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
đŹ Films: The Whale (2022)
Resources:
IMDB âŹ ď¸ see Trailer, Director, Producers, Writers, and Cast here
Adapted from a Novel? No, but itâs based on a play written by Samuel D. Hunter (2012)
Logline: âA reclusive, morbidly obese English teacher attempts to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter.â
Where I Was: Home (Aptos, CA), Airplay through my phoneâs A24 app and this is where I sidebar for a minute
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đŤFeelings and Emotions
âI feltâŚâ âThat left me feelingâŚâ
Startled
Saddened
Anxious
Worried
Crushed
Hopeful
Emotional agony
đ¤ Thoughts from Feelings
âWhat the hell just happenedâ
âThis poor guyâ
âTheir friendship is really specialâ
âThis is a different kind of horrorâ
âShe is callousedâ
âThis is intense for being a drama so farâ
âThis is heartbreakingâ
âDidnât see that comingâ
âAbsolutely gut wrenchingâ
âWhat is he hoping to accomplish?â
âSheâs awfulâ
âWhoa, what a twistâ
âThatâs devastatingâ
âThis conversation is long overdueâ
âIncredible writingâ
âBrenden Fraser is so goodâ
âWhat a hellish form of self-sabotageâ
âThis single set is brilliantâ
âSuch deep, aching emotionâ