Depression, injuries, loss of mother, fat ridicule; Best Actor at the Oscars today

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Brendan Fraser in The Vale, Brendan Fraser with Oscar, Brendan Fraser in George of the Jungle

BreNathan Fraser, a whale jump from the ocean of depression to the podium. When my generation hears the name ‘Brendan Fraser’, the first thing that comes to mind is the character ‘George of the Jungle’ who can be described as the poor man’s ‘Tarzan’. If Tarzan is superhuman, George is a world loser. Each of George’s high-speed feats while hanging from a jungle vine ends with him going out of control and crash-landing into a tree. George of the Jungle is a triumph of George’s innocence over Tarzan’s superhumanity. Brendan Fraser’s adventures always had an edge of humor. Why even that face stood out from the Hollywood swearing-in ceremony. But wearing the same face, Fraser starred in the outdoor action sequences. ‘George of the Jungle’, ‘Mummy’ and ‘Journey to the Center of the Earth’ made Fraser a favorite among children.

But what time has in store for Brendan Fraser is not a life as funny as his movies. The suicide of one of Hollywood’s best comedians, Robin Williams, has literally shocked his fans around the world. Depression was the villain behind the suicide of Robin Williams, who made us laugh out loud with movies like ‘Mrs. Doubt Fire’, ‘Flubber’ and ‘Jumanji’, which are familiar even to young children in India. The same villain also defeated Brendan Fraser who entertained us all.

Ill health brings depression into Fraser’s life. Fraser’s action was funny but he was 100 percent serious in preparing for the action scenes and doing it beautifully without a dupe. As a result of that self-sacrifice, he had to undergo many surgeries, including on his spine. Those pains were immediately followed by the unexpected death of his mother, and before he was free from it, Fraser could not bear the misfortune of having to go in front of the media to promote a series he was a part of. That’s why he said no to many interviews.

After these things, Brendan Fraser had to face sexist speech and behavior from the well-known journalist and film critic Philip Burke. Burke dismissed this as a joke, but it struck a chord with Fraser. He also exposed himself when the Me Too Movement was active, and this statement against a veteran journalist named Philip Burke became a stumbling block to Fraser’s chances as an actor. The reason Brendan Fraser stayed away from the Golden Globe Awards ceremony even after receiving a Best Actor nomination for his latest film ‘The Whale’ was because of an investigation into allegations made against Philip Burke, the former president of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which presents the Golden Globe Awards, and a report that they dismissed lightly.

A fight against a stalwart like Burke made Hollywood unpopular with Brendan Ghafraser, the next setback he faced was a divorce case filed by his wife, in which the monthly alimony payment of Rs 61 lakh was in no way something he could afford at that time, who was at home with no films. After a long time, Brendan Fraser regained a life that would have fallen away from the silver light of the cinema and fell into the shadows of depression through a single performance in the movie ‘The Whale’.

Charlie is an obese English professor who turns off his camera while taking online classes, doesn’t even want to appear in front of his pizza delivery man, and works only to pay off his debts. It probably never surprised Brendan Fraser how close the character that won Brendan Fraser his best actor award today is to his own life. It’s no surprise to someone like me who doubles when depressed. No one can doubt that the life he’s been through for so long has helped Fraser grow Charlie into an Oscar best actor. This is what this man, who once entertained us with his six-pack body, hanged himself from a tree, crashed into a tree, and today, at the age of fifty-four, holds up the statuette of the best actor award at the Oscars. ‘There are no depths that cannot be swum, no heights that cannot be conquered.’ Thanks

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