In the early days of La Mostra, slightly disappointing directors such as Noah Baumbach and Alejandro Inarritu were at the forefront, while one of the masters of independent American cinema, Darren Aronofsky (Brooklyn, 1969) with “The Whale” (The Whale), this year’s first cinematic storm on the island of Lido. became its creator.
NOT ALONE
Of course, the director did not achieve this success alone! After a long period of depression, Brendan Fraser (Indianapolis, 1968), who does not hesitate to take serious risks again on the sets, displays his extraordinary deep power, which cannot be described with adjectives, but after watching “Whale” then it will be possible to grasp…
Adapted from playwright Samuel D. Hunter’s (Idaho, 1981) multi-award winning play of the same name published in 2012, “The Whale” is an indoor film, but while watching the last week of the main character without leaving his house for two hours, time is spent. It is possible to complain even that it passes very quickly…
As commented by Brendan Fraser, the sensitive literature teacher Charlie is heartbroken. When he fell head over heels in love with a male student receiving vocational training, he abandoned his wife and his little girl, whom he loved very much. When the man she loves with sheer passion dies a few years later, Charlie, who is withdrawn from his pain and falling into despair, begins to eat non-stop. They’re getting fatter… The main character, who appears at the beginning of the movie, is a 250-pound giant obese who has trouble breathing, whose blood pressure breaks records, and who can hardly move.
AWAITING AWARD
Charlie once decided to die by choking a lot. He doesn’t even go to the hospital on the pretext that he has no money, which is a lie; awaits death in peace. Her heart is at ease, because her only concern is that she will leave a serious legacy to her daughter, whom she has not seen for a long time and whom she loves very much… Moreover, her high school senior student, vicious, ruthless and tough-tempered daughter, whom her mother described as “This girl puts even the devil in her shoes inside out”, is actually very He is a smart, talented and sensitive person. In the last days of his life, Charlie, who sees his daughter many times and realizes this fact, dies extremely happy…
“The Whale”, an example of in-depth creative cinema with its philosophical and humanistic content, is an original masterpiece that is expected to receive a serious share of the lions to be given this weekend.