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Dec 9, 2022 · 5 min read. “The Whale” is an abhorrent film, but it also features excellent performances. It gawks at the grotesquerie of its central figure beneath the guise of sentimentality, but it also offers sharp exchanges between its characters that ring with bracing honesty.
Feb 22, 2023 · The answer says something about the inherent differences between stage and screen. In both the 2012 play (which I saw at Playwrights Horizons) and the 2022 movie (which I saw at the Angelika Film Center), Charlie, a 600-pound man in his forties who makes his living as an online writing instructor, is trapped in his body, and in his house.
Feb 19, 2023 · Brendan Fraser has received high praise for his turn as Charlie in The Whale. His performance really is good, but is it enough to win him an Oscar? Is the Brenaissance finally here?
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I think this movie is about ambiguity in human behavior and the truth of human nature. Charlie is someone who sees good in his daughter, while others see evil. Different perspectives of the same actions lead to differing interpretations - as when Ellie helps Thomas.
Dec 30, 2022 · Movie. The Whale (2022) Sadie Sink discusses how she views her character as Brendan Fraser's estranged daughter, Ellie, in Darren Aronofsky's The Whale.
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Dec 20, 2022 · The muscle-bound action hero of the 1990s and 2000s, Brendan Fraser, plays an obese recluse in a flawed but heartfelt drama that captures a sober look at a broken family and a journey to fix...
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Oct 17, 2022 · Based on Samuel D. Hunter’s 2012 play, The Whale is a further deep psychological character study with this film’s central protagonist: Charlie (Brendan Fraser). He is reclusive 600-pound middle-aged English teacher who is desperately attempting to rekindle his lost relationship with his teenage daughter Ellie (Sadie Sink), after abandoning ...