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Shocking message from The Whale
A film that evokes the torment of a depressed essence reflects on how being overweight can trap and suck life.
In a labyrinth with no way out the protagonist locks himself up, behind a gloomy environment that obscures his existence.
His problems accumulate daily in a sea of doubts and insecurities that find an isolated, sedentary environment with excess food as a means of escape.
An extreme and lethal combination where the support and help of other people is non-existent, concentrating toxic, empty, psychodependent or selfish relationships.
This film, starring Brendan Fraser and nominated for an Oscar, shows the reflection of a harsh reality: depression, lack of physical activity and eating disorders.
An intense and thoughtful critique that provides a powerful look at a burgeoning and growing public health problem.
According to the World Health Organization “more than 1.3 million deaths a year are due to obesity.”
Added to that “the lack of physical activity causes more than 5 million deaths worldwide each year in all age groups.”
And depression can contribute “in a very important way to the overall global burden of disease.”
In this sense, the film brings a dramatic, emotional and redemptive symbolic charge that disrupts the senses and leads to a disturbing moral that captures the viewer’s attention.
A high-impact content that goes beyond the screen to build scenarios for dialogue, discussion and self-assessment to deal with a topic of global impact.
Synopsis
“A 600-pound middle-aged man named Charlie tries to reconnect with his 17-year-old daughter.
The two parted ways after Charlie left his family for his gay lover, who later died. Charlie then went on to overeat out of grief and guilt.”
Credits
*Director: Darren Aronofsky.
*Production: Jeremy Dawson, Darren Aronofsky, Ari Handel.
*Script: Samuel D. Hunter.
*Based on: The Whale by Samuel D. Hunter.
*Music: Rob Simonsen.
*Photography: Matthew Libatique.
*Editing: Andrew Weisblum.
*Starring: Brendan Fraser, Hong Chau, Sadie Sink, Samantha Morton, Ty Simpkins.
*Producer: Protozoa Pictures.
*Distributor: A24, ADS Service.
Article by:
Jackeline Gonzalez L.
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