Big Fish directed by Tim Burton demonstrates that stories are better when the facts are straight forward. False or exaggerated stories create trust issues, cause feelings of belittlement and cause a lack of understanding in a relationship.
Firstly, false stories create trust issues between the storyteller and the audience. At his son’s wedding, Edward Bloom tells the same old story of getting his wedding ring from a big fish. Will, his son, says that his father lives in a fantasy world and has never told the truth about anything in his life and because of this, he is unable to trust him. Due to his chronic lying or exaggerated storytelling, Edward’s son cannot trust him. Essentially, if Edward has a habit of lying when it comes to stories, it is difficult for Will to trust him to tell the truth when it is important. Furthermore, Will finds out his father’s lying, not because his father told him, but because he realized what he said was impossible. “I [Will] believed you [Edward]. I believed your stories so much longer than I should have. Then when I realized everything you said was impossible. I felt like a fool for trusting you.” (Big Fish, T. Burton) The trust issues in between Will and his father are caused by his father’s continued lying and exaggerations of stories. These trust issues
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For example, Will and his father have a strained relationship for three years. The key to a strong relationship is a strong understanding of one another, and the key to a strong understanding of one another is honesty. Will and Edward’s strained relationship is caused by a lack of understanding in between the two which in turn is caused by a lack of honesty on Edward’s part. “It would kill me [Will] if my son went through his entire life never understanding me.”(Big Fish, T. Burton) Edward and Will being unable to understand each other is a result of Edward’s false