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Will Bloom, a journalist (Billy Crudup), returns home with his wife to visit his dying father Edward (elder played by Albert Finney, younger played by [[Ewan McGregor]]). He is displeased to find that his father continues to tell the same old [[Tall Tale|tall tales]] he's told all his life, and has now enraptured his wife. Still, he's determined to [[Tell Me About My Father|write his father's story]], and searches for some of the people his father crossed paths with. The further he searches, the more he finds that those stories might not be as far-fetched as they once seemed. |
Will Bloom, a journalist (Billy Crudup), returns home with his wife to visit his dying father Edward (elder played by Albert Finney, younger played by [[Ewan McGregor]]). He is displeased to find that his father continues to tell the same old [[Tall Tale|tall tales]] he's told all his life, and has now enraptured his wife. Still, he's determined to [[Tell Me About My Father|write his father's story]], and searches for some of the people his father crossed paths with. The further he searches, the more he finds that those stories might not be as far-fetched as they once seemed. |
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* [[Anachronic Order]]: Sort of. Edward's childhood encounter with the Witch is one of the first stories that he tells Will. We later learn that {{spoiler|she was inspired by the adult Jenny, who began living alone after Spectre dried up and Edward rejected her}}. Because of the [[Unreliable Narrator]], it's hard to tell where/if the latter events fit into Edward's tall tales, but it's still Lampshaded by Will. |
* [[Anachronic Order]]: Sort of. Edward's childhood encounter with the Witch is one of the first stories that he tells Will. We later learn that {{spoiler|she was inspired by the adult Jenny, who began living alone after Spectre dried up and Edward rejected her}}. Because of the [[Unreliable Narrator]], it's hard to tell where/if the latter events fit into Edward's tall tales, but it's still Lampshaded by Will. |
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'''Jenny''': It's logical if you think like your father.}} |
'''Jenny''': It's logical if you think like your father.}} |
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* [[Calling the Old Man Out]]: Will pulls this on Edward at the beginning, accusing his father of being a self-centered asshole who hides behind tall tales because they're easier to deal with than the real world. The rest of the movie follows his attempts at reconciliation. |
* [[Calling the Old Man Out]]: Will pulls this on Edward at the beginning, accusing his father of being a self-centered asshole who hides behind tall tales because they're easier to deal with than the real world. The rest of the movie follows his attempts at reconciliation. |
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* [[Combat Pragmatist]]: Edward's [[Dull Surprise|calm]] answer to the North Korean duo's [[What the Fu Are You Doing?|intimidating display]] [[Funny Bruce Lee Noises|of]] skillful martial arts is a pair of [[Night Vision Goggles]]... and [[Battle Discretion Shot|a total]] [[Relax-O-Vision|blackout]]. |
* [[Combat Pragmatist]]: Edward's [[Dull Surprise|calm]] answer to the North Korean duo's [[What the Fu Are You Doing?|intimidating display]] [[Funny Bruce Lee Noises|of]] skillful martial arts is a pair of [[Night Vision Goggles]]... and [[Battle Discretion Shot|a total]] [[Relax-O-Vision|blackout]]. |
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* [[Conjoined Twins]] |
* [[Conjoined Twins]] |
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{{quote|'''Edward''': Your name's different. Did you get married? |
{{quote|'''Edward''': Your name's different. Did you get married? |
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'''Jenny''': Yeah. I was 18, he was 28. Turns out it was a big difference.}} |
'''Jenny''': Yeah. I was 18, he was 28. Turns out it was a big difference.}} |
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* [[Lighter and Softer]]: Surprisingly, one of [[Tim Burton]]'s more recent films that [[Playing Against Type|isn't dark or gothic.]] |
* [[Lighter and Softer]]: Surprisingly, one of [[Tim Burton]]'s more recent films that [[Playing Against Type|isn't dark or gothic.]] |
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* [[Love At First Sight]]: Edward upon first seeing Sandra. |
* [[Love At First Sight]]: Edward upon first seeing Sandra. |
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