"The Whale"

The Next Best Picture Podcast

Tv & Film

4.2 • 542 Ratings

🗓️ 3 December 2022

⏱️ 97 minutes

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For this week's main podcast review, I am joined by Josh Parham & Dan Bayer. This week we're reviewing Darren Aronofsky's latest film, "The Whale," starring Brendan Fraser, Sadie Sink, Hong Chau, Samantha Morton & Ty Simpkins. Based on the stage play by Samuel D. Hunter (who is adapting his play for the screen), the film is a dark drama following a 600 lbs character who doesn't have much time left due to his obesity health issues and is trying to re-connect with his estranged teenage daughter and make amends. What did we think of the performances, writing, makeup, and direction from Aronofsky? Please tune in below to hear our thoughts and feelings on how we think it will perform at the Oscars. Thank you for listening, and enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You are listening to The Next Best Picture podcast.
0:03.5	This is our review of the whale. Do you ever get the feeling?
0:34.6	People are incapable of not caring. Do you ever get the feeling?
0:41.0	People are incapable of not caring.
0:50.1	People are amazing.
0:55.3	All right, everybody, you were just listening to the trailer for The Whale, and the story is as follows.
1:00.1	A reclusive English teacher suffering from severe obesity attempts to reconnect with his strange teenage daughter for one last chance at redemption. The film is starring Brendan Fraser,
1:05.4	Sadie Saink, Hong Chao, Samantha Morton, and Tai Sibkins. It is directed by Darren Aeronovsky, and it is written by Samuel D. Hunter.
1:13.5	Here to join me today for this podcast review. I have Josh Parm.
1:17.9	Hello, hello. And Dan Bear.
1:20.5	Good morning, everybody.
1:22.1	Good morning, all. So, the whale had its world premiere at the Venice International Film Festival.
1:28.7	For many, it was one of the most anticipated films of the year, mostly because on paper,
1:34.5	when you look at the story and knowing the play that it was adapted from, this is serving as a
1:41.7	comeback vehicle in a lot of ways for Brendan Frazier, much similar to how Darren Aronovsky was able to resurrect the career of Mickey Rourke with the wrestler.
1:50.8	So people had this expectation heading into it of, wow, Brandon Fraser working with Darren Aronovsky with this material.
1:57.8	This is going to be a hell of a thing.
1:59.9	And sure enough, it got a standing ovation that moved Brendan Frazier to tears.
2:03.6	The video went viral.
2:05.1	And ever since then, it's been kind of radio silent in terms of much marketing material for this movie.
2:11.7	824 has been very, very strategic about how they want to reveal Brendan Frazier in his fat suit with the makeup, trying to avoid as much
2:20.9	discourse as humanly possible, while still trying to highlight the positive reviews that the movie
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