The Whale
A reclusive English teacher suffering from severe obesity attempts to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter for one last chance at redemption.
- Released:
- Runtime: 117 minutes
- Genre: Drama
- Stars: Brendan Fraser, Sadie Sink, Samantha Morton, Ty Simpkins, Hong Chau, Sathya Sridharan, Huck Milner, Ryan Heinke, Ryan Heinke, Huck Milner, Jacey Sink
- Director: Darren Aronofsky
Comments
- ebenzonelli - 1 July 2024
A Captivating Performance: Fraser Shines in The Whale
It is rare for a film to keep me glued to the screen for its entire duration. Usually, I tend to pick up my phone and do some Googling while watching. However, The Whale kept me captivated. The strong performance by Fraser is refreshing. I have never been a big fan of his and only remember him from the Mummy trilogy. But this film has revealed to me what a fantastic actor he is. I don't know much about the story, but from the credits, I learnt it is based on a play. I find it rare for plays adapted into films to be enjoyable, but this is one of those exceptions. Minimal cast and minimal crew produced a great result. The powerful ending moved me to tears that I had been holding back throughout the entire build-up of the story. - coldmodmind - 6 May 2024
Hunting for a Whale.
Genius, it was not only the Oscar-winning performance, but the film itself as well. The role was tailored for Brendan Fraser, we all know how his career languished due to tragic accidents and harassment, he gained weight, etc. This film is about a father who, due to a bad, or not so bad decision, left his child and didn't seek him for a while. For this decision, he paid a huge price, he went to hell, or rather, took himself there, feeling he deserved it. He tried to kill the whale to atone for his deeds, and through this, we see his boring life. This shifts his attention from his daughter, whose life also revolves around the whale because she was burned by the fact that her father left her for a man. Charlie realizes that only the truth can help the world, even if it has a terrible impact. I would especially highlight when Charlie explodes because the boy assumes that he is being punished by God for being gay, and the boy also thinks so when Charlie reads from the Bible to him, even though the text he considered significant was misinterpreted, and in the end, the boy realizes that the Bible is not about his sins, his life doesn't matter, he is not punished for his sins, and in the end, he becomes enlightened.
