'The Whale' is leering, schematic look at shame, self-punishment
Amid the film’s scattered use of a myriad of locked-in, puerile symbols, any empathy is squeezed out in favor of an overly wordy, writerly script.
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Amid the film’s scattered use of a myriad of locked-in, puerile symbols, any empathy is squeezed out in favor of an overly wordy, writerly script.
Watching The Whale is a torturous experience. So are the best Darren Aronofsky movies. Going all the way back to his debut film π, he regularly subjects his characters to torments physical, mental, and emotional. Some people think that this diminishes him as a filmmaker. I would point out that you could say the same
Darren Aronofsky's intimate chamber drama, adapted by Samuel D. Hunter from his own play, navigates a tricky line between empathy and exploitation
Darren Aronofsky's intimate chamber drama, adapted by Samuel D. Hunter from his own play, navigates a tricky line between empathy and exploitation.
This awards hopeful’s problems run much deeper than fatphobia.