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Big Fish: Spectre’s Appeal. Stu Dent Mrs. Cavolt LAIV 20 May 2014. Thesis.
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Big Fish: Spectre’s Appeal Stu Dent Mrs. Cavolt LAIV 20 May 2014
Thesis • In Big Fish, Tim Burton captures the utopic appeal of Spectre to symbolize Bloom’s closeness to death and the heaven that awaits him. However, as perfect as this town/heaven is, Burton uses this scene to depict that Bloom’s has not yet accepted death.
Burton uses a crane shot as Bloom is entering and leaving Spectre to demonstrate the perfect symmetry of the town, which creates a utopian vantage point.
Bloom’s initial interaction with Beamen symbolizes his entrance into heaven. • Bloom enters the town and is greeted by Beamen, presumably the town’s mayor, who immediately exclaims, “We were expecting you […] you’re early.”
Burton dresses the people of Spectre in shades of white to evoke images of heaven and angels.
The panning movement while Bloom dances with the people in Spectre foreshadows Bloom’s epiphany that he is not ready to stay in the town/heaven; he must finish his life’s journey first. • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35LPE5SjhiI
Bullet an analysis responding to some/all of the following questions: • Why would the director depict the film in this way? • What is he hoping to reveal to the audience through his depiction? • Why/How do the techniques work together to support his depiction?