Big Fat Liar (2002)

Big Fat Liar is a 2002 family comedy directed by Shawn Levy. It won 1 award and had another 3 nominations. The biggest aspects of this movie that I found interesting were the hilarious pranks that the protagonist played on the antagonist. As far as the genre of a comedy the movie fits the part very well. The theme of this movie, which is very apparent, is being truthful. The formal components are well done. Most of the movie takes place on the actual lot of Universal Studios, so the audience had a pretty cool insight over a movie set. Including how some special effects and camera angles are done. The most notable and culturally significant part of the film is when the antagonist played by Paul Giamatti dives into a swimming pool filled with blue dye which turns his skin blue. This movie was made for a wide demographic but probably more toward young teens.