![]() ![]() For instance, everyone is dressed in shimmering whites and yellows (which seems Heavenly), but the river is full of leeches and alluring sirens (not Heavenly). While there are lots of things Spectre is “like” - Heaven, Hell, the Afterlife, a ghost town, Utopia, Oz, Shangri-La - any comparisons the viewer draws are based on how he interprets the imagery and events of the scene. In terms of Big Fish, metaphor doesn’t feel like quite the right word to describe Spectre. Basically, a metaphor is a comparison - something “like” something else - but without using the word “like,” which would make it a simile. Essentially, a metaphor uses the meaning of one term (the “meta” part) to carry over (the “phor” part) to an otherwise unrelated situation. Like pornography and irony, metaphors are hard to define, but easy to spot: “The ship plowed the sea,” or “She was a bobcat in the sack.” Ships don’t plow, and bobcats don’t sleep in beds, but in both cases the author’s intention is clear. How do you decide whether to hit people over the head with it or leave it up for interpretation? And are you okay with people coming up with different interpretations? ![]() ![]() We spent hours talking about the metaphors you used, especially what Spectre represented. My wife and I just saw Big Fish and loved it. ![]()
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