Something sacred
2 min readMar 30, 2023
Darren Aronovsky’s uncompromising take on grief, fatherhood, Literature and, well, the horrifying reality of morbid obesity divided critics. Some disliked it, some admired Brendan Fraser’s Oscar-winning performance. A critic I quite admire called it “stagey”. Well, yes. It is a film adaptation of a stage play, after all.
I greatly admired this courageous work. Why? It starts with the very artistic choice of a 4:5 aspect ratio (a la…
