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THE WHALE | FILM REVIEW

The Whale (2022) ★★★★

Drama, 1h 57m

Dir. Darren Aronofsky

Cast: Brendan Fraser, Sadie Sink, Hong Chau, Ty Simpkins, Samantha Morton, Sathya Sridharan, Jacey Sink

Summary:

A reclusive English teacher suffering from severe obesity attempts to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter for one last chance at redemption. (Letterboxd)

My review (slight spoilers):

Before watching The Whale, I had set some expectations that were only half met. My expectation for amazing acting fully came through, with an incredible comeback by Brendan Fraser that is absolutely worth the hype. But rather than my expected heart-warming goodbye story, it was very dark and cold most of the time. It was a great one-location film that wasn’t easy to watch but I still highly recommend it.

The story portrays the evils of depression and the addiction it leads up to and it is heartbreaking beginning to end. Even more so are the moments between Charlie (Brendan Fraser) and Ellie (Sadie Sink). Since I expected something more heart-warming, their toxic dynamic came as a great shock, especially as it just kept going. Whenever Ellie would reject Charlie’s advances to get to know her, something in Brendan Fraser’s facial expression would be so touchingly painful, I couldn’t help but feel so much for his character. He could act with his eyes alone which makes his performance worthy of that Oscar nomination. Ellie’s character isn’t easy to act out either as she is very conflicted, and it really showed Sadie Sink is a young actor to watch. The final scene became that much more heartbreaking after everything that was said and done between them both, I’m glad I wore waterproof makeup to the theatre.

Great acting isn’t just found between those two but with the whole cast, which consists of a pretty small number. The most outstanding performance to me was that of Liz (Hong Chau). I daresay she might have been my favourite supporting actress of the entirety of that year. Whenever she was on screen, my eyes were on her and the perfect way she delivered each and every line. The chemistry between her and Fraser on-screen was beautiful and if the film had been just about the two of them, it would already have been amazing.

I’m glad Charlie’s homosexuality was established early on because it made the references to queer literature (Moby-Dick, Song of Myself) a lot more valuable. As a literature student, it added more layers and points of interest to the story and makes me appreciate the writing more, even though it isn’t incredibly subtle.

The Whale is heartbreaking but with Charlie’s naturally positive personality, it still held on to some heart-warming moments and was surprisingly uplifting and empowering at times. Needless to say, its topics of death, depression and eating disorders are all quite triggering so it feels vital to be in the right headspace to watch. An incredible comeback that makes me excited for anything with Brendan Fraser and the rest of the cast in the future!

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Cinema, Madison Square Garden, 22August2022

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Cinema 2022, i Festival omaggiano ispirate visioni femminili

Il movimento #MeToo, nato nel mondo del cinema con il caso Weinstein, sembra finalmente dare i suoi frutti

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Listening to Cinema today, it reminded me of Golden. But a more mature Golden. When I think about the evolution of Harry via his music, I can see how in HS1, he was very much all about himself and getting the sex he could from his obsessions.

Then for Hs2, he wrote Golden which very clearly said, “I like you, but you’re out of my league. I’m not good enough for you.”

And now with HS3, we have this gem of Cinema where he states, “I dig your cinema. I think you’re cool. Do you think I’m cool too? Or am I too into you?”

It’s more mature because he’s no longer begging — no longer thinking he doesn’t deserve her. Instead, he’s wondering if he needs to dial back his obsession a bit. No matter what — our boy is still obsessed with these particular women. But he’s learned that he doesn’t have to beg. And that he’s not out of their league. But that he might just possibly come across as too eager.

Growth.

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A lista completa das nomeações aos Óscares de 2022

A lista completa das nomeações aos Óscares de 2022

“The Power of the Dog”, da Netflix, um western de revivalismo que usa um género já desgastado para examinar a masculinidade tóxica, dominou o Óscar na terça-feira com 12 nomeações, mais do que qualquer filme. O filme já foi seguido de perto por “Dune”, uma extensa adaptação de um popular romance de ficção científica que já foi considerado “infilmável”, que desafiou os opositores a ganhar 10…

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I film più attesi del 2022 presto sul grande schermo

Grandi attese nelle sale dei cinema: nel Gennaio 2022 arrivano i film più attesi tra fantascienza, musical e storie vere e che vedremo nelle grandi sale. Si parte dal primo giorno dell’anno, con la Warner Bros e MATRIX RESURRECTIONS, della visionaria regista Lana Wachowski e con Keanu Reeves, accompagnato dalle aspettative dei fan della saga.

Tornano dunque Neo e Trinity, assieme a una nuova generazione di personaggi e alla consueta lotta contro le macchine che utilizzano gli esseri umani come fonte di energia e li intrappolano in una prigione virtuale perché non si ribellino.Cinema 2022: tra i film tante novità e classici rivisitatiMa non è l’unica sopresa per il nuovo anno perchè torneranno film classici come MACBETH, CYRANO e JURASSICK WORLD per fare solo qualche esempio. Tra questi un Macbeth inedito, girato in bianco e nero e in formato 1.19:1 da Joel Coen, per la prima volta alla regia senza il fratello Ethan. Nel cast Brendan Gleeson, la moglie del regista Frances McDormand, e Denzel Washington nei panni del tormentato Macbeth.Azione e avventura invce nella storia di guerra THE KING’S MAN — LE ORIGINI, basata sul fumetto ‘The Secret Service’ di Mark Millar e Dave Gibbons con soggetto e regia di Matthew Vaughn che ha firmato anche la sceneggiatura con Karl Gajudusek e con nel cast Gemma Arterton, Matthew Goode, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Ralph Fiennes e Tom Hollander.Tra le rivisitazioni e sequel arrivano….

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