The Tragic Beauty In The Final Scene Of THE WHALE | Breakdown & Ending Explained
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- I review, breakdown and explain The 2022 Movie The Whale. I discuss the story focussed on Brendan Fraser as Charlie who is looking to repair the relationship with his daughter Ellie, played by Sadie Sink. I also react to the ending where I point out why there is a poetically beautiful ending scene.
00:00 Intro
00:52 Did Charlie Stand Up?
04:19 Liz's Grief
05:41 The Parallels Of Charlie And Alan
06:30 The Conclusion
07:30 Outro
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What did you think of the ending of The Whale? Comment your thoughts below!
i do agree that he never got up BUT it is known that for a dying person, the last sense to go is the sense of hearing. he probably heard her reading to him and started to pass as soon as he saw ellie turn around and could hear her reading the essay.
There is no way he got up and started walking. And Liz deserves the money, not Ellie. Ellie is pure evil. Liz was his rock. She did everything for him. She wasn't his nurse. He didn't have health insurance. She did all of that, on top of working grueling 12 hour shifts, simply because she loved Charlie. And knew that she would get absolutely nothing in return. Yes, Liz was an enabler, but even when she found out about the money, what she was upset about was that he didn't use it to help himself. Liz never cared about money, Ellie did. Liz is selfless, and a beautiful person. Ellie is a horrible delinquent, who will end up dropping out of high school, having 6 different baby daddys, going in and out of jail for drugs. And then die of an overdose at 28.
I have to disagree the poor little girl was angry and hurting most of her life because she lost her father once and then realized she was going to lose him again. I grew up with out a father and I was angry. my two oldest daughters grew up with out me and they are still showing the affects that I caused by not being their as much as I should have. one day I hope they can forgive me. 🙏
I like your idea because I can't let go of the notion that if he fell forward when he died he took her with him
@@carolynbrubaker1619 He’d probably fall on his side and besides she’d be smart enough to get back
I found poetic that while Alan starved himself to death, Charlie was always eating for two. He’d always order two pizzas, two meatball subs with extra cheese, a family bucket of wings. Almost like he was eating both for Alan and for himself.
*smacks lips* NICE
That's a very interesting perspective.
Nadia_H
Why didn't he adopt a dog?
@@ifyouonlyknew811 probably for the same reason he refused to go to the hospital. I think he blamed himself for what he had done to his family and for what happened to Alan. He didn’t think he deserved any form of saving. But that’s just my perspective.
@@nadia_h3792 Your perspective nails it, but my comment was sarcasm.
Some folks didn't like this film because it was uncomfortable. Man I missed uncomfortable films.
True, some people don't understand that eating a lot of junk food is bad but they get obese and die of kidney failure or cancer, which of course is tragic in our society
A lot of folks are dumb.
exactly!!! So weird, I just added The Whale to my Showtime watch list about two hours before this notification.
Real life isn’t comfortable
Real emotions aren’t comfortable
Real addiction isn’t comfortable
Witnessing real human suffering & desperation isn’t comfortable
Being human isn’t comfortable
And when you allow the movie to be uncomfortable they don’t feel like ‘characters’ they feel like PEOPLE
@@maenad1231 yes, that's true
This was Ellie's movie. Her father was her "great white whale", a monster, she thought had no emotion, whom she wanted to destroy. She just let the audience see all the other boring stuff about him to protect us from the ending.
Out of all the comments I was reading this one is by far the one that sums it up to the tea.
Her character didn’t deserve any kind of redemption she was terrible
@@New_Orleans_Ghost_Hunter I don't think you understood the movie bruh
second that...her rage was her fighting her truth. Frustration with the situation and inability to save her father by barking at him....unlike how she could save the kid@@Connorita91
to say that she thought he had no emotion is so dumb. he's the only emotive character for 90% of the movie. she was just a dumb stereotype written to adhere to every trope until a sudden rift in the last 10sec of the movie
The " daddy please" at the end broke my heart! I was hoping up until that moment that he would find the motivation to change his circumstances.
Yeah that was such a powerful moment!
Yeah bro that got me too 💔
He imagined it.
Same… I found it very sleffish of him to refuse to get himself help when his daughter begged him and then MAKE HER WATCH HIM DIE!!! His ex was right, it is always about “him”. If he truly cared for his daughter he would have gotten help FOR HER SAKE. She needed a father, that’s what broke her. “Daddy please” was her last plea, she is who I feel sorry for. And Liz.. and even his ex.. not him..
@@tanyapatra5342 you missed the point a bit
A healthy person could make that decision
Save himself for the sake of his daughter
But he's not a healthy person
He was beyond saving
He couldn't live anymore
He was basically commiting suicide in the most painful and slow way
You missed the part where he say who would want him as a fatter
Who would want him around
It's not about selfishness really
It's about him being son mentally broken
He couldn't make the right decision not for him not for anyone else
I understand you are angry at the character
But he's not some sociopath who wanted his daughter to watch him die
He's sick mentally and physically
He couldn't be saved
He didn't want to live anymore
But he's last and only wish was to make sure his daughter knew she was wonderful
That's it
Also the "all about you" comment from his ex wive definitely came from the fact he left her
He couldn't be with her because he's gay but she didn't care
"All about him" suggests she expected him to suck it up and be with her even if he didn't want to
Keeping him apart from his daughter
First to get revenge and then because she thought she was evil
She's just as broken as him
Seeing herself as a victim of everyone including her daughter
She's also In a lot of pain
Killing herself by drinking
Making her daughter watch her fall apart and drink herself to oblivion
Yet you aren't mad at that because you understood she's suffering
So maybe try and understand that charlie is the same
She could too make her daughter watch her die if she continues
This a film about broken people
Not about villains and heroes
Man this ending had me in tears. Brendan was phenomenal in this, but I'd also give an equal amount of praise to Sadie Sink. Both of them made this ending very powerful. Really good movie
100%! She does deserver just as much credit for that powerful ending!
@@BrainPilot This might be my favorite performance from her besides Max
just the ending?, boy was i crying almost throughout the movie
@@yasmincastro892 Fair enough.
all of them acted really well. also appreciate that no unnecessary "romance" happened with thomas and ellie
I prefer to believe he stood up, you’d be amazed what people can do for their final whimper in this cosmic void.
That's a positive way to look at it!
That was edgy as hell
Nope... wouldn't have been possible. That ticker was going out as you the discomfort on his face.
What a creative way to say absolutely nothing...
@@PlusVK22 true
This movie is a voice to the unheard traumas that live only in the minds of those it haunts.
That's very well put!
What about the traumas that is caused to those around them that care for them? Liz is right, you can’t save someone who doesn’t want to be saved. Selfish. Especially if you have children. You don’t put that type of trauma ON THEM! Your duty to your children is to protect them. He literally made her watch him die.
@@tanyapatra5342i believe he is selfish. But this would have given a lot of closure to ellie, which would have been good in the end
@@confusedalex5612 possibly yeah, or seeing her father die could traumatize her even more? Not sure really
@@tanyapatra5342 maybe she received closure in the end scene, seeing that her father loved her mote than anything. Im sure something changed for her in the last scene, if charlie hasnt have done that he would have died still despised and hated by his daughter
I'm a 59 year old grown ass man and I cried my eyes out at the end of this movie. Teared up several times. Amazing film. Brendan Fraser not only deserved the Oscar for best actor but cemented himself in history as one of the truly great actors of his generation. Well done Brendan!!!!!!!
I think he was great but the other actors and I think more important was this movies writing great great great script
My significant other works in healthcare as a nurse, and said that it was brutally real to see someone both consume themselves with an unhealthy addiction like overeating, but the more interesting point she made was that she has both seen and heard about people getting final bursts of energy and doing something seemingly impossible before their death (like Charlie getting up and walking to Ellie unassisted).
I do think that in his final moments, the light coming in to the home is not from a morning or afternoon/evening sun, but rather the light of the afterlife shining down on him as he prepares for his fate (also bear in mind that we don't see any sunlight during the whole movie, just gray skies and rain). Whether him getting up and walking, or that he was already unconscious by that time is up to interpretation, but I would not put it past that he did actually walk to her before collapsing in death.
My grandma fell into critical condition after she fell down the stairs due to her dementia she made a full recovery and made it home died a week later you never really know
I agree. I think that him getting up and walking to her was too important, not just for his character but hers too. She needed to know that her Dad fought to be as close to her as possible in his final moments, so she knew he truly did regret leaving her when she was young. This would go a huge way towards helping her heal from her trauma and grief, which was all HE wanted as well. When something is that important, the human body can do incredible things. I've heard stories of people in their final moments and things like this DO happen- people literally going outside, calling their loved ones for long conversations, taking part in activities- the day before they die.
honestly poor Ellie, that sounds super traumatic to have your dad suddenly walk towards you after never seeing him walk unassisted before then drop dead
@@bevil-yeah. I thought exactly the same! It would be traumatic in itself!
I can attest to this, I literally watched my grandfather pass away in my grandparents living room and they do have this final burst of energy but afterwards you can also tell the transition from life to afterlife where they aren’t there mentally and physically but their spirit is already somewhere else.. I wasn’t there when my grandma died but I heard it was a very different and she was just asleep one minute and passed the next. She died in a hospital and I think they had her on some heavy medication. However maybe its like giving birth and the difference is between epidural and natural… I’ve experienced both and I obviously perfer the help but I think (just like charlie didn’t want to go to the hospital) experiencing this natural phenomenon is important for our personal human experience…
“Im sorry for leaving you” hes saying that for leaving her at 8 years old and leaving her now as he passes away , that was the moment i began to cry. Powerful ending to a beautiful film .
It was a beautiful, powerful end to the movie!
So unsettling too. How selfish of him to do that to his daughter AGAIN and to make her watch him die, because HE wanted closure.
If he was so sorry for leaving her, he wouldn't have. He would have taken better care of himself and gone to the hospital.. But instead, he assumed money was more important to ellie than his presence. If your kid is not reason enough to help yourself, that's just pathetic..
@@tanyapatra5342Yes. I understand final wishes but he’s only reopening a wound she likely healed
Exactly!!
@@tanyapatra5342
I like the surprise twist when Vecna levitates him at the end. He couldn't have Max, so he took her dad. Brilliant!
LOOOOOL!
Makes sense now. I thought he was going super sayin.
Golden. You win my dude. Hahahaha
LMAO
Bravo Vince!
I prefer to believe he stood up.
A final yet fatal adrenaline rush
can actually work wonders.
I also do believe
that there is more to the sentence:
"I believe no one can save anyone"
It's basically the Antithesis
to Charlies final belief.
Ellies whole Essay
is about her realizing
that People
who let an adiction/obsession
consume their life
won't achieve anything,
that her life
(when compared to others)
isn't as bad
as she thought it is
& that she feels compassion/pity
for the guy who chases his "whale"
Charlie knew this
as he read it daily.
And I think this is why he chose
to let her read it out loud
in his final moment.
To do at least "one thing right".
It wasn't for him. It was for her.
Here's my reasoning
to why I think
that may be the case:
I believe the "whale" is a metaphor
for "addiction" or "obsession".
Think about it.
The Whale Hunter in Moby Dick
is obsessed with the Whale
& addicted to hunting it.
He lets his entire life
be consumed by the whale hunt,
only to ultimately achieve nothing
& have his ship wrecked
& himself drowned
by "the whale" (his own addiction).
Ellie feels pity for the guy
because he could've had a much
better life, had he simply let go
and stopped chasing "the whale".
Now the same applies for her dad,
Charlie.
He's developed
an unhealthy addiction
and is unable to overcome it.
She finds herself
in the very same position
she was in,
as she wrote the original essay:
Watching the demise of a person
that is unable to stop chasing
its "whale".
But there's even more to that.
Ellie herself is now chasing
her very own "whale" too
and
the religious Guy is also chasing
his own "whale".
We don't know if she tried to hurt
or help the religious Guy
but Charlie connects two dots:
1) Her essay shows that she's able
to feel compassion for people who chase "whales"
&
2) She "saved" the religious Guy
from "chasing his whale"
by showing him
that he ultimately was
the creator of his own "whale"
(His family doesn't hate him.
He only thought they would.)
This proves nothing
as we don't know if she wanted
to save or hurt him
but for Charlie it absolutely proves
that people CAN be saved
thus negates the sentence
that no one can safe anyone
and so in his final moments
he's not letting Ellie read her essay
to soothe himself
BUT
as a MIRROR for herself,
to show her that she's started
chasing a "whale" and to show her
that she already knows the answer
& the solution for her problem:
To simply let go.
The solution
to not get drowned by the Whale
is to stop chasing the Whale.
That's why it is so important
for him to stand up.
In the beginning of the movie
she told him that his only way
to truly prove to her
that he cares about her
is to stand up and walk toward her.
As he stands up,
he NOT ONLY proves that he cares
and thus ultimately shows
that her "Whale"
(the thought that her father
didn't care about her)
is empty too, a lie she told herself
a creation of misunderstandings
BUT
also cements and underlines
his very belief that Ellie CAN
be saved.
And it goes even further.
He knows he can only do so much
and that it ultimately is her
that needs to save herself.
His very death
in combination with her
reading that essay as it happens
is Charlies way to make sure,
she's going to think
about this essay for a loong time.
And in this very Essay
she basically tells herself,
that the only solution
to not get drowned by her "whale"
is to simply let go of it.
His very last lesson as a teacher
and as a father
was to teach his daughter
to let go of him,
to not let grief consume her life
like it did his.
Now even here, we don't know
if he succeeded as it ends here.
She may have fallen
into even deeper depression
through his act.
But his lesson still stands:
"People CAN be saved"
Wow this is so insightful, thank you so much!
Very beautiful
Idk why this doesn’t have more likes but I think you got the plot perfectly… and I love the way you wrote this comment out❤ but to futher add I also think he stood as well and as a person who has witnessed a death I can say for certain that his daughter will struggle with it for a time maybe even a long time but if shes as brilliant as he believes (and hes a trustworthy narrator) this will be the catalyst that directs the course of the rest of her life.
@@whitneybaxter3299because its obvious... Anyone with brain understand this.
Damn
Whole time I cried. The movie is about human suffering, hurt, trauma and healing. We deal with it in many different forms in life.
It was an incredible movie wasn't it!
Same here. All the raw emotion shown in the movie, and that bittersweet ending was enough to bring me to tears
this movie really touched my soul. I'm a over weight middle aged man . and although I'm not as big as Charlie I can relate. I to suffer from depression and sometimes over eat . and this story gave me goosebumps. I laughed and cried and made me reflect on my transgressions. and gives me hope that I can mend my past relationships with my kids who I love dearly . and reminds me that it's never to late to wrong the past.
I Hope your doing well, keep your head up your gonna make it! Stay safe!
I hope the best for you ❤
I'm with you, man. I'm overweight as well, and the scene where Charlie chugs down on pizzas hit me like a stone because I realized I used to do the same about a month ago. I'd get stressed, buy a cheap pizza, and eat 8 slices of it... thankfully I'm excercising now and I'm doing my best to change my habits, but I do have a long way to go. I hope we can take this movie as a lesson to better ourselves. Stay strong.
get better. Take care of your health. That is the best you can do to for your children. And not what Charlie did. Making his daughter watch him die.
@@nekkawaii ❤I truly hope you do! Wishing you health and love. I think bettering yourself for yourself and those who love you, should be the take away.
My father died a couple years ago from CHF and had very similar mobility issues. I found this film to be beautiful and the acting was very impressive. R.I.P, dad ❤️
I am sorry for your loss
I hope he knew he was loved and that he was worth a beautiful life. ❤️🙏
It’s been 6 months since my mom passed, she had CHF as well and similar mobility issues. This film really hit me hard. RIP mom ❤
@@jkproductions971 🥺😔🕊
I believe he stood up and walked over to her cause all she wanted to see was him truly try his hardest to enter her life again, and he wouldn't do that cause he knew he would die soon. My interpretation of the ending is that Charlie, despite knowing his fate, stood up and walked to his daughter to show her what she always wanted, he put in that effort despite knowing it was too late.
It is truly a film about the indomitable good inside of all people and love for each other. This film made me think about my own life, and made me feel better about it.
The movie was an eyesore to watch throughout because of how dark and cloudy the setting was. During Charlie’s last seconds I think I audibly said “ah it’s bright now, that’s not good” because it was so outside of the ordinary. I definitely think it was him going towards the light.
That's fair!
I really hope that Brendan Fraser nabs the Best Actor Oscar. While the film itself was just so so in my opinion, his performance was so captivating, and really made you believe in his character's anguish.
Totally agree - I think he definitely deserves the Oscar for that performance!
Let’s go he’s got it now!
This aged well. He earned it and won it!
Whether it's correct or not, I like to interpret that Charlie was trying to gain the weight that Alan never did. In a way to try and symbolically save him from the guilt that plagues his life, for his perceived part in Alan's suicide.
I think Charlie loved the essay because it was what he lacked, honesty. The movie drives the point that honesty is beautiful and how you should live your life. Charlie ended up in his situation because he wasn't honest with who he was and who he loved.
It was such a sad story but it was a beautiful ending. Brendan acted so well
Totally agree! Yeah Brendan did a great job!
On another note did anyone find it ‘interesting’ that Liz kept enabling him with food? I WONT spoil anything but those of you who have seen it will know what I mean, I even wonder if she was punishing him.
It’s an engaging movie, filled with the human emotions everyone feels from time to time , and for some persistently. Anguish and despair, raw anger, and heartbreak and regret. So honestly acted by Brendan and Sadie in particular. Love the way Ellie acts out with such obvious anger…you just know the hurt is just below the surface. Charlie is really such a lovable character despite his “disgusting “ appearance and lack of courage needed to improve himself, or actually save himself. It is lovely to witness his transformative, though awkward love and ability to not only see the good in others, but to inspire. Such a true teacher. And love the lesson of honesty. It ends up being an uplifting movie when all is said and done. The ending is surprising, and magical . Charlie has taken his mistakes to heart and assures that he has actually done something meaningful in his life by healing the relationship he has had with Ellie. The movie could become a classic likened to some of the old-time movies such as “Its A Wonderful Life” and others. I truly wish them all luck at the Oscars!!
Yeah I hope that Brendan wins the oscar for this performance!
@@BrainPilot I do too!
Brooklyn P
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't recall Jimmy Stewart masturbating to gay porn. That's not something most people would want to rewatch every Christmas Eve.
The sun shining through the door could definitely be used as a metaphor for walking towards the light
Most definitely!
I just finished watching this film, it was beautifully portrayed, the cast- especially Brendan, were phenomenal.
It was a very emotional watch for me and I also lost my dad at a similar age to Ellie, from similar (not as extreme) circumstances and grew up with an alcoholic mum. Seeing the binging scene was soul destroying. The familiarity of the guilt, shame, embarrassment and disgust from people brought back so many emotions. I was silently pleading with Charlie throughout the movie to go to the hospital and get help but I was fairly certain on how it would end and once again I found myself watching helplessly, being unable to save someone who doesn’t want to be saved. I was angry because I knew the money didn’t matter, what Ellie needed most of all was her dad. She needed love, love that she had been denied and was angry at the world for, love that her dad had for her in endless amounts.
I’m going to go cry myself to sleep now 🥲
I'm crying because.... THIS ☝🏾
He also said his final goodbye to his students
Very true!
Something about the way "Liz" said "He's dying" to Ellie at the end of the movie really struck me. Absolutely amazing piece of cinema.
I love how the entire story suddenly comes together in the final scene. The essay he’s been reading was his daughter’s the whole time and it symbolizes her life in regard to dealing with her father, as well as the fact that he symbolizes the whale in the story of Moby Dick.
I finally saw this movie last week. What a very beautiful movie! I loved Brendan Fraser's acting! There were times that I kind of forget that it is him playing the character!
Yeah it was incredible wasn’t it!
I really cried when I saw the whale. I especially cried when Charlie got up and made a few steps toward his daughter and they were both smiling, then the light shon brightly as he passed away. Brendan totally had my heart. He played this character to perfection. He deserved every award and praise possible. It was an amazing performance. Good on you Brendan. Love you to bits.
Brendan Fraser did amazing in this film. It really speaks true to a lot of struggling parents and children out there.
If I were to make an argument for the other side of the coin it would be that throughout the film everytime the play was read to him or he read the play it calmed him and gave him strength. If there was ever a time where he would be able to stand it would be elly reading her essay to him. Whether he didn't stand up or he did I think the ending is just as good.
This is the problem that a lot of people have missed, myself included. There is a great mystery I believe regarding the essay. There is one quote from the essay that never gets finished being read out loud. Just as she stops reading that part she almost has an epiphany and looks up to her father as he smiles and then dies. That smile they both shared shows that that sentence in particular was specifically important and therapeutic for them both to get closure. But what that is is unknown and a lot of people have missed this important part!
Him walking up to her (without the assistance) is just a mirror of when he couldn't earlier in the film. It might be physically unrealistic but not impossible, and definitely more poetic. Also, if he died in the chair earlier, they wouldn't have gotten the moment together as she looks at him and smiles.
It's all in his head. Everything after she open the door is a hallucination.
@@ifyouonlyknew811 that’s fine if that’s your interpretation!
I cried like a baby with the ending, Great movie
This reminded me of my father. Depression is real 😢
Just watched the movie and it was amazing. It was so poignant and I cried several times throughout.
It is definitely powerful!
you’re amazing ! You care about people! You are amazing
This ending spawned a wailing cry…I can’t recall another film/performance having that effect on me…ever…Brendan Fraser for Best Actor…WOW.
Yeah I hope he gets it!
I don't know if you watched "me before you" but if you like, give it a try. The whale and Me before you, are the movies that made me ugly cry.
@@AafkeKastelijn thanks for that tip! I don’t know the movie so will check it out.✔️
@@PaulaBoggsBand You're welcome, I hope you like it :)
Nurse Hadley (famous TT Hospice Nurse) will tell you that her terminally ill patients OFTEN have a burst of unusual energy just prior to death. In fact, it's one of the signs that lets her know it will be very soon. Could be he walked right to the door & Ellie
The moment it was revealed who wrote that very good essay, it really broke me into tears
Although I deeply appreciate your take on the finale of the film, I think it’s intended to be open to interpretation. Darren A. Kinda likes to blur the lines between reality and fantasy. You’re never sure about what you’re seeing. Even though Charlie most certainly died, that scene might very well happened not in his mind but in a world that is seemingly touched or at least momentarily interconnected with a more transcended or supernatural kind of place. Anyway, great take and really hoping that Mr Fraser gets his well deserved Oscar
Totally fair - I understand where you're coming from! I hope he get's it as well!
I was surprised at this ending. Charlies' lover, Allan had a compassionate sister and he also had Charlie, who sacrificed much to be with Allan. Over some people that clearly didnt really care about Allan, he chose to let that consume him and lead to his death rather than appreciate what he had and the supportive people in his life. Similarly, Charlie had a great friend in Allan's sister Liz. She sacrificed much for him. Charlie also knew Ellie's mom was not a great mother and was allowing Ellie to head down a path in which money would never fix. Charlie does not use any money to help Liz, a person that was there for him, but gives it all to Ellie who needs a father more than she needs money. Charlie could have used the money to get himself healthy and be the father Ellie needed, also not putting Liz through watching someone she loves die a second time. In Charlies argument with his ex-wife, he says he wants to know he did at least one good thing in his life. Quitting on Ellie and thinking he could just leave some money to her is a bad thing. UP to the end, he stubbornly chooses to do the wrong thing. He knows he needs to get to the hospital, but refuses. He dies in front of his daughter that needed him more than anything. Charlie's chose to leave his daughter, not keep fighting for her, and try to make it all ok by leaving her money while dying on front of her while she was young enough to switch her life around with him in her life. She was so close to being able to make her own decisions in spite of her mother, as she would soon be 18, and yet Charlie is about to send heer down a destructive path to cope, most likely with money to supply her into a spiraling drug habit. End scene for Charlie gets an F
You make some good points
This movie was so poetic. I loved that the actual essay he wanted read to calm down was Ellie’s. As a child of abandoned parents, we do not understand until we become parents. Yes I’m still angry but we always love our parents.
Great performance by Fraser
Totally agree!
I Finally watched this last night and it had me in tears a few times because of how I could relate to losing my father in a similar situation almost 6 years ago. He drank himself to death and like Charlie wanted to die after he got my sister through college successfully. My father might not have been as big as this but he had some mobility issues at times. This film definitely is within my like top 3 favorite films now because of that deep connection. Brendan Fraser deservedly so won that Oscar; and it has to be the award that my passion came out for the most ever. I believe hands down that no one else was even close to beating him out for it. His performance was just breathtakingly amazing and heartfelt and perfect. Also Sadie Sink did a great job as well as Hong Chau who imo should have won best supporting as well. Congrats all around and I'll always be a fan of Fraser forever.
I loved that when he was walking towards her- she took a step towards him to meet him in the middle- as a way to shoulder the burden of him having to take 1 more extra step to reach her. They both reached out to each other in the end. Amazing ending.
Let's face it. There is no way he got up and started walking. It was already demonstrated that he can't. And there's no way he could just magically start walking seconds before his heart completely fails.
And more importantly Liz deserves the money, not Ellie. And I'm extremely angry she doesn't get it. Ellie is pure evil. Liz was his rock. She did everything for him. She technically wasn't his family, but she basically his sister-in-law. She wasn't even his nurse. He didn't have health insurance for her to be his nurse. She did all of that, on top of working grueling 12 hour shifts, simply because she loved Charlie. And knew that she would get absolutely nothing in return. Yes, Liz was an enabler, but even when she found out about the money, what she was upset about was that he didn't use it to help himself. Liz never cared about money, Ellie did. Liz is selfless, and a beautiful person. Ellie is a horrible delinquent, who will end up dropping out of high school, having 6 different baby daddys, going in and out of jail for drugs. Because instead of getting therapy like she needs, she ended up an addict just like both her parents. And she'll be dead of an overdose by 28.
Wow, tell us how you really feel. He left his family, and he wanted to leave his daughter the money. Can you fault it him for that? Can you fault his daughter- who is a teenager mind you- was sort of a cunt with all she went through recently. But man, take a deep breath
I agree 😭😭😭
Sad and cruel ... but true😢
I WANT MY SLAW!!!
The last thing Ellie wants is to NOT be like either of her parents. She is young, healthy, and she's going to have over $100,000. She's going to pack her things and get away from her mother. She can get on a bus or a plane and move anywhere and start over. Her poor excuse for a father being a closet case will keep her on her toes with men. She will be suspicious and cynical, but that will protect her.
@@ifyouonlyknew811 nah she couldn't even be bothered to do her homework. She's gonna be a stripper, and die of a fentanyl overdose.
I viewed this as him deciding that he has something to finally live for. He thinks he's going to hear the poem when he dies but ironically it's when he's going to live. The floating into the air is a metaphor to show that he has lost the weight of grief and despair
I had been waiting for this video from you! and you did not disappoint!!!
Glad you enjoyed the video!
I used to work in healthcare, and I once looked after a man like Charlie. He was morbidly obese, and his cupboard was crammed with sweets, carbs, and fatty foods. I never saw him beat himself off (Thank God), but I did see a few dirty novels by his bedside. He later died in hospital. Such a shame because he was such a lovely man who could have done more with his life.
I saw Elvis a few days ago. Then today, I just saw this movie, The Whale. And I was crying. Especially at the end. No wonder Brendan Fraser won an Oscar. He was incredible in this movie. The ending left a lot of people guessing. "Did he really get up?" On here, some people thinking yeah while others said no. Me, I have no idea. But, it was a beautiful movie.
I think that like the ending to Inception, the writer left clues for different possible realities to the ending. No one truth is correct, because no one truth is confirmed by the writer. In a way, Charlie did walk and he didn't at the same time. It's up to the viewer to make the decision.
Fraser is going to win the Oscar for best actor for his portrayal as "Charlie" in "The Whale."
I hope he does!
Of all the actors nominated, BF's performance was the most emotional.
Well he did
This film hit me Harder than I thought it would.
Same here! The ending was so good!
Same here
I work EMS and see people like this all the time. People don't realize their are people like this all around you. This is not uncommon. Really highlights how lonely they feel. Super sad.
I like to think he really did stand!
Justification: Elle beginning to read the essay relieved Charlie of all the weight, a manifestation of his failures that stemmed from him leaving her. Elle forgiving her monster of a father (in her eyes) showed true forgiveness and compassion something she lacked throughout (hopeless she was a lost cause). This gesture of kindness reinforced Charlie that she would be okay and he smiles because he finally did something good and got through to his daughter. Showing that hope and honesty prevails. Making somewhat of amends for leaving her.
He also is proven right that people are incapable of not caring, by Elle caring for him in his final moments.
If she truely did just walk out it would be a very bleak and hopeless ending, whereas I feel the film wanted to portray a more hopeful ending.
Even though I'm not done watching the video, I do believe that he managed to walk these steps, and only died after that. Indeed, dying people (i.e people in palliative care) often display a surprising boost of energy right before their death.
That's totally fair!
Yeah, he fell over and crushed her
I watched this movie while traveling on a plane. The plane landed before the movies end but we were delayed at the point of disembarking so that gave me time to finish watching the movie. I was so moved and impressed by the storyline, acting and the moving performances of all cast members; I have found an addition to my list of favorites.
Yeah, it was such a great movie!
This movie was beautiful from start to finish. I haven’t cried like this in a long time. Just absolutely a marvelous story and Brandon captured my heart ❤️
It was a beautiful movie wasn't it!
The most beautiful film I've even seen. I was so emotionally spent at the end of this film, I realized I had never seen a better film. I'm still trying to unpack it one month later.
Yeah it was amazing!
let’s not forget about the scene at the beach. he was at a cross roads. the family he loved but you’ll noticed was behind his back. he was facing the future and freedom “the open sea” we know that he chose freedom because he left his family but also multiple times urged everyone around him to be honest. it’s what he valued the most and was speaking from experience. but at that cross road at the beach was his happiest yet safest moment in life. he had both his family and liberation all at the same time. AMAZING movie and i’m happy brenden frazier is back! my childhood favorite actor.
This was a truly wonderful movie
Definitely was!
I think Charlie hallucinated most of the ending. I think his daughter did go there but if you noticed when sgd opened the door it was bright but when his friend left it was dark. I also don’t think he truly stood up and walked to his daughter but it shows that he cares about her. In the movie he wasn’t able to stand and walk on his own much.
The visual tool of light at the end, not only the blast of white light but the way it enters the space when she’s reading, ya it got me.
theres nothing more dignified than a man approaching his death fearlessly
I'm not usually an emotional man but this ending was sad as fuc
I know what you mean!
I think her daughter never stood there. The moment she opens the door he dies. The sudden light is already part of his fantasy.
Its possible he never even had that whole conversation with her. Everything after his friend notices he started hallucinating could of been fabricated imo.
I thought he was going to fall on her and crush her. To be honest, I'd've preferred that.
You're not alone in thinking that.
Yeah I think the same the ending just happened in his mind also her daughter looks complete different and is like a nice person. This make the move even sad a total misery of life !
Sorry but I believe she left and he died and hallucinated the whole thing because that’s exactly what he always wanted. And when you’re hallucinating, you usually come back to something that was important for you.
The reason I believe this is because when the door opens, the sun is too bright and it wasn’t like that when his friend left. Meaning that death came searching for him showing him the way to the light. And towards it he went. I even think that the image is the truth of their relationship. He just wanted Eli close to him but disregarding her feelings. He wasn’t a bad person but he didn’t know how much he hurt them. He hurt his ex wife, he made her feel less, he made his daughter feel abandoned but at the same time he was in love. He didn’t know what was best. He thought he was a disappointment and preferred to be with someone who didn’t see him that way. The way the religious kid did, or the pizza guy, or his students. Charly made it better for saying he was sorry to his ex and his daughter. He left at peace only for saying that. Then what Ali chooses to do with that, it’s a whole nother story.
5 star review , good sound ,just perfect - you deserve more attention - more people need to see this
Thanks a lot! Glad you enjoyed the video!
But who were Ishmael and Ahab in the movie. Was Ellie Ahab and her father the whale that she spent her whole life trying to kill? Or was Charlie Ishmael laying in bed with Queequeg at the beginning of the book? Or is the message of the movie that we're all Ahab trying to kill our own whale?
For me it was the last one you mentioned. Us trying to kill our own whale.
from my perspective, i feel the whole movie was somewhat around salvation and saving one another for the greater good - there was a lot of religious allusions with the church sub-plot. for example there's:
- charlie not saving himself by not going hospital
- ellie saving the church guy
- charlie not saving his boyfriend
- charlie not saving his daughter through not raising her
and especially the ending sparked some religious allusions of him ascending and him being 'saved'
when he tried to eat himself to death he accomplished his goal. i think that the scene where the bird plate was broken was symbolic of his death. they say when we die our lives flash before our eyes. nobody really knows what happens in those last few moments. perhaps for him the only part of his life to flash was his dream of coming to a state of absolution with his daughter.
One of my theories is that he actually died when he threw up in the kitchen/aspirated. Everything after that was fantasy.
Then, also maybe he could have already died when Liz is trying to listen to his heart. That's how nurses pronounce someone dead in the nursing home. She wasn't touching him, she was bracing herself on the couch instead. "Why did you do this to me again?" Makes more sense. He was either gone or very close.
The third way is as explained here, with the light coming through and the daughter turning away. When she turns back, he is gone.
I don't believe he got up unassisted, ever.
Wow, thanks for posting I just finish seeing The Whale
Hope you enjoyed it!
This movie is a masterpiece
I hope he get's the oscar!
Honestly, the movie is revolving around Brendon. His acting kept the depressing story going. Always thought that Brendon brings the intensity in the movie. Glad his comeback deserves a standing ovation. Bravo
I Bawled at the end, it broke my heart!
It was a very emotional ending wasn't it!
The ending was a 10/10. Nothing will compare to the orig Jacob's Ladder. But this is a 2nd best.
this is the only relevant review ive seen so far
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The way I interpreted the ending is this: Charlie has been in the wheelchair. He is using his legs a little bit - which Aronofsky probably used as a reason to believe for folks who would question his walking. But his being heavy is not the reason why he can't get up when Ellie challenges him to earlier - it's that he has given up on life. In his last moments, when Ellie calls out "Daddy, please!" and starts reading the essay, it gives Charlie the WILL to do what Ellie wants - for him to be a part of her life. When she sees him get up and walk towards her, she continues reading the essay rather than helping him because she thinks her reading is effecting his return to life - she doesnt know what we know: that he wants someone to read the essay in his last moments (which we see at the beginning of the movie). But this strong willed attempt at returning to life is what takes Charlie away. At last, he died because he was accepted for what he was, his loved ones were no longer disgusted of him, and neither was he. He becomes the "whale" that was the purported monster: "incapable" of emotion, who the 'author' (Ellie) wanted to kill, but only managed to show the 'boring' parts of. Ultimately, the "whale" lets the "author" hunt himself down.
Can someone explain the bird broken plate plot...
Ellie mother she said evil by seeing her behavior towards others even to her own father how cruel was she but his father knew her deeply inside how beautiful was she from inside and kindness towards people" The whale"eassy she wrote describe how the largest animal on earth could also be hurted "One thing we should know that people judge other by their appearance and physcological behavior towards them but ingored the fact there might be innocence hiding behind of it"
I love Darren’s ability to take any subject, no matter what it is, and whittle it into a dark tool to make you feel discomfort
I think he did use all his last remaining energy to get up and show her just how much he loved her, as he knew he was near the end.
Her final realization that her father was 'the white whale', who she thought was emotionless, who she hated and wanted to destroy. This scene was incredibly powerful
The first time I actually cried in a movie and believe me I’ve many movies before . This video and the comment section really made me see some things to a different perspective
My dad had cancer in his pancreas, the 2nd most deadly form of cancer apparently or atleast very deadly. The day he passed, he was some what normal...but then all of a sudden just shut down. The doctors told us it was time and a matter of time before he would pass. We were next to him for 12 hours, in the 8th hour he came to life and started mumbling. He rose up from his lying position in the bed and was delirious and was looking for us or wanting us. We held him softly as he tried to fight to get up, but he was weak. He had barely eaten or drank in days so he had no power left to withstand our minimal efforts of just holding/hugging him. When i saw the movie and Charlie rose up, i started crying my eyes out....because it resembled my father from that moment when he was on the bed. Shortly after he rose he went lying down again and we felt his slow down and him chocking on himself for the last 4 hours before we finally felt his last heart beat. Do i think it is possible Charlie stood up, yes because i have seen it with my own eyes. Especially if the person has incredible strength and stubbornness and i see that in Charlie...but i do feel i would have fallen to the ground after and then passed potentially. This outcome is so much better seeing him ''leave'' earth in a less painful way, because seeing the life leave someone's eyes or feeling their last heart beat is fucking brutal. I am in tears writing this because the emotions and memories coming back to me. I am the 2nd in line of 5 children, i never imagined i was the one to be the one with my hand on his heart at the end and the one to turn his head to the side and close his eyes. My relationship was never the best with him, but he knew i had forgiven him. Still it hurts so much that we never got to mend and the pain i can only imagine would have been ever worse if my relationship was good...i don't think i would ever be able to do what i did that day then.
He passed away 8 months before i saw the movie.
This was the first ever movie to make me cry and i loved it
It was a powerful one for sure!
I believe he did stand up. Adrenaline is one hell of a drug. I think he collapsed there in front of Ellie due to his heart exploding which in my mind is even more tragic. The beach at the end is his heaven.
That's a fair interpretation!
My question is, how did Charlie and basically Liv both know that in that exact moment Charlie was dying at the end?
He was wheezing before and had been in worse situations.
Liz did work in the medical field so I’m sure she picked it signs of when he would pass. Now I genuinely don’t think she expected him to pass right then and there because she did mention that she’d be downstairs, in way that said “I won’t be too far if you need me”
People use the restroom one last time while they’re passing maybe she thought of that. Also when he hallucinated I think that was a major sign that she could’ve looked at.
I just watched this movie...i thought it was spectacular....a fantastic performance by Brendan Fraser. No wonder he won the academy award for best actor 2023. His daughter in the movie did a great job...her performance was really well undertaken.
What an actor, never knew I was that good, an Oscar well deserved Brandon Frazer :-)
Thank you.
I loved this film especially Brendan Fraser's outstanding and unpararelled performance. That is why he won oscar's best actor.
I'm so glad that he did!
He wasn't choking at the beginning when the proselytizer walked in.
He was having heart pains after an orgasm.
Weird to sanitize that one piece given the rest of the movie's exposure of the decay and suffering in food addiction.
Yeah, I noticed that too. FWIW, I think it was just a factual mistake.
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just watched the movie… the scene when the pizza delivery guy saw him and grunted in disgust broke my heart… then when Charlie went back inside and literally ate pizza and junk til he threw up… cant lie it had me crying bro. To think that someone could go thru such heartbreak that it causes them to ruin their friend and family relationships, health, life… shit was too sad.😪
Im just glad that in the end he was able to feel as if he had accomplished something with Ellie.
😪 is actually a sleeping emoji
I don’t cry during movies. Maybe once ever. I had tears streaming down my face by the end of this one 😭
Edit: also just an opinion but it feels like the movie intentionally shows you early, that on a regular day he is t able to get up on his own. Let alone moments before death.
The most heartbreakingly beautiful acting I have ever seen. Darren Aronofsky has a gift for these stories; Requiem for a Dream. The Wrestler. The Whale. People that are repulsive and achingly beautiful at the same time. Self destructive and somehow admirable. Brendan Fraser deserved his Best Actor award. What a performance.
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Brendan walked out on his wife and kids in 2007 for a Male crew member he met on The Mummy 3. If you'd ever had the displeasure of sharing a meal with him, you'd know that his table manners aren't much better than Charlie's.
No acting necessary. He didn't deserve the Oscar.
I really think that this film deserved best picture over everything everywhere all at once along with multiple other movies nominated for best picture. Maybe I’m just a dinosaur but everything everywhere all at once felt like the matrix just mixed with Doctor Strange. The emotional beats did not hit right because of the weird comedy elements. It’s like the movie could not decide what it wanted to be, it literally wanted to be everything everywhere all at once. This movie is incredible. I loved avatar too but it’s more of a visual spectacle. My pic for best picture would have been this or top gun Maverick. I even refused to go see Maverick in theaters because I was like “no more volleyball scenes. You go watch men getting sweaty together”. Yeah, I’m a jerk. But I eventually saw it and it’s so much better than EEAAO.
How do you get the clips