James' Movie Blog

We all want to be artists, and it seems like every one person is an artist. And with Hollywood, there are numerous films about people wanting to be a successful artist. And the most notable example of this is the 2014 feature, “Big Eyes” by Tim Burton. With this film, he succeeds in bringing back the charm from his early successes, and incorporating a more modern twist to the idea of wanting to be an artist. In some ways, “Big Eyes” is definitely a movie that captures the potential and quality of a Tim Burton production, however, there are some problems with it. This movie itself is good, and there's a lot of great detail for this movie to showcase. “Big Eyes” is a Tim Burton project that reflects the special need of wanting to be an artist, but it is hard to understand what that artist is going through. The story involves a painter named Margaret (Amy Adams), who enjoys painting children with really big eyes as the main focus of attention. She comes across another painter...

Take all the stories from the tall tale genre, and combine it with a person's real life, and you get this movie. “Big Fish” is basically a tall tale of someone's life told through an extraordinary, and surprising way. This tall tale contains stories of love, laughter, drama, and excitement that will make you laugh and cry at the same time. It's both a wonder and an achievement at how this movie is so good. “Big Fish” combines all the stories of a tale tale, and getting at your emotions, including this reviewer, in one of the most underrated gems from Tim Burton. The story is that Edward Bloom (Albert Finney and Ewan McGregor) tells his son, Will (Billy Cruddup), stories based on events in his life. As a child, Will believes his dad, but on his wedding day, Will now realizes that the stories his father told him were not true. After believing this, Will promises to never speak to his father again. Several months pass, and Will is doing fine, until he learns that his ...