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WatercressBusiness15 OP t1_je4syll wrote

Reply to comment by gloriousdays in Was the movie ‘Whale’ good to watch? by WatercressBusiness15

Not lost, as stated, Frazier said the obesity is not the key theme.

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squeegeeboy t1_je4tgm9 wrote

He's right. It's the self-destructive attitude line Captain Ahab had in Moby Dick which references are sprinkled about.

Frasier destroyed his relationship with his family due to his partner committing suicide. You also get a redemption arc with the teen going down that same path but in the end he returns home. He does that by listening to the girl.

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gloriousdays t1_je4uh2r wrote

Him being obese though is a self destructive and plays into the entire story.. But doesn’t define the story: it’s character building so without that we would lose part of the arc, no? It’s taking an actors words and playing with them literally

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WatercressBusiness15 OP t1_je4tn7k wrote

That makes sense!

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Alarmed-Pie8132 t1_je77fb2 wrote

Also don’t forget about the boyfriend’s story arc. It’s mentioned throughout the film that the boyfriend’s lifestyle was rejected by the church and by his family, and that he had stopped eating and gotten very thin before ultimately committing suicide. So Frasier’s character basically eating himself to death contrasted with his boyfriend not eating and wasting away until he died.

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