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The Shape of Water
Drama, Fantasy, Romance
An other-worldly story, set against the backdrop of Cold War era America circa 1962, where a mute janitor working at a lab falls in love with an amphibious man being held captive there and devises a plan to help him escape.
View on IMDbAppeals to viewers who enjoy lush adult fairy tales where tender outsiders challenge institutional violence through sensual romance and handcrafted visual world-building.
- Tone
- romantic, eerie, bittersweet
- Payoff
- swoon, catharsis
- Pacing
- steady
- Intensity
- moderate
- Structure
- linear
- Themes
- forbidden love, otherness, captivity, institutional cruelty, communication
- Setting
- Cold War era, secretive government laboratory and working-class urban neighborhood
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