大鱼 Big Fish (2003) Movie Script

杰瑞发布于21 Nov 10:16

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.

EDWARD:
Norther, do you ever regret not makingit to Paris?
NORTHER WINSLOW: I can’t imagine any place better thanhere.
EDWARD:
You’re a poet. You oughta be able to.
And maybe if you’d seen more, youcould.
Norther doesn’t answer. Just goes back to his notebook.
EXT. BY THE RIVER - NIGHT By the light of the full moon, Edward soaks his feet in thewater, trying to make sense of it all. The Key to the Citydangles around his neck.
He stares at himself in the reflection. He smiles.
It’s then that a WOMAN emerges at the far side of the river.
No telling where she came from -- she must have been swimmingunderwater. We never see her face.
She stands in the river with her bare back to Edward, squeezing the water out of her golden hair, oblivious to his presence. Edward is breathless. It’s the first woman he’s seen in her natural state, and he doesn’t dare move lest hefrighten her away.
Then he sees the snake.
It’s a cottonmouth, has to be. It leaves a break in the water, its small reptilian head aiming for her flesh.
There’s no decision to be made. On pure instinct, Edwarddives in. He swims as hard as can, GRABBING THE SNAKE just as it’s about to strike.
The woman dives back underwater, understandably terrifiedthat a man is coming at her.
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EDWARD:
No, it’s okay! I got it. I got thesnake.
As the splashing subsides, Edward looks at what he holds inhis hands. Which isn’t a snake at all, but rather a commonstick. And a non-threatening one at that.
While Edward ponders his mistake, he looks around to discoverthat the Girl in the River is gone. He never even saw her face.
EDWARD (CONT’D) Wait! I’m sorry. Hello?!
Edward keeps expecting her to surface, somewhere, but shenever does. He stands alone in the river, wondering whattricks his eyes are playing on him.
EXT. BY THE RIVER - NIGHT - CONTINUOUS A GIRL’S VOICE (O.S.) There’s leeches in there!
Edward looks to the bank, where young Jenny Hill is watchinghim.
EDWARD:
Did you see that woman?
JENNY:
What did she look like?
EDWARD:
Well, she...uh...