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"A fairy tale for troubled times."

R 2017 · 2h 3m
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The Shape of Water
Reflections on Love and Memory
Giles If I spoke about it... if I did... what would I tell you? I wonder. Would I tell you about the time? It happened a long time ago, it seems, in the last days of a fair prince's reign. Or would I tell you about the place? A small city near the coast... but far from everything else. Or, I don't know. Would I tell you about her? The princess without voice. Or perhaps I would just warn you about the truth of these facts... and the tale of love and loss... and the monster who tried to destroy it all.
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The Consequences of Inaction
Elisa If we do nothing, neither we are.
[To Giles]
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Regrets of Youth and Beauty
Giles Oh! God, to be young and beautiful. If I could go back...
Giles ...to when I was 18 - I didn't know anything about anything - I'd give myself a bit of advice.
Elisa What would you say?
[in sign language]
Giles I would say: Take better care of your teeth and fuck, a lot more.
Giles Oh no, no, that's very good advice.
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A Reflection on Timing and Belonging
Giles You know, sometimes I think I was either born too early or too late for my life.
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Perceptions of Character Based on Height
Zelda Short people are mean. I never met a short man that stays nice all the way through. No sir. Mean little backstabbers, all of em. Maybe it's the air down there. Not enough oxygen or somethin'.
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Acceptance and Responsibility in Connection
Giles When he looks at me, the way he looks at me, he does not know what I lack... or how... I am incomplete. He sees me for what I am, as I am. He's happy to see me, every time, every day. And now, I can either save him... or let him die.
[interpreting Elisa]
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Determination in the Face of Adversity
Strickland I do not fail. I deliver.
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Critique of Intelligence in a Research Facility
Zelda Some of the best minds in the country peein all over the floor in this facility here
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Elisa's Defiant Expression of Anger
Elisa F-U-C-K Y-O-U
[to Strickland]
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Strickland's View on Humanity and the Creature
Strickland Let me say this up front: You clean that lab, you get out. The thing we keep in there is an affront. Do you know what an affront is, Zelda? That's right. And I should know, I dragged that... filthy thing... out of the river muck in South America all the way here. And along the way we didn't get to like each other much. Now. You may think, "That thing looks Human". Stands on two legs, right? But... we're created in the Lord's image. You don't think that's how the Lord looks like, do you?
[to Elisa and Zelda; about the Amphibian Man; '''Zelda''': Something offensive?]
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Dinner Plans and Friend Assistance
Zelda Alright, Brewster, I'm gonna fix your dinner, and then I'm gonna run out for a little while and help a friend.
Brewster Help with what?
Zelda Help a friend.
[a knock is heard on the door]
Brewster Zelda... the door.
Zelda Well, you could help me and answer the door, Brewster. You're sitting right here just ten feet away from it!
Brewster My back's aching me, woman. Now, move!
Zelda Your back, your back? Always your back!
Zelda Mr. Strickland. What are you doing here?
Brewster Who's that man, Zelda?
Strickland Where is it? Where did you take it?
Zelda What are you talking about?
Brewster Zelda!
Strickland The thing... in the lab. Where is it?
Brewster Listen, fella--
[gets up from his chair]
Strickland SIT DOWN!
[Brewster sits back down]
Zelda I'm sorry, sir. If I knew anything, I would surely tell you.
Strickland That story about Samson. I never told you how it ends. After the Philistines torture him... and blind him... Samson asks God for the strength he needs. And at the last minute, he is spared. And the Lord gives him his strength back... one last time. And he holds... the columns of the temple... with his powerful arms. And he crushes them. And he brings the whole building down on the Philistines. He dies... but he gets every single one of those motherfuckers. That is his WILL! Now, do you know what that particular story means... for us, Delilah? It means if you know something you're not telling me, you're gonna tell me either before or after I bring this particular temple... down upon our heads.
[rips his fingers off and exclaims loudly in pain; tosses his fingers on the floor]
Brewster Gal stole that thing right out the lab, whatever it is. Mute girl took it. I heard my wife talking on the phone about it.
Strickland Thank you very much, Mr. Fuller, for your assistance.
[walks towards Brewster; leaves]
Zelda What have you done?
[to Brewster; disgusted]
Brewster Zelda.
Zelda I gotta warn her! He's going after her--
[walks to the phone]
Brewster You will do no such thing, woman. Why you worried about her? She broke the law.
Zelda Shut up, Brewster! You shut up! Years, you don't talk... and now you can't shut your mouth! Damn you, Brewster. You wouldn't understand. Couldn't understand, not if you tried your whole life.
[calls Elisa's place; Giles picks up]
Giles Hello?
Zelda Giles, is that you?
Giles Yes.
Zelda Okay. Put Elisa on the phone.
Giles It's Zelda.
[hands Elisa the phone]
Zelda It's Zelda. Elisa, honey, make a sound on the phone if you can hear. Okay, good. He's coming for you. You gotta go now, and you gotta take that thing with you.
[Elisa taps on the phone]
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The Importance of Connection and Need
Giles Whatever this thing is, you need it.
[to Elisa]
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Zelda's Warning of Impending Consequences
Zelda Oh! Woman, we gon burn in hell!
[to Elisa]
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Legal Concerns and Moral Dilemmas
Giles Get him out? What are you talking about? No! Absolutely not. Because it's breaking the law, that's why. We're probably breaking the law just talking about it.
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Confrontation and Defiance in Communication
Strickland What'd you say to me?
[to Elisa]
Elisa F - U - C - K
[in sign language]
Strickland What is she saying?
Elisa Y - O - U
Zelda Uh, I, I didn't catch it.
Strickland WHAT IS SHE SAYING?!
[kicks the desk; pointing at Elisa]
Zelda She, she is sayin "Thank you"!
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Acceptance of Individuality and Nature
Giles He's a wild creature. We can't ask him to be anything else.
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Connection Beyond Words
Taglines Experience a connection beyond words.
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Humor in Silence and Flattery
Zelda Man is as silent as the grave. But if farts were flattery? Honey, he'd be Shakespeare
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Desire for Knowledge and Control over Nature
Strickland The Natives in ] worshiped it. Like a God. We need to take it apart, learn how it works
[From Trailer; [:wAmazon|Amazon]
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Beauty and Love in Unlikely Connections
How Guillermo del Toro's Black Lagoon Fantasy Inspired Shape of Water (November 3, 2017) The ] was the most beautiful design I'd ever seen, and I saw him swimming under ], and I loved that the creature was in love with her, and I felt an almost existential desire for them to end up together. Of course, it didn't happen.
[[Creature from the Black Lagoon|creature; [Julie Adams]
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Encouragement in Uncertainty
Zelda Yeah. That's good. Keep that up. Lookin like you don't know anything.
[to Elisa]
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The Essence of Love and Presence
Giles If I told you about her, what would I say? That they lived happily ever after? I believe they did. That they were in love, that they remained in love? I'm sure that's true. But when I think of her, of Elisa, the only thing that comes to mind is a poem, whispered by someone in love hundreds of years ago. Unable to perceive the shape of you, I find you all around me. Your presence fills my eyes with your love. It humbles my heart, for you are everywhere.
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The Creature's Role in Romantic Narratives
How Guillermo del Toro's Black Lagoon Fantasy Inspired Shape of Water (November 3, 2017) It's not the creature, I don't think that creature is designed in a way that he can be a romantic lead. It's beautiful, but it's not a romantic lead.
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A Fairy Tale for Troubled Times
Taglines A Fairy Tale for Troubled Times.
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A Complex View on Divinity and Humanity
Strickland Fuck. You are a god.
[Last words, to the Amphibian Man before being killed by him]
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Existence and Identity in The Shape of Water
Giles What are we?! What are you and I?! Do you know what we are?! We're nothing! Nothing! We can do nothing! I'm sorry, but this... this is just... oh God, It's not even human. God.
[walks away]
Giles What?
Elisa If we do nothing, neither are we.
[in sign language]
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Giles Reflects on His Artistic Accomplishments
Giles This is some of my best work.
[repeated line]
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Character Reflection on Cleanliness and Weakness
Strickland Oh, no. No, a man washes his hands before or after tending to his needs. It tells you a lot about man. He does it both times-it points a weakness in character.
[After Elisa offers him a towel]
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Creature Perspective and Romantic Ending Proposal
How Guillermo del Toro's Black Lagoon Fantasy Inspired Shape of Water (November 3, 2017) When I was in my 30s, I went to Universal and I said, "Can we do the movie from the point of view of the creature?" They didn't go for it. I said, "I think they should end up together." They didn't go for that, either.
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Strickland's Frustration with Dr. Hoffstetler
Strickland There he is. Dr. Fucking Shitbird.
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Asset Recovery and Soviet Interest
Military Police Their only concern is the asset.
Strickland The Soviets want it.
Military Police Do you have it?
Strickland Sir, I'm getting it back.
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