It was a creative decision made the playwright who wrote the stage play it is based upon, and also wrote the screenplay. According to The Whale's wikipedia page, "Hunter stated that his reflections on teaching were the initial point of inspiration for The Whale, and that he did not add the obesity aspect until later, as a way of making the teacher have a "distance" from the audience and the other characters."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Whale_(play)

The opening hour of The Deer Hunter

Watch out for this in all reputable manufacturing brands, as they all seem to have cut costs by now producing at least some of their product in China as well as other countries where costs are lower and quality control less stringent. Many of them established a solid reputation for quality output in a single country of origin, but have since 'outsourced' some of their production to cheaper venues.

Yes, it's just a well-made blockbuster. It bears little relation to history or reality.

We live in hope.

Foreign cinema has always been more accommodating of artistic merit than Hollywood.

I've been using a Braun for a while with no issues. Brands such as this one might be sturdier if you want to spend more in desperation...

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