Brendan Fraser believes the story of “The Whale” can save lives

Recently, Brendan Fraser took all the industry spotlight following his first Oscar nomination of 2023, achieved thanks to his performance in Darren Aronofksy’s new film. However, ‘The Mummy’ actor believes ‘The Whale’ has the power to move and touch the hearts of the people who see it and change their lives.

In a new interview for ABC News, Brendan Fraser explained it ‘The whale’ it has the ability to change lives, thanks to the redemption story of Charlie, his character with which he had to wear a prosthesis to simulate 300 kilos. The protagonist is an online professor who wants to recover the relationship with his daughter, who has been absent for years, and who is played by Sadie Sink from ‘Stranger Things’.

“They believe it Charlie will save someone’s lifethe lives of a lot of people, so that means a lot to me,” she said. Brendan Fraser on ‘The whale’. The actor says that people with obesity are a central part of the importance of this A24 film and that its power to touch the hearts of people who feel invisible in society is part of his work.

Although I am not an obese person, Brendan Fraser wanted to tell his story in ‘The whale’: ‘They all had something in common: It seemed like they all had someone in their youth who spoke very harshly to them, and something clicked, almost like a chain reaction that spilled over into their current adult lives,’ he indicated. . “Hate speech can harm people’s health, and they were living proof of that.”

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Brendan Fraser highlights positive message of ‘The Whale’

‘The Whale’ is based on the work of Samuel D. Hunter, who made the film adaptation, and who used his personal experience as a gay man to translate it into his story. Likewise, Fraser wants ‘The Whale’ to be considered for his message, and for people judged by their physique to feel identified with the storyline.

“A man like Charlie can be easily dismissed and it’s often a story that takes place behind closed doors, and we don’t know the inner life of this man. Don’t judge a book by its cover, that’s my hope,” said Brendan Fraser. There are also those who criticize the actor for not giving an obese and homosexual actor the chance to play the character.

Now, Brendan Fraser is in competition for his first Academy Award, as “The Whale” awaits its international premiere on February 9 in cinemas in Mexico, Latin America and the rest of the world, where this exciting film has not been projected. Aronofksy on the big screen.