Big Fish: The dad's a pathological/compulsive liar, and the son can't stand him for it. Right? I'm trying to figure out why people love the dad, maybe I missed something but I loathe him. I finally watched Big Fish. Did I miss something where it says everything he talked about was true? What I saw was a son who's tormented by his father because no matter how much the son begs for the truth the dad keeps on making crap up. Partial truths don't excuse blowing it way out of proportions, and flat out lying.