There are some fish that cannot be caught. It's not that they are…

Film · Fantasy (film) · Comedy drama (film) · Fantasy · Comedy drama

There are some fish that cannot be caught. It's not that they are faster or stronger than other fish, they're just touched by something extra.

Edward Bloom

Big Fish · 2003

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Free spirits Independence

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Metaphor, analogy and simile

Genre

Fantasy (film)Comedy drama (film)Fantasy Comedy drama

Medium

Film

Time

2003

Person

Edward Bloom

Provenance

Citation

Big Fish. Directed by Tim Burton, Columbia Pictures/Jinks/Cohen Company/The Zanuck Company, 2003.

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