电影《鲸》改编自Samuel D. Hunter的同名戏剧。故事发生在爱达荷州乡村的一间破旧公寓中，重达272公斤的英语教师查理（由布兰登·费舍饰演）选择隐居避世，固执地将自己埋在食物之中。中年时，查理为了与同性情人在一起而抛弃了家人。然而，当情人去世后，查理陷入悲伤和内疚之中，沉溺于暴饮暴食的行为。他试图修复与17岁女儿艾莉（由萨迪·辛克饰演）之间破裂的关系。

随着查理逐渐接近无法逃避的命运，他的朋友丽兹（由周洪饰演），一个愤世嫉俗的无神论者护士，以及年轻的传教士埃尔德·托马斯（由泰·辛普金斯饰演），都试图在查理身上找到一丝能够挽救的意志，不论是在身体上还是精神上。然而，只有与查理关系疏远的女儿艾莉才能够让他看到超越绝望状态的未来。尽管艾莉尖酸刻薄、充满仇恨，但在她身上，查理找到了最后一次赎罪的机会，甚至是一丝希望。

《鲸》这部电影通过展示查理的故事，探讨了内心的痛苦、家庭关系和个人的救赎。查理的身体问题成为他内心深处情感的象征，而他与女儿艾莉之间的冲突和和解则展现出亲情的复杂性和力量。丽兹和埃尔德的角色也为故事增添了不同的维度，呈现出对信仰、人生意义和人性的思考。

The movie "Whale" is based on the play of the same name by Samuel D. Hunter. The story takes place in a dilapidated apartment in rural Idaho. The 272-kilogram English teacher Charlie (played by Brandon Fraser) chooses to live in seclusion and stubbornly buries himself in food. In middle age, Charlie abandoned his family in order to be with a same-sex lover. However, when his lover died, Charlie sank into grief and guilt, indulging in binge eating behavior. He tries to mend his broken relationship with his 17-year-old daughter Ellie (played by Sadie Sink).

As Charlie draws closer to his inescapable fate, his friend Liz ( Hong Zhou), a cynical atheist nurse, and young missionary Elder Thomas (Ty Simpkins), all try to find a redeeming will in Charlie, both physically and mentally. Physically or mentally. However, only his estranged daughter, Ellie, can show Charlie a vision of a future beyond his hopeless state. For all her bitterness and hatred, in Ellie Charlie finds one last chance for redemption, and even a glimmer of hope.

The movie "Whale" explores the inner world by showing Charlie's story. Pain, family relationships and personal redemption. Charlie's physical problems become a symbol of his deepest emotions, while his conflict and reconciliation with his daughter Ellie show the complexity and strength of family relationship. The characters of Liz and Elder also add different dimensions to the story, presenting reflections on belief, meaning of life and humanity.