relationship between a father with narcissistic tendencies and his child who is impacted by that grandiosity. Those types can be so beloved by the people who don't need anything from them, but can be really painful to family who need validation or attention from them. A child needs to be raised by a parent, not a beloved fictional character.
Damn, true
Reminds me of my father
Yes!!
Yes, this comment! Thank you for putting my feelings to words!
He doesn't look like a bad father, he just likes to tell stories instead of facts. I actually sympathize with him, because like for him, real life is very dull for me, so I generally make up stories to entertain myself and others. Now, I know these stories aren't completely true, but I never told a lie, something that would discredit others or put people against them, harmless stories and my grandfather did the same thing with me. He told me amazing stories about the war that probably contain a grain of truth, but are exaggerated for the sake of entertainment, and I don't really care what the truth was because his stories were so much better.
For me, this movie shows how people care too much about facts at the wrong moment. His son probably became a journalist because he wanted to learn how to tell stories like his father, but he held a grudge because he's a fact-based thinker, maybe because he's not a succesful storyteller like his dad is too, so imo the problem lies with the son not being able to allow his father to live his dream world and engage with that, but at the same time his father does have a problem not being able to step out of his dream world and face his son's needs for facts. Their discussions are lost in translation, because what is real to the son does not mean the same what is real for his father, so when he tells him to "get real", he doesn't lie or acts arrogantly by responding he is real, and that he tells the truth. He doesn't think like a journalist, and doesn't understand the intention of his son's inquiries about the truth. He's a living fairytale, I find that amazing.
I will never be able to erase “white chocolate” from my mind thanks jonathan
Same White Chocolate is forever in my memory.
*snort* 🤣
Lol 😂
Lmao!!
I always loved the deceptively simple line "This isn't how I die." My own life became so much more survivable when I learned how to stop catastrophizing.
the constant support for Shawn Spencer's "I heard it both ways" is reason 780 I love this channel
My husband is a very literal, logic-based Thinker, and I'm definitely a Dreamer (shout out to my fellow fictional writers). I am also guilty of being called out by my husband for embellishing stories. You're not alone, Jonathan! :P
When you first asked Stephanie about why she loves Big Fish, I thought: "I don't know that I can put into words or nail down exactly why I love this movie." Then Stephanie said "It's a storyteller's story," and I just went: YES! YES, THAT'S IT! Awesome already, and we're not past the intro! 😅🥰
Every single time I watch Big Fish I cry buckets, especially from the moment all of Dad's friends appeared in his end-of-life sequence 😭😭😭 One of the most beautifully made movies.
I haven’t seen this movie in 12 years and I watched it tonight and was crying so hard I was thinking to myself “I wonder why I cried when I watched this” and the last 10 minutes reminded me why
Totally underrated movie, probably my favorite thing Tim Burton has ever done.
This is probably my favorite Burton movie ever. It's strange and a little spooky and it goes to dark places but it is overall charming and delightfully human in the "otherness" of the characters that are, at the end of the day, very human.
I 100% agree!!!
I love this movie since my childhood and the ending is simply spectacular. I love that all these people come together to say goodbye and show how he touched their hearts and his son finally learns the truth behind his stories. 💛💙💗
That hospital bed scene is so powerful.
I really like at his funeral where all the actual people come together. And how you say the son sees the truths that were tied into his fathers stories. That it really wasn't all lies. I really like the sons realization there. This is a really beautiful movie.
i was in a production of big fish, i played jenny hill, and i must say this production touched all of us to our very core. the process of putting it on felt like we were truly on the same road as the story. starting out so lively and upbeat and way too much fun, and ending so sad yet beautiful in a way. i miss this show dearly, jenny hill will always be apart of me, and if anyone has yet to see the live production or the movie, i highly recommend watching it. it 100% will become your favorite
Are you 28? Coz I am almost 38 and that is not much of a difference 🤭😂
I love how you guys analyze pop culture and find a deeper meaning in it. Kinda reminds me of the Channel: The Meaning of NERD
interesting, is the TH-cam channel name just The Channel? or is it not.a TH-cam channel?
@@raywilliams212 Yes it's a YT Channel, you can just search:
The Meaning of NERD
You should find it this way
@@JohnlafreitasThank you!
@@raywilliams212 My pleasure!
This movie is one of the most emotionally moving films to me personally. I can't watch it without tears streaming down my face.
same, makes me cry everytime bc i can relate to the distant father, or feeling distant bc you're so different, and him being gone a lot working, but the end where they both validate each other is beautiful.
One film you have to talk about is "Over the moon", a beautiful disney-ish film about patchworkfamily and how a kid can deal with loosing one parent. Many laughs and also much room for tears.
Yes I would love an analysis on this one, it is one of my favorite movies ever!
Yes!!!!!!!
Yes!
(…although I’m still mad that she lost her rabbit and got a dog 😒)
This movie makes me cry every time. Reminds me of how my father and grandfather embellish their stories. My dad used to be a writer, and I love hearing the stories about his life, even if it isn't 100% factual. I still see him as my hero whether his tales are embellished or not.
I'll never forget the first time I saw this movie. I cried so hard at the end that I could barely breathe. Losing my dad to cancer has been one of the toughest things my family and I have gone through. I thought Will was extremely lucky to have gotten to create a lovely and peaceful passing for his father. I think about this movie often...
I cry literally every time I watch this movie. I love the whimsy of this movie, and the focus on the adult relationship that you have with your parents, especially those that you WISH you could be closer to.
The ending is so heartbreaking and wonderful, and I'm so glad you covered this.
This movie sunk my heart, i always felt identified in Will because my dad is just like Edward Bloom, not to close to my father but i respect him. Can't wait for the analysis!
Hello Cinema Theraphy im a young man from the Philippines and i really really love your videos im planning to take Psychology course for my college too and your videos just made me want to pursue it more thank you for creating this magneficent channel guys Thank you so much
(sorry for my english)
Best of luck with your college career!
@@tinahawley320 thank you so much and also good luck too, you know in facing life and everything hehehe hope youre doing great
@Maria Isabelle Villacorte i havent decided on that yet maybe a school near me (Earist or CavSu)
You're English is actually really good
@@niameyers6686 thank you so much i hope that they will see my comment too i really want to send my gratitude towards them
My favorite part of the movie was Jenny (followed closely by Sandra)-- I felt like her scenes gave closure that Edward was in fact devoted to his family, while also adding to his story. I was a little disappointed that you included how Will felt that his father was possibly cheating on them, or trying to escape them, but not Jenny's explanation that "In your father's eyes, there were two women: your mother, and everyone else." It's legit my favorite part in the movie.
I would love to see you break down The Breakfast Club- all the dynamics between the kids but also their relationships with their parents. Please please do The Breakfast Club
I’m a BIG Tim Burton and I finally saw this movie after sleeping on it for a long time. I love it so much Burton managed to put different story’s with different people with different personalities into one beautiful movies. I’m just in awe 🥰🥰🥰
This is my favourite movie. I resonated with ewan McGregor character so much when i was kid.
What about him spoke to you?
@@CinemaTherapyShow I felt the same: He was so willing to try new things, but also kept the things that were most important in mind. I think Michelle Obama's idea of "swerving" is a perfect description
when Edward is telling his stories to Will he wants him to see that the world can be anything you want it to be.
life can be filled with color even when life is trying to rip you a part. also all he ever did was kind loving acts for others. he never judge people and was willing to help others regardless.
i think a part of me unconsciously aspired to be like Edward because even in the end the people he helped came to mourn him and respect him , they truly cared for him. when i die i hope i have done enough good deed where others would do the same for me
I always related to Billy Crudup’s character. My dad is a storyteller and sometimes I just want to shake him and say “yeah, I’ve heard the story a million times, but what *really* happened?!”
His stories usually have a nugget of truth, and I always wonder where the truth is.
This movie reminds me so much of my grandma and my dad. They really clash sometimes. She tells these amazing fantastical stories about things that happened to her when she was younger, and my dad just takes it as she's guilting him, which I don't really understand. I am soooo happy you're doing this movie! It's kinda funny, but this is also one of my Dad's favorite movies even though he literally applies none of it to his own life. Excited to see the review!
He feels like she's guilting him... perhaps because he thinks "She could have kept doing this if she hadn't had me." Maybe he feels bad about what it cost her to raise him. You could ask him. Perhaps he'll feel like talking about it. If your family is anything like mine, this sort of thing goes unsaid for decades when it could have been addressed in a single conversation.
@@AnonymousOnimous I completely get that thought of "they would have been better off without me" and "do they regret having me?" and it is definitely something that should be talked about. My mum had me 1 month after she turned 19 and before she got pregnant she'd been about to go back to school to get her GCSEs (British school qualifications you get when you leave at 16 and need to do a levels, go to university, and get certain jobs) and she had to give that up when she decided to keep me and then when I was a little older she became a hairdresser which she's wonderful at she's very talented and then when I was 7 I got sick and I was diagnosed with a rare chronic pain disorder and chronic fatigue syndrome and she had to stop working to take care of me and I often have this feeling of I derailed her life she'd be better off if I hadn't been born. Luckily in this case I'm autistic and have a tendancy to be blunt so I just outright said that to my grandma and later to my mum and my grandma told me about how before my mum got pregnant she was spiraling out of control and that in her opinion having me might have saved her life. My mum when I said it to her agreed with my grandma, told me having me was the best thing she ever did and the best decision she ever made. She told me having me gave her life purpose and that I was the bravest most amazing person she'd ever met. I still worry sometimes at the back of my mind but I'm so glad I didn't let that thought fester because it'd be so much worse and my self worth would have been so much worse.
Really enjoy when you guys cover non-franchise films!
The ending when he tells his dad the story always makes me cry. It is so touching
A Monster Calls is a must see about someone who is trying to process grief. I love it.
"If you are genuine and you touch lives, you are enough"
It may not feel it in this present day where we're constantly being told to be the best version of ourselves and that we can achieve anything, but this simple and powerful statement is the real truth.
I can not believe nobody had a good and proper cry in this episode, of all episodes. Jonathan had a moment where his eyes teared up but it was very subtle. But nothing from Alan?! Not even one tear :)) I have seen this movies at least 6 times and I still cry every single time I see it. I am glad you guys chose to make this one because it's one of my favourite movies. I wish the episode could have been longer so you would have time to analyse the scenes some more. Great episode!
My mother is very much like Edward Bloom. It used to drive me crazy as a teen. This movie helped me to understand her. In the end we cried together. It was so healing.
I loved this movie as a kid. It always chokes me up. I haven't seen it for years.
I used to watch this movie religiously when my brother got it on DVD. The boredom with real life, the passion to spice it up with exciting details and to find things that are genuinely marvelling in and by themselves, this is what I live for.
Live life like it's an epic poem 🙏
Daniel Wallace used to come to my high school to talk about being a writer. I always loved speaking with him as he and I have a similar history of where we grew up and the folk stories shared within those communities. He is exactly the kind of man you would imagine to have written such a beautiful story.
Sometimes I feel like the world doesn't have enough storytellers any more, like the father in the movie. In a way it's good that people try hard to ensure that they are being truthful, but we lose the myths and magic in the world as well.
It's sad that when truth is stranger than fiction, all the jaded people you tell your experiences to think you're making it up.
This is one of my favorite movies. I cry every time ❤️
Big Fish will always be one of my top favorite movies of all time. Thanks for doing this.
I think a great film to analyze would be What dreams may come with Robin Williams. The love that he has for his wife is remarkable in the film
Favorite movie of all time. I would love to see an analysis of it.
Oof that scene where he's telling the story to his dad and it shows him carrying his dad through all his friends had me crying 😭❤️
I love this film. It gives me the feeling that the father tells his son all these tall tales to crate a connection with him because he is away so much. All these tall tales, with truth in them are told so that his son will never forget him. I cry every time I watch it.
Welp don't mind me, I'll just be a blubbering mess for a little while now...this movie is so good!
Musical is even better I think
Big Fish has been so important for me because Edward Bloom has always reminded me of my Grandpa, who we lost to cancer ten years ago. This video was beautiful, thank you!
I first saw this movie when I was 9 years old. 20 years later I see the movie in a whole new light. Every tall tale shown was seen through the son’s imagination, so it makes sense why he would later not believe anything his father said because he took his words literally. Like the circus ringmaster being a werewolf could’ve been a metaphor for the man being a drunk and acted like a wild animal at night, and the son was too young to understand or comprehend it, so the father told it in a way he could understand.
It’s amazing watching this through two different perspectives in life
At the very beginning, "Tell me what I saw"... now I'm all teary eyed. I love this movie🖤
I’m crying. I always cry at this film. Because I see my grandfather in the character of the dad. My grandfather was a strange cross between Edward Bloom & Richard Gilmore & I loved him so much. He was so flawed & so stubborn & he drove me bonkers.
Big Fish is one of my favorites
when I 1st saw it back in early 2000's
and it left a heavy impression after my dad passed.
The little shih tzu is just too adorable and I can think of nothing more comforting than being a little pup on a soft couch, in the lap of a woman who cares for me, enjoying massages and pats, surrounded by loving, kind people. Bliss.
This is one of my all time favorite movies, such a phenomenal story.
Why did it take me so long to find this one??? I've seen this film & when the father's stories turned out to be true (at the funeral) it was the most wonderful thing ever!!!
Just thinking about this movie makes me emotional. Thanks for this take on it
Omg I started sobbing when he carried him to the lake
OMG! I love this movie. I usually feel I'm the only one that knows about it. Lol. Such a heart warming story. So excited!
I felt the same like why hasn't anyone watched it or talked about it
@@senajabeen1076 Yes!!! And don't let me try to explain it.... That's when I get the weird looks. Lol!😂
Yep, I’m with you two there... I adore the movie, but it seems to be rather unknown 🤷🏼♀️
Hopefully we can spread some awareness!
Me too 🥰❤️ Love this film
Sometimes Ewan grows up to be Alec Guinness, sometimes Albert Finney.
Some people called it perfect casting because Albert Finney looked uncannily like Ewan McGregor in his prime.
I adore this film, thank you for reminding everyone about it. Personality clashes is an interesting theme.
Your videos often give me thoughtful little moments to discuss with my own therapist. Thanks!
This is my all time favorite movie.
I was more a thinker and this movie intrigued me because as a habit I tried to analyze it and fail to understand logically. I still fail to understand the metaphor of fish for his father, yet gradually learned to appreciate the art of storytelling through experience. Most of time life is not what actually happened as much as the impressions that get registered. The story we tell to ourselves and others kind of make ordinary things into meaningful event that worth living. Thank you for sharing this amazing story.
I've never seen this movie, but we performed the musical in my high school and I absolutely loved it! This is such a beautiful story. The climax of Edward and Will's story comes in a song called "This River Between Us" and is immediately followed up by Sandra's song "I Don't Need a Roof," which affirms thier personality types even more. The finale song makes me cry everytime, and I just love this musical!!
because of this channel i learned that i was an affirmer, having my opinions without trying to convey others that im right or they are wrong, i never thought about it but its so interesting to look at it and reflect on it
This is one of my favorite movies. I saw it with my dad and it is a really special film for me.
This movie was one of my absolute favourites and makes me cry every time. My dad died 3 years ago and I haven't watched yet, knowing that I'm going to cry all the harder when I see this for the first time without him.
I'd really like to see Cinema Therapy take a crack at the Lego Movies. From a complete lay perspective, they seem to have some very interesting messages about relationships, but it would be wonderful to hear the perspective from a professional. Plus, they're simply amazing to watch!
There is truth to this, and we have Lego plans in the future!
Yessss! My alma mater did a "Reel Conversations" event with the Lego Movie. There was a hilariously long and intense debate around the croissant in the wheel (in the cafe near the end). If something is created without an element of usefulness, is it valuable? 😂
Big Fish is my all time favorite film and I think it truly is about seeing the magic of ordinary days
I love this movie so much, ty for doing it!!
Our pleasure!
THIS is my favorite move it all time. I see my own father in this movie. I grew up with a father who is larger than life and in the end, I’ve come to realize my dad is the legend in my life…..but he’s really just a person.❣️❣️❣️
Seeing the doggo so peaceful and sleepy made me happy
I'm usually so good at not crying when you guys do the emotional things, but this film just gets me every damn time haha
Thanks for introducing me to Stephanie Goodman!!
Thank you for going over this movie. I watched this as a kid and it taught me some beautiful things about family and life. Such a wonderful movie.
This movie is one of my all-time favourite. I think I will watch it again soon... Thanks for reminding me... 💚
Big Fish is definitely my favorite movie of all time. I think it was also a special moment for me that I first watched it as a child with my parents. The film really sunk into the memory. Can't wait to watch!
I watched this movie for the first time a month ago and was pleasantly surprised at how good it was!! Thank you guys for your input!
This is my favorite movie and this was the first movie that ever made me cry. Love it
Funnily, I was randomly thinking about this movie today.
I'm happy to come across this video. It helps me re-visit and re-view it.
I swear, the 'this is me' cut actually jump-scared me. (tbf I was tired)
Aaahhh! Big fish is one of my fav movies ever!!! I wrote a paper about it for my film class
It's been so long since I saw this film. Now I need to watch it again.
This movie always makes me cry, it made me cry when I watched it as a child it makes me cry now.
I both fear and long for the day where I tell all of my mom’s stories.
This movie has always been my favorite and it deeply touched me when I first saw it as a child. I never get through this movie without crying.
This was very beautifully done! Great job! This movie makes me ugly cry everytime.
I have a soft spot for Big Fish (the book, the movie, and the Broadway musical). The author of the book Daniel Wallace, is a professor where I went to college at UNC. When the musical came out, I was writing for the student newspaper and got to cover it, interviewing Daniel Wallace in person and the assistant director and the actress who played Sandra Bloom over the phone. I made a fish pun in the article too.
When I was much, much younger, I remember not liking this movie. Now that some time has passed I can see where both characters are coming from, and it hits so different.
Looking forward to this. Saw it performed as a musical a few years ago with Kelsey Grammar
The father didn't tell "facts", instead, he told his family what was TRUE. His stories uncovered the TRUTH of all the boring facts. It was all real and the stories revealed truth and beauty, not boring facts...
This channel is such a gem
The end of this movie always destroys me. It's beautiful and sad at the same time. I've lost a lot of people close to me and one of the things that always grounded me at the funerals for them was how many people were there just as devastated as me. There's some comfort in knowing someone you loved lives on through so many other people. I will never watch the end of this movie without crying. And I will always be so impressed that Tim Burton stepped out of his comfort zone and produced this artistic masterpiece of a film. (I'm a fan of his normal work too, just ask my uncomfortably large collection of Jack Skellingtons, but Big Fish is something really special.)
Thank you so much for doing my favorite movie of all time 💛
One of my favourite movies as a kid never heard it talked about by anyone ever
I never watched this movie but at the part where he told the story to say goodbye to him I cried so hard
This is such a great birthday present, seeing you guys cover a movie I love and post it today!!! As a storyteller myself, it's just a beautiful, emotional story, especially the hospital sequence where the torch is passed from father to son. Seeing everyone around is just. Beautiful. So beautiful.
Happy birthday
This hit me hard. I’m definitely a dreamer and every time I try to be myself my parents tell me it’s a waste of time and money.
I didn’t really understand this movie when I saw it, but now that I’m older I need to rewatch it.
Beautiful movie, and one I truly love. The father son dynamic mirrors on every level my own relationship with my father, so I can relate to the main character. Stories are great, but it is possible to hide behind them and use them to keept the one's you love at a distance. I love the final scene, when the son takes up the mantel of his father's storytelling and accepts that this is a part of who he is as well.
Big fish is probably my favorite movie ever 😭 ❤️ love it so much!
i never really cry when alan does, idk why, maybe im just desensitized at this point, but when jonathan got choked up, i teared up too.
One of my absolute favourite childhood films. So beautiful and so moving and so magical.