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Lady in the Water
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M. Night Shyamalan writes, directs, and acts in this self-proclaimed, "grown-up bedtime story" about a Philadelphia apartment building superintendent named Cleveland (Paul Giamatti) who discovers a magical sea nymph named Story (Bryce Dallas Howard) who's been transported to this world and is living in the building's own swimming pool.As this bizarre revelation sinks in, Cleveland becomes enraptured by her otherworldly charm. As he shelters her in his apartment, other inhabitants of the building begin falling into place as representations of characters from an Eastern myth in which these mermaids, or "narfs," coexist unhappily with more beastly and violent characters.In human reality, the forces of darkness that threaten the heroes of a fairy tale prove to be much more terrifying, and the victory of good over evil is by no means guaranteed. Jeffery Wright, Jared Harris, and Mary Beth Hurt co-star, as well as Shyamalan himself, playing the visionary writer Vick. | |
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Creator Cameo | |
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Creator Cameo: Shyamalan does this in all his films. This is the first time he plays a major character. But just what his character will do — namely, inspire a great world leader with his writing — ticked a lot of people off for obvious reasons. | |
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Genre Savvy | |
| Lady in the Water / int_1777688d | comment |
Genre Savvy: A main plot point is the characters discovering that they are in a fairy tale, but they start acting out the wrong roles. | |
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Never Trust a Trailer | |
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Never Trust a Trailer: This was marketed as a horror movie, but the first teaser made it look almost like a mystical romance. | |
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Scare Chord | |
| Lady in the Water / int_1b122c5d | comment |
Scare Chord: Used here and there to play with the audience, mostly relying on Shyamalan's reputation as a director of horrors and thrillers. | |
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Wrong Genre Savvy | |
| Lady in the Water / int_20a14df0 | comment |
Wrong Genre Savvy: Once the characters catch onto the fact that they're in a fairy tale, they assume they know the roles they should play. They're wrong. | |
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Saving the World With Art | |
| Lady in the Water / int_28836bbd | comment |
Saving the World with Art: The protagonist must save a writer whose work will cause world peace and harmony. | |
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| Lady in the Water / int_2b65aa76 | type |
StrawCritic | |
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Straw Critic: Harry Farber exists to give the "no originality" spiel and get killed because he thinks he's Seen It All. Roger Ebert noted in his review that the critic is proven to be right, and Heep misinterpreted everything. | |
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Take That, Critics! | |
| Lady in the Water / int_3e5f74c | comment |
Take That, Critics!: The critic, whose demise is a thinly-veiled Take That! against people who don't like Shyamalan's movies. This badly backfired on Shyamalan, for obvious reasons. Mark Kermode pointed out in his review that it was the critics had championed his films in the first place, a fact which made Shyamalan come across as an Ungrateful Bastard. | |
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| Lady in the Water / int_421e0f6a | type |
Mysterious Waif | |
| Lady in the Water / int_421e0f6a | comment |
Mysterious Waif: Story is a mysterious otherworldly woman who shows up in the building's pool. | |
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Narrator | |
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Narrator: For the prologue, voiced by an uncredited David Ogden Stiers. | |
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Not What It Looks Like | |
| Lady in the Water / int_52d1f46e | comment |
Not What It Looks Like: Vick's sister assumes Cleveland and Story are up to no good when she and Vick see Story wearing nothing but Cleveland's shirt. | |
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Innocent Fanservice Girl | |
| Lady in the Water / int_54321e11 | comment |
Story herself is an Innocent Fanservice Girl. | |
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Power Dyes Your Hair | |
| Lady in the Water / int_56c79e38 | comment |
Power Dyes Your Hair: A magic healing turns Story's ginger hair blonde. | |
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Meta Twist | |
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Meta Twist: In the context of Shyamalan's previous films. | |
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Savage Wolves | |
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Savage Wolves: The Scrunts. | |
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Author Avatar | |
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Author Avatar: Vick is a visionary writer played by Shyamalan himself. Tropes Are Not Good as Shyamalan was further mocked for his egotistical casting and his flat performance. The existence of the Straw Critic character doesn't help Shyamalan's case either. | |
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Giant Flyer | |
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Giant Flyer: The Great Eathlon. | |
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Asian Airhead | |
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Asian Airhead: Young-Soon Choi, the none-too-stellar Korean student. | |
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Meaningful Name | |
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Meaningful Name: Story has come to "awaken" a story in someone. | |
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The Stoner | |
| Lady in the Water / int_6db06839 | comment |
The Stoner: Cleveland originally thinks five of them who live together are supposed to be the Guild. | |
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Almighty Janitor | |
| Lady in the Water / int_73ef9ef3 | comment |
Almighty Janitor: Cleveland, to an extent. | |
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Self-Made Orphan | |
| Lady in the Water / int_780a078e | comment |
Self-Made Orphan: The Tartutic are described as being so evil, they killed their parents as soon as they were born. (One wonders how the species survives, if they're that uncooperative.) There are only three of them, not a whole species. | |
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Our Mermaids Are Different | |
| Lady in the Water / int_7f152e56 | comment |
Our Mermaids Are Different: Narfs are sea nymphs that exist to "awaken" people and get carried away by giant eagles. | |
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Bait-and-Switch | |
| Lady in the Water / int_8797239c | comment |
Bait-and-Switch: Everyone for Story's team. Cleveland is the Healer, Reggie is the Guardian, the Guild comprises the seven women from the other apartment, and Joey Dury turns out to be the Interpreter, whereas his father was presumed to be the Interpreter. | |
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Foreshadowing | |
| Lady in the Water / int_9d12bbc1 | comment |
Foreshadowing: Early in the film, Cleveland tells Story that he was once a doctor. In other words, a Healer. | |
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Fish out of Water | |
| Lady in the Water / int_af696bef | comment |
Fish out of Water: Story, literally, since she's a narf. | |
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And Man Grew Proud | |
| Lady in the Water / int_afebbd7 | comment |
And Man Grew Proud: The point of the prologue. | |
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Ms. Fanservice | |
| Lady in the Water / int_b032e4ed | comment |
Ms. Fanservice: Young-Soon Choi. She's introduced with a shot that focuses on her midriff rather than her face, and is frequently seen in skimpy outfits. Story herself is an Innocent Fanservice Girl. | |
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Maniac Monkeys | |
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Maniac Monkeys: The Tartutic. | |
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Color Motif | |
| Lady in the Water / int_b869b5b1 | comment |
Color Motif: Like The Village, Story's red hair turning blonde symbolizes safety. | |
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Fiery Redhead | |
| Lady in the Water / int_bb0c0a4d | comment |
Fiery Redhead: Inverted with Story, who is quite mild-mannered, if not outright timid despite having gorgeous red hair. | |
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| Lady in the Water / int_bf9163d9 | type |
Blonde, Brunette, Redhead | |
| Lady in the Water / int_bf9163d9 | comment |
Blonde, Brunette, Redhead: All in one character, no less. Story's hair is black the first time we get a glimpse of her, red from then on and most of the film, and blonde from the climax onward. | |
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No Sense of Personal Space | |
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No Sense of Personal Space: Story is very close to Cleveland. The first scene with the Scrunt shows her cuddling up to him beforehand. | |
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Death by Genre Savviness | |
| Lady in the Water / int_d17d7135 | comment |
Death by Genre Savviness: The critic, whose demise is a thinly-veiled Take That! against people who don't like Shyamalan's movies. | |
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Loads and Loads of Characters | |
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Loads and Loads of Characters: Chekhov's Gunman is important and there are many of them. | |
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It's Been Done | |
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It's Been Done: The critic character says: | |
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Chekhov's Gunman | |
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Chekhov's Gunman: Much like Inglourious Basterds is a tribute to the Magnificent Bastard trope, this movie revels in this one. Literally every early background character becomes crucial to the plot later on. Reggie's role was foreshadowed when he talks about how he's doing his "exercise experiments" because he wants to do something special. He's also watching in the background of a lot of crowd scenes … y'know, like a watchman, or a guardian maybe? | |
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Please Put Some Clothes On | |
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Please Put Some Clothes On: Hence why Cleveland gives Story his shirt. | |
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Friend to All Living Things | |
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Friend to All Living Things: The identifying mark of the Healer is attracting butterflies. | |
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Shrinking Violet | |
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Shrinking Violet: Story has a timid nature. | |
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