There’s no moment quite so awkward when a new love interest in your life has made their declaration but something inside you just won’t let you say it back yet. What do you say, though? Is there any way to save the relationship if you want to? These people have a few ideas (but you might … Read more
A24 Brenan Fraser is in the midst of a well-deserved comeback, and for that he can thank The Whale. The A24 drama, directed by Darren Aronofsky, was an awards season staple, not only netting Fraser his first-ever Oscar but also an Academy Award nomination for supporting player Hong Chau. It did pretty well at the … Read more
Since I spent the first two decades of my life as a thin person, I know it’s disingenuous to say that the size of my body means nothing. The judgment on display the night of the Oscars reminded me of the interactions I’ve had at coffee shops and with friends of friends that were never … Read more
The 2023 Oscars were decidedly un-scandalous compared to last year’s ceremony, but the winners themselves still sparked some controversy. Darren Aronofsky’s The Whale is surely the most divisive—a film that earned Brendan Fraser a Best Actor win but has been dogged by accusations of fatphobia. The Whale‘s second Oscar, for Best Makeup and Hairstyling, was … Read more
Getty Image At the 95th Academy Awards, good news fell upon two Encino Man alumni. First, Ke Huy Quan won for his comeback role in Everything Everywhere All at Once. Some hours later, a trophy went to that film’s star: Brendan Fraser won for The Whale, therefore kicking the Fraseraissance into new heights. Brendan Fraser … Read more
Analysis Many of this year’s Oscar races were decided months ago (like Everything Everywhere All At Once’s Ke Huy Quan), but best actor is still something of a toss-up between Austin Butler for Elvis and Brendan Fraser for The Whale. Both of them embody classic Oscar narratives: Fraser is having a tremendous comeback while Butler … Read more
Brendan Fraser earned an Oscar nomination for his worthy art-house stunting in Darren Aronofsky’s The Whale. Fortunately for his heart, he did not go method and gain 450 pounds to portray his character, but SNL host Woody Harrelson’s The Hippo counterpart didn’t fare so well. The five-timer host donned a fat suit to play an … Read more
Seeing a whale in the wild can be a moving experience for many people. That’s why thousands of people pay money to go on whale-watching excursions, hoping to catch a glimpse of the gentle, majestic, intelligent creatures in their natural habitat. Lucky whale watchers get to catch much more than a glimpse, and some even … Read more
Protection of whales A map of whale sanctuaries. Due to overfishing, maritime traffic, noise and pollution of the oceans, a quarter of large marine animals, including whales, are threatened with extinction. by @LegendesCarto
Brendan Fraser is incredible in Darren Aronofsky’s latest drama. But the film is gratuitously fixated on the main character’s fatness. View Entire Post › Source: https://www.buzzfeed.com/elaminabdelmahmoud/the-whale-brendan-fraser-darren-aronofsky-review
Nearing the end of the film, Charlie’s diagnosed with congestive heart failure, which leads Charlie on an eating binge. At the very end, Charlie is dying. In an attempt to stand while he and Ellie are having a moment together, Charlie dies. In a way that Aronofsky often does to integrate the spiritual and religious … Read more
