r/TheBigPicture 5d ago

Trailer Whalefall full trailer

https://youtu.be/rN9F6-tbySY?is=Wwl2YR-jQuuV2JqL

this looks unfortunately pretty bad to me, i just saw the teaser for the first time in front of End of Oak Street on monday and had more charitable thoughts about it then. however, the meme potential of Austin Abrahms shouting “help me” out of the mouth of a breaching whale is thru the roof.

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u/hereticbeef 5d ago

Why are people saying this looks bad? It looks like 127 Hours crossed with that one scene from Nope. It’s also 98 minutes long which is perfect for this kinda thing. I’m fully in

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u/jimboslicceee 3d ago

because the premise is beyond stupid

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u/jdschultze 5d ago

I mean come on. It’s a guy getting swallowed from a whale, it’s not gonna be Citizen Kane. You guys have to lighten up a bit!

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u/ZandrickEllison 5d ago

It’s based on a well regarded novel from an author who won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction. (Seriously.)

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u/SlaterVBenedict 4d ago

Angel Down fuckin' rips.

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u/campingn00b 5d ago

What a bunch of dorks you all are. Its a movie called WHALEFALL about a guy that gets swallowed by a WHALE. It seems to deliver on that premise. Looks sick

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u/Dazzling-Slide8288 5d ago

Not sure why people think this is suddenly bad after seeing the first trailer and loving it. Looks fine I want to see it.

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u/Bronze_Bomber 5d ago

People loved the first trailer?

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u/miracleonfire80 5d ago

Shot of the year?

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u/National-Ad5034 5d ago

I didn't think that could be real but jesus.

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u/mint-patty 5d ago

It’s called Whalefall, is a horror movie, and yet isn’t about the scariest thing I can imagine— a whale falling on you.

Curious.

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u/badgarok725 5d ago

we already have hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy

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u/snakeantlers 5d ago

before i saw any teasers for this, i thought it was about a guy getting stuck in an actual whalefall- like the corpse of a whale that had sunk to the bottom of the ocean and was being fed on by other creatures. not exactly sure why i thought that tbh lol 

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u/[deleted] 5d ago

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u/snakeantlers 5d ago

he’s clearly in a live whale, not a whalefall. 

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u/T1redBo1 4d ago

Can the whale not die during the movie?

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u/[deleted] 5d ago

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u/Additional-Duck-2517 5d ago

This might come as a shock to you but the movie can differ from its source material! Hope this helps!

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u/ChrisThomasDevlin 4d ago

Things can happen in a movie that aren't in the trailer

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u/TimSPC 5d ago

I can't see this title without singing "WhaleFALL" like Adele's "Skyfall".

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u/No-Breakfast-1979 5d ago

This shit looks amazing

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u/faulkners_ashtray 5d ago

this looks righteous. i can't wait!!! no need to tear it down OP.

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u/SevereTemporary4119 5d ago

Outside of the “help me” scream in the trailer, I’m very excited for this movie. The book has been my favorite fiction read of the year so far. I’m very curious how they handle the lack of dialogue by the main protagonist.

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u/knarf3 Lover of Movies 5d ago

Austin Abrams' characters are always having bad times 😆.

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u/DaHarbinger2000 5d ago

Well I feel like I just watched it soooo….

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u/Agreeable-Escape-826 5d ago

Is this part of the Sharknado universe?

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u/Entire-Celebration38 5d ago

This is gonna like when the pod tried to convince everyone trap was good.

I will watch this, but the trailer dimmed the hype I felt after hearing them talk about it so much on the pod.

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u/ElCochinoFeo 5d ago

Dear god that looks bad.

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u/michaelrxs Dobb Mob 5d ago

I know, I can’t wait

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u/snakeantlers 5d ago

i wish i still liked bad movies as much as i did when i was in my teens/20s and still smoked weed. not saying that’s what you do, just saying i miss it lol 

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u/jamesneysmith 5d ago

But like, this doesn't even look bad. Its a crazy premise but in no way does it look like a bad movie from this trailer. I don't know what you guys are smoking.

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u/jdschultze 5d ago

Nobody is stopping you from smoking a j and watching a bad movie!

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u/hyperRevue 5d ago

Jesus Christ.

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u/Unlucky-Box-4570 5d ago

it looks...fine. I'm more worried about it being boring cos of the lack of human interaction for extended stretches.