Warning: This article contains spoilers forThe Whale.

He see it as a signifier of her purity, honesty, and unbridled passion.

Still, Ellie remains skeptical of Charlie during most of the film’s running time.

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‘The Whale’ ending explained as Brendan Fraser breaks down that heartbreaking final scene between Charlie and Ellie.A24

“You notice that she standsbehindhim.

She knows he can’t look over his shoulder.

She’s torturing him a little bit.

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Brendan Fraser in ‘The Whale’.A24

Again, Charlie attempts to rise up and walk toward her.

Screenwriter Hunter calls the run-up a “hero journey where he gets the elixir.”

At long last, he’s the only person who sees her, and she knows it.”

it’s possible for you to watch and interpret for yourself:The Whaleis now in theaters nationwide viaA24.

See Fraser explain the movie’s ending in the video above.

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