Elisa snuck into the laboratory every lunch break to have a romantic meal with the creature in a midst of melody carried by her vinyl. The scene in the bathroom, where she tucks the towels under the door and floods the bathroom, and then you'll see us getting intimate underwater, floating around each other in an artistic shape, that was a challenge, of course. How ‘shape of water’ breaks down barriers about sex and disability sally hawkins' performance takes on added importance when considering how rare it is to see characters with disabilities. That honor probably goes to the 2016 mexican movie “the untamed” (if you haven’t. As it turns out, this scene plays an important role in finding the meaning in the shape of water. notice the placement of the timer, (fittingly in the shape of an egg,) even her basic pleasures are timed and regimented This is in stark contrast to her love with the creature, which is depicted underwater in slow motion, unfettered by time.
Directed by guillermo del toro With sally hawkins, michael shannon, richard jenkins, octavia spencer At a top secret research facility in the 1960s, a lonely janitor forms a unique relationship with an amphibious creature that is being held in captivity.
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