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...both characters are storytellers with larger-than- life... well, lives. Now Forrest Gump's stories are most definitely face value -- it's unbelievable that all this could have happened to an individual, but there's nothing to make us think he's lying. But Edward Bloom... well, there's plenty of reason to believe that he is just making stuff up. So you're right in that there is that distinction between the two movies. Yet I don't know if that's enough of a distinction, especially considering what the ending turns out to be -- an ending that is entirely predictable given the nature of the man's stories and Tim Burton's own storytelling prowess. But since I can't really tell you what the ending is, I can't possibly explain to you what I mean. Regardless, the whole film feels a little more like "Forrest Gump" throughout than it does your average Tim Burton movie.
And I don't really mean this as an anti-"Forrest Gump" post. I have no great hatred of "Forrest Gump," as it was a fairly enjoyable little farce when it wasn't pandering. But it does seem like something that should only be done once, and now it seems like it's been done twice, though with a Tim Burton twist this time...
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