The movie ‘The Whale’ is now out in cinemas. The fat community has been dreading the release ever since the trailer dropped. Is it as bad as we had feared or is the story told with compassion? What about other films that depict super fat folks who spend their life indoors, are they empathetic or reinforcing the same old tropes?
Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/151
Come with me to the Dominican Republic: https://trovatrip.com/trip/north-america/dominican-republic/dominican-republic-with-vinny-welsby-jun-2023
The Cruel Spectacle of ‘The Whale’: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/10/opinion/the-whale-film.html
Behind paywall: https://archive.ph/Iw3iU
https://www.popsugar.com/entertainment/the-whale-review-49039630
https://www.slantmagazine.com/film/the-whale-review-darren-aronofsky-brendan-fraser/
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/10/opinion/the-whale-film.html
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/elaminabdelmahmoud/the-whale-brendan-fraser-darren-aronofsky-review
https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-whale-movie-review-2022
The Exhausting Fatphobia of "The Whale" by VICTORIA EDEL: https://www.popsugar.com/author/victoria-edel
Fatphobia Sinks Darren Aronofsky’s Drama, Mark Hanson: https://www.slantmagazine.com/film/the-whale-review-darren-aronofsky-brendan-fraser/
