Although Tessa has already said it best, I'll second her and say that the nature of truth is what fascinates me most about the movie Big FishThe main thing I've taken from this story is that there are a lot of different kinds of truth, and that the truth of something is very much dependent upon a specific person looking at a specific situation
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But I'm really thinking of that whole hope-for-the-best/prepare-for-the-worst dichotomy. You have to be a little cynical and a little optimistic at the same time in order to pull that off--like doublethink at work. And of course, humor doesn't hurt :D
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And in order to love the whole world, you have to love the really shitty parts of it, too... and often ironic humor is the best way to deal with that. Irony and cynicism go hand in hand.
(Perhaps this is the lie I tell myself. :D )
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Or, maybe you summed up your Moses story. Or maybe most people's stories. Okay, this is spiraling out. Maybe everyone just has their own bunch of fractals. You think?
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Recollection's are fascinating. What we tell ourselves every day is fascinating too. The world's we paint can be so totally different than the one's painted even by those that we live with every day.
I loved Big Fish. And the soundtrack is awesome too! Great post.
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