Charlie saying that Alan's passing had an effect on him that caused him to eat and gain all thay weight, then learning that him and Liz struggled with getting Alan to eat anything at all really hit hard. I'm glad more people are watching this movie. Brendan deserves the Oscar and such a powerful role as his comeback.
Liz was enabling his diet because she saw her brother die from not eating . So although it was wrong of her , it is almost justified . Or at least in her own mind .
@@Crybaby-Media well, her brother technically died from jumping off a bridge, but yeah the undereating and overeating can be rooted in the same problems. I like that the depressed obese character is not singled out as the only self-destructive character.
They were all a depressing mess. I saw nothing redeeming in them or their plights. The daughter as well. Giving her $100k and telling her how amazing and perfect she is, isn't going to fix her either.
When Charlie asked Ellie “who would want me to be a part of their life.” Sadie sink explains how Ellie gets so upset because she thinks how can he said that, he is her dad and of course she wanted him on her life. Found that very interesting and gave me such a good insight on Ellie’s mind
This Oscar was so much deserved man. This was the most emotional and sad story we had for a while...and Brendan's performance was super! How did Hollywood forget about him for all these years???! Sadie Sink (stranger things) was incredible also! Liz, his ex wife and missionary...all good.
I really connected with this movie and with Charlie. For different reasons, but after my dad died unexpectedly, I became an alcoholic and found myself on my death bed 4 years later. I had accepted that I was going to just die from drinking myself to death and so I too refused to go to the hospital until I was almost dead and finally gave in. The doctors told my mom to contact my family to say their goodbyes to me. The only reason im still here is because by some insane stroke of luck, my uncle was friends with someone in charge of the hospital that I was at, and ONLY because of that, they found a doctor who actually gave me a fighting chance and im still here 2 1/2 years later. I felt, and sometimes do still feel, like such a waste of space and very undeserving of my life. I too hope I can at least do one thing right with my life before im gone, not even sure how much longer I have left thanks to my actions
This movie is far from what I expected. I thought it would be an inspirational story about him finally overcoming his self-loathing, getting help and becoming healthy again, but this is heartbreaking. Not every movie can have a happy end and sometimes it makes the message stronger. This was great.
Ellie's perspective is very interesting, I forget what the term for it is, but she is trying so hard to make him out to be a horrific person, so she can justify all the hate and pain she has, but she can't, that person doesn't exist. Similar to how Natsuo in MHA feels about Endeavor, he hates a version of him that doesn't exist anymore, and feels guilty because other people have moved on/forgiven him. This whole movie is beautiful and I loved every min of it.
I think that's definitely a part of it. As someone who has gone through a similar situation of abandonment and reconnection, it's very hard to describe the depth of anger and self-loathing that kind of thing brings on. The person who was supposed to care about you and nurture you not doing that to pursue their own pleasure/happiness/desires causes incredible damage. It tells the abandoned child that they were not even good enough to keep the most basic connection that humans have. Of course, it's never the child's fault, but that's the message that gets sent. One of my parents was abusive in every way you can define abuse, but it was the other parent's abandonment that caused the deepest and most long-lasting wounds.
Brendan was sensational in this movie. He well and truly deserved that Oscar for this phenomenal performance. This movie made me love Brendan Fraser. He is not only a fantastic actor, he is also one of the sweetest human beings in Hollywood.
I mean no offense but are you actively trying to lose weight or are you struggling with it? I've been very skinny my whole life until the past 5 years now in my mid 20s when i've really started packing it..
@@Quzga I was underweight my whole life . I started a medication almost two years ago now and gained 60 pounds in a year . I should be trying to lose it , but I’m not in the greatest mental state . It’s tough, It has caused me some body image issues as I was used to being lean and kinda muscular , and now I have a belly . It’s funny because I don’t judge anyone else for their body size, but I am my own harshest critic. How are you doing ? Are you trying to lose it?
@@Crybaby-Media I think we are the same person... Literally the same here. After I started taking antidepressants I'm the heaviest i've ever been. (Not super but like 30kg more) I too used to be quite in good shape but at the time I def didn't feel confident. Looking back now tho it feels weird that I didn't appreciate it more. On the other hand tho when I was in good shape I felt like shit mentally so I must prefer it now. Would also like to lose weight but it's a struggle with motivation. Glad I'm not alone in that though. Good luck to both of us! Getting out of bad mental state is a lot harder than losing weight.
@@Quzga haha we might be the same person honestly . It sounds exactly like what I went through/ am currently dealing with. You are not alone , and I’m sure there are plenty more people out there who would relate to our experiences too. Good luck to both of us! :)
I reacted just like you I never cry ever and it literally opened the floodgates and that emotion went into the next day! So powerful and as imperfect dad myself with plenty of issues so relatable. Life changing for me
Holy.... Holy..... I just don't have any words. I just nodded when you said "I am not okay." That's about it. But Brendan Frasier, who I always liked, DESERVED this Oscar. Holy, holy, holy..... Wow. Wonderful reaction to a brilliant movie.
Honestly, the mother plays just a big a role in her daughters life as her dad. They both made a mistake, Charlie wanted to change, but I feel he was scared of losing everything, which is what really happened in the end
I thoroughly enjoyed your reaction to the film. I did not disappoint me. The joy in watching these reactions is to feel what we felt the first time watching them. That isn't really possible but this is the next best thing and you did a great job with it. Thanks for sharing your personal story, it's realism we're all seeking and you are so there! Keep going and good luck.
This was my first watching The Whale with you Kacee, because everyone who saw it told me it would emotionally wreck me.😥 Glad Brendan won best actor for this. 🏆
My parents divorced when i was two (have older sister too), anyway, i saw him from time to time, till i was twelve years old, now i mostly have indifference toward his existence since he made my mom suffer so much, also he never paid child support. At the last part i was crying so hard that i HAD to stop and breathe and go drink some water, i mean, come on, i will NEVER watch the full movie again, just reactions, but still, fcking amazing movie
I had the same reaction as you. My parents divorced when I was 13. I stayed with my mom and visited him sometimes. It wasn't the same anymore, he wasn't. So I stopped and only text little bit every year. One day he write saying he won't be around forever. So the ending of this movie wrecked me. I started full on sobbing. Almost started making sounds with my mouth, had to calm down and go to the bathrom and wipe my tears. Hope you are okay.
when Charlie goes to sense the old smell in the room, the smell that Alan had... people who have gone through hard break ups know what this is and how much this scene hits hard...
mom went when I was 6, dad when I was 36. my pop really liked the Joe Rogan line about how when you're a kid, you look at older people, grownups, and think 'man, when I get to be that age, I'll know everything. Then you are grown up one day and realize that everybody is just making shit up as they go.'
i can tell you that binge eating is a horrible thing.. that sucks, i hate it, and sometimes i do it without thinking of it sometimes. (i litterly just realised im eating a bagel with cream cheese with a whole bag of tostitos and cheese dip like on the other side of the table that imma close up and just put away)
Liz wanted to take care of Charlie because she felt like she failed Alan. She didn't want Thomas or Ellie around Charlie because they would make Charlie's blood pressure rise which would rush his death.
I watched it last night, and since then I have watched a bunch of reactions , and tomorrow my friend is coming over so We can watch it together . Then the next night I’m watching it with my mom. Lol
@@Crybaby-Media I know how you feel. I really wish I had the money to rent it again. I absolutely love Darren Aronofsky and his movies. He doesn't shy away from the darkest parts of the human experience. I was devastated watching Requiem For A Dream and The Wrestler but this is his greatest masterpiece and the cast and music is just brilliant 👏🏼
Brilliant Film - And I felt saddest of all when I read the boring chapters that were only descriptions of whales, because I knew that the author was just trying to save us from his own sad story, just for a little while.
I just finished it. It made me cry so hard. It’s such a well deserved Oscar for Brendan Fraser. It reminds me watching the revenant and thinking Leo better win an Oscar, cause that was also a tough/sad movie to watch.
One of my favorite "super powers" series is Doom Patrol. Brandon Frasier is Robotman. Though Mr. Frasier isn't "seen" in most of it, he does the voice for Robotman. In fact, Mr. Frasier is the reason why I first watched The Doom Patrol.
You know, not sure if it's intentional or if it just happened because of the lighting and I'm reading too much into it. Still, Ellie's hair is really dark when she first shows up, but as the movie progresses, it gets clearer, as if her interactions with Charlie slowly healed her. And at the end, it's brighter because of the light, as if she (and charlie, as he also is in the sunlight) had finally got that weight off of her and it's at peace.
I know Brendon Fraser got much love and very well deserved, but Sadie Sink, man. How is someone that age that good? And Fraser got big love during awards season which made me all teary-eyed. Good on him.
Even though Brendan definitely deserved that Oscar for this film. But that whole movie just makes me sad. And I feel that I'm slowly trying to die the same way his character is. I can't control my eating no matter how hard I try.
Possibly my favorite film of the year, phenomenally gut wrenching and devastatingly heartbreaking. Brandan Fraser is more than deserving of an Oscar this year
Just the thumbnail from this video has already got me feeling all twisted up. This film is a masterpiece, but I don't think I can ever bear to watch it again
This movie....I was in the theatre bawling at the eend...every moment just hit harder and harder. The entire time I'm rooting for ihm to live but the movie is so blatant that the end will be sad. I sat in the theatre for a few minutes with a blank screen trying to collect myself and clean my face before leaving. Even watching these clips in this video...my face is messy while typing this Although...talking about parents splitting...it hit me hard because I was in the oppostie boat...Even though my parents split and I rarely saw my father, i idolized him and wanted to be exactly like him....but the older I got, the more pieces of the story I learned and it wasn't until my sweet great grandmother told me, "I'm so sorry that bastard is your father because you've turned out to be such a great young man." I'm 26 now, she told me that when I was 16 and over the years I've gotten a greater perspective with more information and I can't name a person in this world I resent more
30:10 "What's wrong with positivity?!" => The dude calls her daughter "amazing" five minutes after she told him to fuck off and die. :D Good reaction overall. I didn't know Sadie Sink because I stopped watching Stranger Things a while ago, so that was quite a surprise, she's very talented, she made me care (a bit) for a very unsympathetic character. ^^; The most impressive performance comes from Samantha Morton, though. Hong Chau is cute, I like her character's friendship with the protagonist, and I liked the movie overall (except when it talks about religion and tolerance, it's just depressingly dull), but her scene with Fraser is the ONE scene I'll remember (in addition to the ending, sure).
It’s very difficult for plays to translate to movies without sounding/feeling like stagey. This movie definitely felt like a play 🫤. Good performance of course but as a film?😬
I understand that the movie is from Charlie's POV, but it still makes me uncomfortable that people shit on his daughter so much. Honestly, he was a shit dad and a shit person: he married Mary knowing he was gay, knowing how much damage that can do to a person; he fcked his student, which is never ok because we know about the power imbalance and he himself said he wanted Alan to only need him; he brought his lover to his house when his wife was on a trip and having his daughter there; he walked out on his family to be with his lover and expected them to be ok with it and only called his daughter eight years later because he was dying. If he was my dad I wouldn't even entertain the idea of seeing him and I would be ok with him finally dying, maybe you guys don't know the pain that a deadbeat dad leaves or maybe you don't want to feel empathy for a teenage (16 y/o) girl, but I absolutely understand her rage and let's be honest: the mom was also shitty, instead of actually being a mom, she dubbed her own daughter as evil and didn't get her the help she obviously needed to manage her emotions. I really feel for Charlie, but I don't understand why everyone gives him a pass just because he's dying and excuses his destructive behaviour even being a grown ass man but shit so much on that poor girl who was failed by both of her parents.
I wouldn't say he gets a free pass cause he's dying but it clearly changes things. If we believe Charlie, he's been reaching out for several years but the mom was embarassed by the daughters attitude. I get Ellie's character too, but her being very cruel to everyone around her also isn't justified by her life being hard. Ellie being mean to people is like her whale, she tries as hard as she can to be angry all the time, but Charlie is trying to atone. Thats probably why people sympathize, it hurts to watch Charlie try so hard to make things right because we know he has just ran out of time. Its relatable, and I feel like most people dont relate to treating everyone terribly as a coping mechanism. (Edit: Clarification, I love the characters in this movie and I think all of them fail in a lot of ways, even Liz. Its a great cast and I like the way Ellie is written a lot. She's complicated but I think they exaggerated her unlikability)
She casually pressured a guy into doing something he didn't wanna do by saying she'll accuse him of rape if he doesn't do it, it's kinda fucked up that people gloss over that, yeah she's a piece of shit.
Aronofsky made another movie that tore me to shreds like this one does to people. The Fountain is a movie that most people just say wtf when they see it but for me it hit perfect and tears me apart every time, one of my all time faves : D
Fuck that. I mean, it is absolutely a great movie, and it does what he meant for it to do…but I will never rewatch that movie because it left me with such a terrible feeling. And I know that’s the point, which makes it great, but I would never claim it to be a favorite film, for that reason.
@@robertyeah2259 No, Requiem for a Dream. I don’t think I’ve seen the Fountain. I meant for that comment to be a reply to the first comment in the thread. Have you seen Requiem?
Thank for your doing it alone cause at the end I know for a fact the dude would have been 😃😃😁 like why you smiling during the most emotional scenes. Like I’m the last of us when that guy was forcing himself on Ellie he was just 😃😃. Like wtf is wrong with you bro
i had to stop the movie several times. couldn't finish it in one go. it is such a depressing movie, the father destroying himself with food, the mother with alcohol. with his last step he probably crushed her falling over
Watch GODS AND MONSTERS with Brendan Fraser and Sir Ian McKellen witch I believe it's one of his underrated movies and show the same emotion he might of went through.
Good thing is no one comes to rob him. Hey, that actor who played Dan the Pizza Guy, Sathya Sridharan, he's a good actor too. You should watch and react on one of his movies which is Minor Premise (2020). His acting is great in that. Good movie though.
Eh that kind of theory gets put to almost every movie lol. Personally, A24 type movies are the reason those kind of twists are so dull these days. Its more powerful if it was real, if wasnt not then the ending seems arbitrary.
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Having now watched the movie, do you believe Brendan Fraser fully deserved his Best Actor Oscar win?
Charlie saying that Alan's passing had an effect on him that caused him to eat and gain all thay weight, then learning that him and Liz struggled with getting Alan to eat anything at all really hit hard. I'm glad more people are watching this movie. Brendan deserves the Oscar and such a powerful role as his comeback.
Liz was enabling his diet because she saw her brother die from not eating . So although it was wrong of her , it is almost justified . Or at least in her own mind .
@@Crybaby-Media well, her brother technically died from jumping off a bridge, but yeah the undereating and overeating can be rooted in the same problems. I like that the depressed obese character is not singled out as the only self-destructive character.
They were all a depressing mess. I saw nothing redeeming in them or their plights.
The daughter as well. Giving her $100k and telling her how amazing and perfect she is, isn't going to fix her either.
I kind of feel like Charlie is carrying Andy inside him.
A big comeback this was for Brendan Fraser. He earned that Oscar. 😢❤
As a fellow Canadian... I totally agree amazing performance.
This performance from Brendan was Amazing. Better than his stuff before. He's matured into a serious Force.
You talk like yoda
When Charlie asked Ellie “who would want me to be a part of their life.” Sadie sink explains how Ellie gets so upset because she thinks how can he said that, he is her dad and of course she wanted him on her life. Found that very interesting and gave me such a good insight on Ellie’s mind
aw see people find ellie to be evil and i don’t at all she’s so complex
I watched The whale this past Saturday and I cried so hard. Brendan absolutely deserved that oscar. Also, amazing performance from Sadie sink.
Sadie played the "cracking, tough exterior" so well. Also how her eyes went from anger to fear when the mom yells at her, perfect.
This Oscar was so much deserved man. This was the most emotional and sad story we had for a while...and Brendan's performance was super! How did Hollywood forget about him for all these years???! Sadie Sink (stranger things) was incredible also! Liz, his ex wife and missionary...all good.
This movie reminds me of my dad before he passed away. He had problems walking and fell a lot of times. I miss him.
@Scott Allen ❤
No doubt he is watching over you daily filled with love towards you
Rip to your dad, it reminded of my dad too, same struggles about walking and coughing problems. Your dad loved you and proud of you ❤
@@showmaker888 ❤
May he Rest In Peace
I really connected with this movie and with Charlie. For different reasons, but after my dad died unexpectedly, I became an alcoholic and found myself on my death bed 4 years later. I had accepted that I was going to just die from drinking myself to death and so I too refused to go to the hospital until I was almost dead and finally gave in. The doctors told my mom to contact my family to say their goodbyes to me. The only reason im still here is because by some insane stroke of luck, my uncle was friends with someone in charge of the hospital that I was at, and ONLY because of that, they found a doctor who actually gave me a fighting chance and im still here 2 1/2 years later. I felt, and sometimes do still feel, like such a waste of space and very undeserving of my life. I too hope I can at least do one thing right with my life before im gone, not even sure how much longer I have left thanks to my actions
I bawled at an LA screening and you are not alone. Thank you for your lovely reaction to this masterpiece.
I took my mother to see this movie and we were in tears 😭 at the end of the movie. Brendan won a well deserved Oscar 🏆
This movie is far from what I expected. I thought it would be an inspirational story about him finally overcoming his self-loathing, getting help and becoming healthy again, but this is heartbreaking.
Not every movie can have a happy end and sometimes it makes the message stronger. This was great.
this movie had a happy ending
I was glad to have seen this in theaters. EVERYONE in the theater was crying at the end.
Ellie's perspective is very interesting, I forget what the term for it is, but she is trying so hard to make him out to be a horrific person, so she can justify all the hate and pain she has, but she can't, that person doesn't exist. Similar to how Natsuo in MHA feels about Endeavor, he hates a version of him that doesn't exist anymore, and feels guilty because other people have moved on/forgiven him. This whole movie is beautiful and I loved every min of it.
I think that's definitely a part of it. As someone who has gone through a similar situation of abandonment and reconnection, it's very hard to describe the depth of anger and self-loathing that kind of thing brings on. The person who was supposed to care about you and nurture you not doing that to pursue their own pleasure/happiness/desires causes incredible damage. It tells the abandoned child that they were not even good enough to keep the most basic connection that humans have. Of course, it's never the child's fault, but that's the message that gets sent. One of my parents was abusive in every way you can define abuse, but it was the other parent's abandonment that caused the deepest and most long-lasting wounds.
The term for it is "cunt"
Brendan was sensational in this movie. He well and truly deserved that Oscar for this phenomenal performance. This movie made me love Brendan Fraser. He is not only a fantastic actor, he is also one of the sweetest human beings in Hollywood.
Brendan Fraser was incredible in this. What a powerful and heartbreaking film. Great reaction/review
Damn Brendon deserved all the praise for this , so real and has many messages ugh im sad just thinking about it
Can we talk about literally all these actors bringing their A game? Liz felt so real.
Don’t feel bad. I cried a lot harder than you, and also cried again watching this reaction with you. I understand how you feel.
@23:55 thanks for sharing Kacee.. this is why I enjoy films like these.. they can be cathartic in away of reminding us what really matters in life..
As a kid who was 100 lbs overweight, thanks for taking the time to watch this!
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I mean no offense but are you actively trying to lose weight or are you struggling with it? I've been very skinny my whole life until the past 5 years now in my mid 20s when i've really started packing it..
@@Quzga I was underweight my whole life . I started a medication almost two years ago now and gained 60 pounds in a year . I should be trying to lose it , but I’m not in the greatest mental state .
It’s tough,
It has caused me some body image issues as I was used to being lean and kinda muscular , and now I have a belly . It’s funny because I don’t judge anyone else for their body size, but I am my own harshest critic. How are you doing ? Are you trying to lose it?
@@Crybaby-Media I think we are the same person... Literally the same here.
After I started taking antidepressants I'm the heaviest i've ever been. (Not super but like 30kg more)
I too used to be quite in good shape but at the time I def didn't feel confident. Looking back now tho it feels weird that I didn't appreciate it more.
On the other hand tho when I was in good shape I felt like shit mentally so I must prefer it now. Would also like to lose weight but it's a struggle with motivation.
Glad I'm not alone in that though. Good luck to both of us! Getting out of bad mental state is a lot harder than losing weight.
@@Quzga haha we might be the same person honestly . It sounds exactly like what I went through/ am currently dealing with.
You are not alone , and I’m sure there are plenty more people out there who would relate to our experiences too.
Good luck to both of us! :)
@@QuzgaI think my body was similar but I lost the weight about 15 years ago.
I reacted just like you I never cry ever and it literally opened the floodgates and that emotion went into the next day! So powerful and as imperfect dad myself with plenty of issues so relatable. Life changing for me
Losing my dad 1 year before this came out had me in tears in the theater, it hit so many nerves 😢
Holy....
Holy.....
I just don't have any words. I just nodded when you said "I am not okay." That's about it.
But Brendan Frasier, who I always liked, DESERVED this Oscar. Holy, holy, holy.....
Wow. Wonderful reaction to a brilliant movie.
Honestly, the mother plays just a big a role in her daughters life as her dad. They both made a mistake, Charlie wanted to change, but I feel he was scared of losing everything, which is what really happened in the end
I thoroughly enjoyed your reaction to the film. I did not disappoint me. The joy in watching these reactions is to feel what we felt the first time watching them. That isn't really possible but this is the next best thing and you did a great job with it. Thanks for sharing your personal story, it's realism we're all seeking and you are so there! Keep going and good luck.
Brendan Fraser’s comeback story was the best since Ke Huy Quan, and both happened on that same night at the Oscars.
The director, Darren Aranofsky, also directed a film called The Wrestler. The main character also tries to repair his relationship with his daughter.
I only saw this movie because of Brendan but man i cried like an asbsolute bitch during this movie, this man earned the oscar and i'm so happy for him
This was my first watching The Whale with you Kacee, because everyone who saw it told me it would emotionally wreck me.😥 Glad Brendan won best actor for this. 🏆
My parents divorced when i was two (have older sister too), anyway, i saw him from time to time, till i was twelve years old, now i mostly have indifference toward his existence since he made my mom suffer so much, also he never paid child support.
At the last part i was crying so hard that i HAD to stop and breathe and go drink some water, i mean, come on, i will NEVER watch the full movie again, just reactions, but still, fcking amazing movie
I had the same reaction as you. My parents divorced when I was 13. I stayed with my mom and visited him sometimes. It wasn't the same anymore, he wasn't. So I stopped and only text little bit every year. One day he write saying he won't be around forever. So the ending of this movie wrecked me. I started full on sobbing. Almost started making sounds with my mouth, had to calm down and go to the bathrom and wipe my tears. Hope you are okay.
Brendan Fraser is not only actor he is an emotion glad to see him back my man been through really hard time his life but he never give up ❤️🥺
Love your reaction its so relatable, im glad he's making a comeback and what a banger of a movie he stared in.what a pure soul :)
when Charlie goes to sense the old smell in the room, the smell that Alan had... people who have gone through hard break ups know what this is and how much this scene hits hard...
mom went when I was 6, dad when I was 36. my pop really liked the Joe Rogan line about how when you're a kid, you look at older people, grownups, and think 'man, when I get to be that age, I'll know everything. Then you are grown up one day and realize that everybody is just making shit up as they go.'
i can tell you that binge eating is a horrible thing.. that sucks, i hate it, and sometimes i do it without thinking of it sometimes. (i litterly just realised im eating a bagel with cream cheese with a whole bag of tostitos and cheese dip like on the other side of the table that imma close up and just put away)
Oscar deserved for Brendan
Powerful Movie! Great Reaction! Brennaissance is complete with that Oscar Win! Well Deserved!
Thank you for sharing this with us. I found myself crying all over again, the film is really just too much to bear. Beautifully acted
This was such a hard movie to watch... But it is powerful and has such an emotional ending
Im a grow man and I cried like a baby at the end. Such a great movie. Brendon Frasier should win a award for his performance.
He is deserving of that Oscar.. This was an amazing movie
You're right about the fruit and grain bar Cassie. Many "Healthy" foods advocated to us are in fact the opposite.
Liz wanted to take care of Charlie because she felt like she failed Alan. She didn't want Thomas or Ellie around Charlie because they would make Charlie's blood pressure rise which would rush his death.
I rented this a couple days ago and watched it twice in 24 hours. Ugly cried both times. What a beautifully tragic movie ❤😭👏🏼👏🏼
I watched it last night, and since then I have watched a bunch of reactions , and tomorrow my friend is coming over so We can watch it together .
Then the next night I’m watching it with my mom. Lol
@@Crybaby-Media I know how you feel. I really wish I had the money to rent it again. I absolutely love Darren Aronofsky and his movies. He doesn't shy away from the darkest parts of the human experience. I was devastated watching Requiem For A Dream and The Wrestler but this is his greatest masterpiece and the cast and music is just brilliant 👏🏼
Impressive, very nice let's see Paul Allen's reaction to the whale.
Loved watching your reactions. It was like I was watching the movie for first time again. Thank you.
Brilliant Film - And I felt saddest of all when I read the boring chapters that were only descriptions of whales, because I knew that the author was just trying to save us from his own sad story, just for a little while.
I've seen just about all of his movies and this is one of his best movies I've ever seen
I just finished it. It made me cry so hard. It’s such a well deserved Oscar for Brendan Fraser. It reminds me watching the revenant and thinking Leo better win an Oscar, cause that was also a tough/sad movie to watch.
35:54 best part
All the reactors reacting to the Whale. Good movie, my emotions.........my emotions! Now all the reactors have to watch Encino Man, it's a must.
One of my favorite "super powers" series is Doom Patrol. Brandon Frasier is Robotman. Though Mr. Frasier isn't "seen" in most of it, he does the voice for Robotman. In fact, Mr. Frasier is the reason why I first watched The Doom Patrol.
season 1 is ok..the rest is trash
Superb reaction. Your reaction made the movie better. Thank you.
I’m not crying, you are 😢
You know, not sure if it's intentional or if it just happened because of the lighting and I'm reading too much into it. Still, Ellie's hair is really dark when she first shows up, but as the movie progresses, it gets clearer, as if her interactions with Charlie slowly healed her. And at the end, it's brighter because of the light, as if she (and charlie, as he also is in the sunlight) had finally got that weight off of her and it's at peace.
Really? Interesting.
Not a subscriber… yet, but I have to admit that I have thoroughly enjoyed your perspective on this incredible movie. Will definitely be back for more
Brendan Fraser won the Oscar for Best Actor in this movie. He finally deserves a comeback.
He deserve the award amazing performance and heartbreaking 💔😭great reaction loved it ❤
I know Brendon Fraser got much love and very well deserved, but Sadie Sink, man.
How is someone that age that good?
And Fraser got big love during awards season which made me all teary-eyed. Good on him.
The movie on the whole didn't wreck me, but Brendan Fraser's performance sure did.
Even though Brendan definitely deserved that Oscar for this film. But that whole movie just makes me sad. And I feel that I'm slowly trying to die the same way his character is. I can't control my eating no matter how hard I try.
Possibly my favorite film of the year, phenomenally gut wrenching and devastatingly heartbreaking. Brandan Fraser is more than deserving of an Oscar this year
Great movie, brutal on the emotions.
Just the thumbnail from this video has already got me feeling all twisted up. This film is a masterpiece, but I don't think I can ever bear to watch it again
Yea im a grown man of 40 and i cried like a baby with that ending.... didnt see that unlike u ....so it hit me even harder
This movie 🎬 always breaks my heart 😢😢😢100
This movie....I was in the theatre bawling at the eend...every moment just hit harder and harder. The entire time I'm rooting for ihm to live but the movie is so blatant that the end will be sad. I sat in the theatre for a few minutes with a blank screen trying to collect myself and clean my face before leaving. Even watching these clips in this video...my face is messy while typing this
Although...talking about parents splitting...it hit me hard because I was in the oppostie boat...Even though my parents split and I rarely saw my father, i idolized him and wanted to be exactly like him....but the older I got, the more pieces of the story I learned and it wasn't until my sweet great grandmother told me, "I'm so sorry that bastard is your father because you've turned out to be such a great young man." I'm 26 now, she told me that when I was 16 and over the years I've gotten a greater perspective with more information and I can't name a person in this world I resent more
gad dam afronoksy, he could never make a simple ending and really destroys you
30:10 "What's wrong with positivity?!" => The dude calls her daughter "amazing" five minutes after she told him to fuck off and die. :D
Good reaction overall.
I didn't know Sadie Sink because I stopped watching Stranger Things a while ago, so that was quite a surprise, she's very talented, she made me care (a bit) for a very unsympathetic character. ^^; The most impressive performance comes from Samantha Morton, though. Hong Chau is cute, I like her character's friendship with the protagonist, and I liked the movie overall (except when it talks about religion and tolerance, it's just depressingly dull), but her scene with Fraser is the ONE scene I'll remember (in addition to the ending, sure).
The mom in this movie is the head PREQUOG in the movie MINORITY REPORT !!!!! 😀😀😀😀😀
Brendan’s performance is outstanding
It’s very difficult for plays to translate to movies without sounding/feeling like stagey. This movie definitely felt like a play 🫤. Good performance of course but as a film?😬
INCREDIBLE movie !!!!!!!
you were wonderful! thank you.
I understand that the movie is from Charlie's POV, but it still makes me uncomfortable that people shit on his daughter so much. Honestly, he was a shit dad and a shit person: he married Mary knowing he was gay, knowing how much damage that can do to a person; he fcked his student, which is never ok because we know about the power imbalance and he himself said he wanted Alan to only need him; he brought his lover to his house when his wife was on a trip and having his daughter there; he walked out on his family to be with his lover and expected them to be ok with it and only called his daughter eight years later because he was dying. If he was my dad I wouldn't even entertain the idea of seeing him and I would be ok with him finally dying, maybe you guys don't know the pain that a deadbeat dad leaves or maybe you don't want to feel empathy for a teenage (16 y/o) girl, but I absolutely understand her rage and let's be honest: the mom was also shitty, instead of actually being a mom, she dubbed her own daughter as evil and didn't get her the help she obviously needed to manage her emotions. I really feel for Charlie, but I don't understand why everyone gives him a pass just because he's dying and excuses his destructive behaviour even being a grown ass man but shit so much on that poor girl who was failed by both of her parents.
I wouldn't say he gets a free pass cause he's dying but it clearly changes things. If we believe Charlie, he's been reaching out for several years but the mom was embarassed by the daughters attitude.
I get Ellie's character too, but her being very cruel to everyone around her also isn't justified by her life being hard. Ellie being mean to people is like her whale, she tries as hard as she can to be angry all the time, but Charlie is trying to atone.
Thats probably why people sympathize, it hurts to watch Charlie try so hard to make things right because we know he has just ran out of time. Its relatable, and I feel like most people dont relate to treating everyone terribly as a coping mechanism.
(Edit: Clarification, I love the characters in this movie and I think all of them fail in a lot of ways, even Liz. Its a great cast and I like the way Ellie is written a lot. She's complicated but I think they exaggerated her unlikability)
She casually pressured a guy into doing something he didn't wanna do by saying she'll accuse him of rape if he doesn't do it, it's kinda fucked up that people gloss over that, yeah she's a piece of shit.
u seem a bit dumb tbh@@robertyeah2259
exactly...Ellie is actually a much more sympathetic character than Charlie but most viewers are just simpletons
Sadie Sink is so underrated and stunning!
Incredible that the Encino Man wins an Oscar! Lol! Brendan Fraser was amazing in this role! Well deserved imo. Such a sad story.
Was reeling after seeing this 😢 Brendan well deserved it such a powerfully emotional performance 💔 great reaction by the way
There could be a full essay on this movie.
IT'S a very very different and interesting movie, it all takes place in 1 room !!!!!!! Very original !!!!!!!😀😀😀😀😀
Yeah, I experienced the same feelings and emotions after watching
33:05 A.C.T.I.N.G 🏆
So emotional 😅
Brendan Fraser is the best actor
The movie made me cry big time.
Aronofsky made another movie that tore me to shreds like this one does to people. The Fountain is a movie that most people just say wtf when they see it but for me it hit perfect and tears me apart every time, one of my all time faves : D
Requiem for a dream is my aranofsky fav film
came to comment yeah if you wanna be devastated watch the fountian, best aronofskys film for me ez
Fuck that. I mean, it is absolutely a great movie, and it does what he meant for it to do…but I will never rewatch that movie because it left me with such a terrible feeling. And I know that’s the point, which makes it great, but I would never claim it to be a favorite film, for that reason.
@@roems6396 The Fountain? That surprises me to hear, that one is one of the easiest Aronofsky watches imo
@@robertyeah2259
No, Requiem for a Dream. I don’t think I’ve seen the Fountain. I meant for that comment to be a reply to the first comment in the thread. Have you seen Requiem?
Thank for your doing it alone cause at the end I know for a fact the dude would have been 😃😃😁 like why you smiling during the most emotional scenes. Like I’m the last of us when that guy was forcing himself on Ellie he was just 😃😃. Like wtf is wrong with you bro
The mere fact of belonging to this world is already hard, imagine my surprise "Simon Von Draco" thank you teacher for your teachings
i had to stop the movie several times. couldn't finish it in one go. it is such a depressing movie, the father destroying himself with food, the mother with alcohol. with his last step he probably crushed her falling over
u seem weak minded
This movie broke me
you think that ones crazy, watch The Fountain, one of my all time favorite movies... same director..
@@madisynissaquah243 it's heartbreaking but beautiful, a must watch imo
Yeeeeeesssss the whale reaction!?!?!?!?!??!
This movie is sad and really good but every time i hear "Essay" i think of my Mexican homie.
Darren Aronosfky has never made a bad movie… outside of Terrance Malick he’s my favorite director
Love his work. What u think of mother? Coz he directed that
Liz is the best!
7:27 cause that’s how school works 🤦🏼♂️
You want a good cry watching a beautiful movie? Watch "Close", another Oscar nominee
Watch GODS AND MONSTERS with Brendan Fraser and Sir Ian McKellen witch I believe it's one of his underrated movies and show the same emotion he might of went through.
Good thing is no one comes to rob him. Hey, that actor who played Dan the Pizza Guy, Sathya Sridharan, he's a good actor too. You should watch and react on one of his movies which is Minor Premise (2020). His acting is great in that. Good movie though.
thx for your reaction you did really well
Interpretation of the end: Ellie never read the essay. She walked out. As soon as she opened the door, he began hallucinating as he passed.
I hate you 😢
Well you are about as pessimistic as Ellie’s mother I’ll tell u that
Eh that kind of theory gets put to almost every movie lol. Personally, A24 type movies are the reason those kind of twists are so dull these days. Its more powerful if it was real, if wasnt not then the ending seems arbitrary.