“La ballena (The Whale)” is a movie starring Brendan Fraser and directed by Darren Aronofsky.
Since its premiere, the film had good reviews by viewers and critics, but it was after winning of the Oscar awards which became a real success.
In the following article we will tell you Where to see the great interpretation of Brendan Fraser in “The Whale”.
What platform can you see The Whale on?
The film is about Charliean English teacher with overweight, who seeks to reunite with his teenage daughter Ellie. They had stopped having a relationship when Charlie left home with his homosexual lover, who died a few years later.
For now, “The whale” is available at cinemas, since its premiere in the country on March 2, 2023.
Los streaming services still They don’t have the movie. It will be available in Paramount+, but it is not known when the premiere will be on the platform.
That’s it possible than other platforms like Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV+ y Google Play offer the option of rent or buy the movie “The Whale”.
The Whale will be available on Paramount+.
If you don’t want to wait or don’t have a Paramount+ account, the film can watch online on free pages like Cuevana3, PelisPlus, Gnula.nu, among others.
What awards did The Whale win?
The film is premiere in September 2022 at the venice international film festival where did he get one ovación de pie for six minutes. The official premiere for the public was in December of that same year in the United States.
“The Whale” won two Oscarson one side to best makeup and hairstyle which was a great job by Adrien Morot, Judy Chin and Anne Marie Bradley. They had to transform Fraser into a 600-pound man, using prosthetics and makeup. In each transformation, the team had up to five hours to achieve the result.
On the other hand, Brendan Fraser won his first Oscar for best actor with Charlie’s interpretation. This was not the only recognition given to the actor, since for his performance, he also won this category at the Critic’s Choice Awards, the SAG Awards and at the Toronto International Film Festival.
“The whale” received positive reviews by critics and viewers. In the Web page Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a rating of 6.6/10, with a 64% approval from critics. In the case of the audience, the film has a 4.5/5, with 91% approval.
While overall the film got good reviews, some critics they made reference to it was not well achieved and was fatphobic in some aspects. Even Fraser received criticism for starring in it, as some people believed Charlie should have been played by a truly obese man.
The Whale won two Oscars.
The Brendan Fraser Story
Brendan Fraser, the protagonist of “The Whale” is a 54-year-old actor, born in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States.
Fraser began his acting career in 1991With a small role in “Dogfight”, from 1992 he began to star in films such as “Code of Honor” and “An Intruder at Harvard”. In 1997 she premiered “George of the Jungle” which was one of his biggest hits and I take him to play a lot of characters.
Some films more recognized than Fraser starred in were “Gods and Monsters”, the saga of “The Mummy” and “Journey to the Center of the Earth”.
In addition to being a great actor, Brendan Fraser he did the same stunts and action scenes, without requiring a stunt double. This led him to a series of injuries and multiple knee, back and even vocal cord operations. For this reason, the actor had to take some time away from acting to recover.
In the year 2018, Fraser told that in 2003 he was a victim of abuse by Phillip Berk, who was later the president of the Hollywood Foreign Association, one of the most important entities in the world of cinema, since it organizes the Golden Globes.
After this event, along with the death of his mother and the divorce from his first wife, the actor entered into a depression that led him to isolate himself and move away from the scene.
Phillip Berk niega to have been the responsible for the fall in Fraser’s career, but the actor on many occasions mentioned that it was like that.
In all these years, did not walk away from acting completelybut made some small and sporadic roles on television and in the cinema, but he did stop being one of the great leading men of Hollywood.
Brendan Fraser won the Best Actor category at the Oscars, Critic’s Choice Awards, SAG Awards and at the Toronto International Film Festival.
With the premiere of “The Whale”, Brendan Fraser returned to the scene and claimed his acting career. He expressed his excitement and happiness to return to acting and gain recognition in his speeches after winning the four awards he received for best actor.
This is just the beginning of the new stage of his career, since Fraser will be in the new Martin Scorsese film “The Flower Moon Killers” that will be released this year.
