Feels From Reels: The Whale
A Spoiler-free Film Review Series
Feels from Reels is a spoiler-free film review series, where I capture only the emotions I felt and thoughts that came from them, after viewing a movie. This kind of reflection helps me consider the emotional connection an audience has to my own characters and stories in screenplay. I hope you enjoy! <3
🎬 Films: The Whale (2022)
Resources:
IMDB ⬅️ see Trailer, Director, Producers, Writers, and Cast here
Adapted from a Novel? No, but it’s based on a play written by Samuel D. Hunter (2012)
Logline: “A reclusive, morbidly obese English teacher attempts to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter.”
Where I Was: Home (Aptos, CA), Airplay through my phone’s A24 app and this is where I sidebar for a minute
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🫀Feelings and Emotions
“I felt…” “That left me feeling…”
Startled
Saddened
Anxious
Worried
Crushed
Hopeful
Emotional agony
🤔 Thoughts from Feelings
“What the hell just happened”
“This poor guy”
“Their friendship is really special”
“This is a different kind of horror”
“She is calloused”
“This is intense for being a drama so far”
“This is heartbreaking”
“Didn’t see that coming”
“Absolutely gut wrenching”
“What is he hoping to accomplish?”
“She’s awful”
“Whoa, what a twist”
“That’s devastating”
“This conversation is long overdue”
“Incredible writing”
“Brenden Fraser is so good”
“What a hellish form of self-sabotage”
“This single set is brilliant”
“Such deep, aching emotion”