Activity #1 Response: After watching the movie “Big Fish”, The scenes that stood out the most were the scene near the end where Will was carrying his father to the river and sees everyone that his father tells him about, when Will and Edward were talking on Edward’s hospital bed and the scene when time froze when Edward first saw Sandra. I believe the moral lesson that the audience could take away after watching Big Fish is that life is how you choose to live it and interpret it and that you should live to tell a story. I think the metaphor of the “big fish” comes from when Edward sees the witch, she tells him “The biggest fish in the river gets that way by never getting

caught.”. This means that Edward could get what he wants if he searches hard enough for it. He is the big fish in this movie and what he wants is to leave his town and find the love of his life, Sandra. Understanding the story line helps me get into character by evaluating the style and themes of the film and relate them to my character and the musical’s entirety.

Activity #3 Response: My favorite songs are The Witch, Daffodils and I Don’t Need a Roof. I envision The Witch to be thrilling, wicked and haunting with the witches dancing on stage. When Daffodils is being performed, I think the entire stage should be covered in daffodils to enhance the romantic effect on stage and to show the beauty of Edward’s love for Sandra. Finally, I imagine I Don’t Need a Roof to be heartfelt and beautiful, the spotlight on Sandra and the entire stage to her. I don’t have a least favorite song, I feel they are all beautiful and enhance the story line’s dramatic effect. All the songs in the musical soundtrack fit into the context of the play super well. The Witch is about the witch telling Edward about his future. Daffodils is about Edward telling Sandra how much he loves her and how long it took him to find her and how he will shower her with her favorite flowers. I Don’t Need a Roof is about how Sandra doesn’t need a roof to call it home, if she has Edward she’ll be alright.