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Yea this was Brendan Fraser's best performance and he deserved the Oscar. The movie clearly showed its stage roots with some of the melodrama but I thought it was pretty solid.
The Whale (Dir. by Darren Aronofsky, Brendan Frasier as a 600-Pound Man)
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O.T.I.S.
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Yeah this film will definitely get people in their feelings or make them look at themselves in the mirror. If this was real life dude would’ve offed himself probably
Greatest movie I will never watch again on purpose
Greatest movie I will never watch again on purpose
HipHopStan
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I guess The Wrestler would be in that universe too.A universe where every dad is a deadbeat and the daughters are filled with life-long resentment.
Good ?. I don't know to be honest. It might make them even more depressed and want to start binge eating again depending on their situation. It really depends on the person and what their triggers are. I could see it motivating some people too
Scustin Bieburr
Baby baybee baybee UUUGH
I actually had to get up and take a moment to collect my thoughts after I finished this movie.
The emotional intensity in the third act of this film was so high, and the way it ended hit so hard that I just had to take a moment to walk around and just stop and think about what I just saw.
This is Brendan Fraser at his best. He deserves his awards. He earned all of them.
The movie has its flaws but this man showed up and did the damn thing.
The emotional intensity in the third act of this film was so high, and the way it ended hit so hard that I just had to take a moment to walk around and just stop and think about what I just saw.
This is Brendan Fraser at his best. He deserves his awards. He earned all of them.
The movie has its flaws but this man showed up and did the damn thing.
humminbird
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i guess I'm adding this to the watch list now
HipHopStan
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Halfway in and I never want to eat fast food again (and I barely eat fast food anyway.)
HipHopStan
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There were a few subtle hints that his daughter, Ellie, was indeed a psychopath. Her posting that pic of a dead dog on her Facebook and sawing into Charlie's counter with a knife upon seeing a bird in the window. I'm surprised more people didn't pick up on that.
Good movie. I think the least flawed character in the film is the pizza guy. I still say that Fraser's resurgence is the best comeback story since RDJ.
Good movie. I think the least flawed character in the film is the pizza guy. I still say that Fraser's resurgence is the best comeback story since RDJ.
Pegasus Jackson
Trump's Amerikkka
The Wrestler tackled similar subject matter and was infinitely more entertaining.
Flex Grossman
Funky
This was the best of the Oscar movies to me
Watched this last night on Showtime and I was pleasantly surprised. I didn't realize the different elements this would have; I just thought it'd be about him being overweight, which was still the main component of the movie.
FreedMind
DOPAMINE FOR MY BABY!!
About a year late, but finally watched this.
Had to keep repeating "OSCAR BAIT, OSCAR BAIT.." in my head to keep a few renegade tears from escaping my eyes during the ending sequence.
I'm not a fan of Aronofsky's work, but having the entirety of his film take place in Charlie's apartment certainly made this work for me!
Great performances.
I'm a pitiful contrarian, and works like the whale make me feel stupid for holding out for so long.
Had to keep repeating "OSCAR BAIT, OSCAR BAIT.." in my head to keep a few renegade tears from escaping my eyes during the ending sequence.
I'm not a fan of Aronofsky's work, but having the entirety of his film take place in Charlie's apartment certainly made this work for me!
Great performances.
I'm a pitiful contrarian, and works like the whale make me feel stupid for holding out for so long.