"The Shape of Water" is a story similar to "Beauty and the Beast". If the murloc is a beast, Alyssa is a beauty.
She will imitate the staircase dance on TV,
I would have a nap with my hat on my head,
She can listen to music and dance while mopping the floor. What she wants most is a pair of red high heels, especially the clips where she fantasizes about singing and singing.
She is romantic and beautiful, like Emily in "Angels Love Beautiful". She is a beauty, not just a beauty. She is gentle and brave, cute and strong.
She has the courage to pursue love, and she is devoted to it and loyal to it.
Someone once said: Everyone is an incomplete individual who has been split into two halves. He has been searching for the other half throughout his life, but he may not be able to find it, because there are too many people being split.
There are a large number of vulnerable groups in the movie. Eliza has not been able to speak since she was born. Murlocs are treated as monsters. As a gay roommate Giles is discriminated against by restaurant staff. Her black colleague Zelda and restaurant guests are also discriminated against. equal treatment……
They are incomplete in the eyes of security guard Strickland: God looks like a human, looks like me, or looks like you. Maybe it's more like me.
Strickland seems to be superior on the surface, but he is obedient to the generals, has no ability to think independently, does not know what he wants, and has no defensive spirit. When others say that cars are the color of ducks, he just said that they are water. Duck color, there is no opinion.
In contrast, as a weak woman, Alyssa dared to risk her life to rescue the murlocs and pursue her love with perseverance;
The murloc knows grace and never gives up Alisa, and insists on staying with her;
Giles has repeatedly fought and failed in order to sell his works;
Zelda insisted on believing in Alyssa and helping Alyssa, taking care of each other and sharing life and death together.
Although they have different skin colors and bodies, they have the same soul, the same humanity, and the same belief in fighting for a better life and the right thing. They are braver, kinder, and more human than Strickland. .
Of course, there are mediocre people like Brewster among them, Zelda cooks him, he never thanked him; he confessed Alyssa, and he did not allow Zelda to confide in her.
People like Brewster are by no means a minority. It is they who are ignorant, cowardly, numb, and selfish. The knowledge, sobriety, bravery, and integrity of Alyssa, Murloc, Zelda, Giles are even more commendable.
And it is precisely because Alisha, Murloc, Zelda, and Giles are similar people that they will help each other and share weal and woe.
Brewster does not respect Zelda's labor results, Strickland discriminates against Zelda, only Alyssa regards her as a good sister, so she is willing to help Alyssa.
Giles was frustrated in the workplace and was kicked out by the waiter of the restaurant because of his homosexuality. Only Alissa regarded him as a family, so he extended a helping hand to Alissa: I can’t find anyone else to chat with, you are the only one who can People who listen to me. Listen, you can do whatever you want, as long as you say you need it, you tell me what I can do for you.
The murloc was treated as a monster and subjected to insults in every way, but Alyssa gave him eggs, played music, and rescued him; but Alyssa could not speak, and many people did not respect her, but the murlocs looked at her. The look in his eyes showed that he didn't think that Alyssa was lacking, nor did he think that Alyssa was incomplete. He was very happy every time he saw Alyssa. This is why they are able to love each other, and enjoy each other.
Alyssa opened her mouth like the murloc, and she couldn't make a sound. Everything she experienced and everything about her led her to the murloc. They are heterogeneous in appearance and physicality, but they are of the same kind inwardly and spiritually.
A person who has never been seen and is called "dumb", suddenly someone looks at you one day, eats your boiled eggs, listens to your music, and is happy every time I see you. What is this experience? Your happiness!
Alisha has been treated like this for the first time in decades since she was born. Why does she not fall in love with Murloc? Their love is a matter of course, unobtrusive, and unobtrusive.
Every one of us is in good health and incomplete soul. So you need to find someone, who just fills in the part of your missing soul. Therefore, love is never about the body, but about the soul.
What I really like about "The Shape of Water" is that the film respects women very much.
Many people have such a deformed idea: a man sleeps with a woman, he is a role model; a woman sleeps with a man, she is a slut.
The same is true for many movies. There are often movies where men sleep with women, but there are very few movies where women take the initiative to sleep with men. Even once women appear, they avoid talking about "sex". It seems that women can't talk about "sex", it seems that women talk about "sex", and it seems that only men can talk about "sex".
This kind of overcorrection is a form of discrimination. After all, men can talk about "sex", why can't women talk about "sex"?
In fact, French women dare to openly and face up to "sex", which is a sign of progress and awakening.
"The Shape of Water" also advocates "sexual liberation". The director never deliberately avoids sexual topics, but discusses them rationally. For example, Alyssa will comfort herself, go to bed with murlocs, and talk about it with her girlfriends. This is a movie that respects women.
More importantly, Alisha's desperate behavior for love makes the movie sublime again.
"The Shape of Water" is not only a fairy tale film, but also a female film with the core of feminism. And Alyssa is not only chanting slogans, but also taking actions to get what she wants through her own dedication and hard work.
At first, everyone disagreed that Alisha was with the Murlocs. Zelda, Giles, and many viewers, including the audience, disagreed with this marriage, but Alisha rejected all the arguments, went forward, and insisted on pursuing what she wanted. love.
Regarding the plan to rescue the murlocs, the tall and burly Giles expressed powerlessness, but the delicate and fragile Alisha persevered and never gave up. It was finally moved by Giles and helped herself to rescue the murlocs, and then she had a later wing. Fly together and stay together forever.
As the saying goes, "As sincerely, gold and stone are open", originally there was no possibility between her and the murloc, and it was her unremitting efforts that made the life she wanted in exchange for.
Faith creates miracles, and faith changes destiny. As long as you feel right, you can fight for it without hesitation. Confidence and persistence are the keys to success.
What matters is not how slim the opportunity is, what matters is whether you want to do it or not.
If others say you can’t do it, it doesn’t count; if you think it’s okay, you’ll definitely be able to; if you don’t think it’s okay, then you really can’t do it.
"The Shape of Water" respects women, praises beautiful women, and affirms women. It is a film with three upright views, and Alyssa's fearless and self-defeating qualities in pursuit of love are also very moving.
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From "Blade Warrior 2" to "Hellboy", "Pan's Labyrinth", "Pacific Rim" and "The Shape of Water", Gilmour del Toro has shot a large number of movies containing grotesque, fantasy, monsters, and dark elements. These movies all have different species from humans, and they are usually called "monsters" in the movies. After watching "The Shape of Water", whether they are monsters or not is still worth thinking about.
It is worth mentioning that there is a character in "Hellboy" called Abe Sapien (Abe Sapien), a humanoid amphibious creature, he is often called a murloc, but not a fish.
His skin is pale green, his head is like an alien, he has extraordinary wisdom and can be telepathic. My favorite food is rotten eggs. I also like to read and listen to music in the water tank. I can read four thick books every day. He has super memory and reading ability and is interested in everything.
We can imagine that it was Alisa in "The Shape of Water" who gave him eggs and listened to music, and he became interested in eating eggs and listening to music.
The story of "The Shape of Water" is set in 1963. The murloc in "Hellboy" joined the BPRD (Supernatural Investigation and Defense Agency) in 1978 and became a colleague of Hellboy.
Not only are they similar in appearance, they are both played by Doug Jones.
All signs indicate that "The Shape of Water" can be regarded as a prequel to "Hellboy", and the two murlocs are the same person.
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