Assuming the conflict of Darren Aronofsky's The Whale centers around a man confronting his obesity and agoraphobia makes Charlie (Brendan Frasier) a strange choice for a protagonist. He passes his days confined to his apartment, unable to meaningfully address his binge eating or agoraphobia for the duration of the movie. While he flirts with making more serious life changes, like momentarily deciding not to eat a 3 Musketeers bar (17:40), his discipline is undermined by the realization that he must…