What Are The Similarities Between Big Fish And New Girl

1. The show that I saw was Big Fish by John August. I saw it at the Hale Centre Theatre on November 27th, 2015. The show was two hours and fifteen minutes long.

2. The show that I am going to compare Big Fish to is New Girl. I am going to compare to the whole series of New Girl. I think these two shows have an overall tone that is similar. They are both about family, close friends, and trying to get by. Big Fish is all about Edward Bloom and him trying to convince his son that he needs to live a happier life. Edward goes through many trials in his life and makes some very close friends, including the circus owner. The circus owner tells Edward that if he works for him for free, he will give him one hint per month as to where the love of his

life is. Edward works really hard and eventually finds her. But the more important part is how Edward makes the circus owner feel comfortable with being a werewolf. The circus owner finally accepts himself and they become lifelong friends. When comparing this to New Girl, I think of Nick and Winston. Winston was a popular basketball player and Nick was a weird college guy. Winston and Nick became friends. Winston accepted him for who he was and they also became lifelong friends. I think that the entire Big Fish was about how much of an impact Edward had on these people's lives and New Girl is kind of the same way with all of the characters.

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I think that the biggest difference between these shows would be the realism. Big Fish is very out there and New Girl is a more realistic show. Big Fish has many examples that seem crazy such as Carl the giant, the witch, or the circus owner/ werewolf. New Girl is obviously more realistic and it demonstrates some of the struggles that regular people go through in real life. The reason that I mentioned this particular difference is because it alters the way that I watch the show. I take things in differently when I can look at it as realistic. That doesn't mean that I didn't relate to things in Big Fish, I just watch things differently based on how they are portrayed. Another difference between these shows is Big Fish had a more immediate family connection than New Girl does. Big Fish's main story plot is about Edward and Will Bloom. They are a father and son. New Girl's plot is mainly based around

friendships.

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I am going to compare Edward Bloom to Jessica Day. These two characters are pretty similar in my opinion. I feel like both of their main objectives in life is to make people happy and avoid conflict. In Big Fish Edward is always smiling and trying to spread good vibes. He always tries to make the best of his situations. One example is how he goes and talks to Carl the giant, rather than trying to kill him like the rest of the town wants to do. A good example of Jess doing this is after Cece breaks up with Schmidt, Jess is there to console her. She tries to have a slumber party with her like they did when they were little. I think that one way that these two differ is their goals in life. Edward seemed to always being trying to be the biggest and best at everything he did. Jess seems to be a lot more mellow with things. She is happy teaching children and trying to make them the best they can be. They both accomplish their goals in different ways. Edward accomplishes them at the end of the play and that is it. Since New Girl is a series, sometimes Jess succeeds and other times she does not. I think the biggest obstacle that Edward faces is his son. Will never believes Edward. Edward is trying the entire play to convince his son he is a good and honest person. He does convince him in the end. An obstacle that Jess faces is her emotions. She is a very emotional person and sometimes that gets the best of

her.

5. Big Fish had a lot of songs to explain the story. New Girl's language is more traditional. I think that the songs in Big Fish made me feel more emotions as I watched the show, but I think I follow the story better when they are speaking. Big Fish is in a pretty recent setting so I didn't have trouble not understanding the language. New Girl is just regular language, so I understand that pretty well.

6. I think the overall purpose of Big Fish was to demonstrate important values in life, such as friendship, love, and family. Big Fish showed that your actions can have a lasting impact on somebody and how that can be used in a good way. I think the overall purpose of New Girl is to show how important friendship and being there for somebody is. Although the show is meant to be a comedy, I think that New Girl shows some important qualities when it comes to friendship. They joke around a lot but in the end they will always be there for each other when they need it the most. I think the writer of Big Fish wanted you to respond with an idea that we should be spending time with our families and making the most of it. I don't want to spoil the show for you if you haven't seen it, but it definitely made me think about my relationship with my dad and how I should value it. I think the writer of New Girl wants you to respond with happiness. The show is a comedy and I think the writers overall goal is to make people laugh and be happy. Both of these writers accomplish these goals in my opinion.

7. My enjoyment of Big Fish was actually pretty high. I wasn't too excited to see it. During the show I was zoned in on it and afterwards I felt a lot of emotions. My enjoyment of New Girl is very high. It is my favorite comedy. I think the live nature of the play added to my experience. When I watch a TV show I find myself not completely paying attention. I can text, go on Facebook, or even fall asleep. When I am at a live show like that, I often find myself sucked in to the show and paying complete attention to it.

8. The ending of the play was honestly my favorite part. The whole show revolves around the idea that the witch told Edward Bloom how he was going to die and how he was going to live his life to the fullest. The ending was so effective for me because he had his entire family and all of his friends there with him. They were all telling him how big of an impact he had on their lives and how he was a really good person. I also really liked the ending because it was such a collaborative effort from all of the actors in the show. It was a big song number and honestly made me tear up a little bit. New Girl seems to be more on the side where the story lines carry over week to week. Although the episodes have little plots in each episode, the main plot carries over. I prefer a television show where the story line carries over from week to week. I prefer this because I like the " big " ideas behind shows. Like in Lost, I was drawn in to the mysterious features of the island. Or in New Girl, I want to see what happens with Nick and Jess. I think these big ideas click more when they are being built up from week to week.