Ep. 54: The Whale
Cinema of Meaning
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Movie Review - Is Just Honesty Enough to Really Help You?
The movie is more about breaking free from your own obsessive struggles like whatever whether it's a belief that you have or a some other issue that you might be dealing with. I think right for me the thing that stuck most with me is just the way the journey was portrayed and the way that especially Charlie struggle with food and his trauma was conveyed to the audience in a way that felt empathetic to me but also not victimizing him completely. It gave us insight into how different people that we might tend to dismiss for their physical appearance can become relatable to everyone if they're shown as having deeper emotional issues too. The final image where maybe Darren Aronoski was going for this juxtap
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