text:  Maybe it's less on the punchline and more on the pity. You have Brendan Fraser playing the big fat guy in The Whale. And at least that's somebody who is fat and who has dealt with those issues. Maybe not to the extent of like a 500, 600-pound man, but still to some extent. And good for him. I mean an amazing performance, but still one where it's like here's this big fat pathetic person.