大鱼 Big Fish (2003) Movie Script

杰瑞发布于2023-11-21

爱德华(伊万·麦克格雷格 Ewan McGregor 饰)生性热爱自由,成年之后,他选择离开家乡,踏上了环游世界的旅程。一路上,爱德华遇见了各种各样稀奇古怪的角色,经历了无数精彩绝伦的的冒险,而他日后最大的兴趣,就是向他人喋喋不休的重复讲述他的这一段奇幻旅程。   威尔(比利·克鲁德普 Billy Crudup 饰)是爱德华的儿子,他并不相信父亲所讲述的那些光怪陆离的故事,甚至对此感到无比厌烦。婚后,他同父亲中断了联系,一晃眼就是数年过去。当再次得到爱德华的消息之时,威尔才知道父亲即将不久于人世,他决定去见爱德华最后一面。然而,这一次,威尔终于发现了隐藏在这些故事背后的奥秘和真相。 When Edward Bloom (Albert Finney) becomes ill, his son, William (Billy Crudup), travels to be with him. William has a strained relationship with Edward because his father has always told exaggerated stories about his life, and William thinks he's never really told the truth. Even on his deathbed, Edward recounts fantastical anecdotes. When William, who is a journalist, starts to investigate his father's tales, he begins to understand the man and his penchant for storytelling.

JOSEPHINE: I’m sorry. It seems every hour I haveto...
SANDRA:
I know. It was the same when I was carrying Will. Like clockwork.
The two women start to walk, no hurry.
SANDRA:
Do you like it, being pregnant?
JOSEPHINE: I do.
SANDRA:
I loved it. It sounds peculiar, but Iloved every minute of it. I did.
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SANDRA (cont'd) Eddie was travelling a lot, so he wasgone, but I felt like I always had apiece of him with me. A little part ofhis soul inside me. I could feel it.
It was alive and kicking.
Sandra has accidentally evoked a storm of emotion. She struggles to keep it in check. Almost a whisper...
SANDRA:
I really miss that.
With a few breaths, Sandra tries to hold on. Hold back.
JOSEPHINE: Don’t stop. Don’t.
A beat, then Sandra finally melts. Josephine holds her. The two women stand together in the hallway, letting the momentbe.
INT. HOSPITAL ROOM - NIGHT Will sits in a chair beside the bed, working through thecrossword puzzle. A KNOCK as Dr. Bennett enters with his overcoat and bag, ready to leave for the night.
DR. BENNETT Glad to see you’re not trying to have aheartfelt talk. It’s one of mygreatest annoyances, when people talkto those who can’t hear them.
WILL:
My father and I have an advantage. We never talk.
Dr. Bennett smiles as he checks Edward’s chart.
WILL (cont’d) How long have you known my father?
DR. BENNETT Thirty years. Maybe more.
WILL:
How would you describe him?
DR. BENNETT
(re:
chart) Five-eleven. One-eighty. Regulatedhypertension.
(beat) How would his son describe him?
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