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[[File:lady-in-the-water-poster.jpg|frame|Time is running out for a happy ending.]]
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[[M Night Shyamalan]] writes and directs this self-proclaimed, grown-up "bedtime story" about an 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 other-worldly 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," co-exist 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 [[Author Avatar|the visionary writer Vick]].
[[M. Night Shyamalan]] writes and directs this self-proclaimed, grown-up "bedtime story" about an 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 other-worldly 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," co-exist 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 [[Author Avatar|the visionary writer Vick]].




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=== This movie contains examples of: ===
* [[Asian Airhead]]: Young-Soon Choi, the none-too-stellar Korean student.
* [[Asian Airhead]]: Young-Soon Choi, the none-too-stellar Korean student.
* [[Author Avatar]]: Vick.
* [[Author Avatar]]: Vick.
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** His role was slightly foreshadowed {{spoiler|when he talks about how he's doing his "exercise experiments" because he wants to do something special.}}
** His role was slightly foreshadowed {{spoiler|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, {{spoiler|like a watchman, or a guardian maybe?}}
** He's also watching in the background of a lot of crowd scenes...y'know, {{spoiler|like a watchman, or a guardian maybe?}}
* [[Doing It for The Art]]: Pretty much Shyamalan's only excuse for including himself as [[The Messiah]].
* [[Doing It for the Art]]: Pretty much Shyamalan's only excuse for including himself as [[The Messiah]].
* [[Death By Genre Savviness]]: The critic, whose demise is a thinly-veiled [[Take That]] against people who don't like Shyamalan's movies.
* [[Death by Genre Savviness]]: The critic, whose demise is a thinly-veiled [[Take That]] against people who don't like Shyamalan's movies.
* [[Fiery Redhead]]: Averted with Story, who is quite mild-mannered, if not outright timid despite having gorgeous red hair.
* [[Fiery Redhead]]: Averted with Story, who is quite mild-mannered, if not outright timid despite having gorgeous red hair.
* [[Fish Out of Water]]: Story, literally.
* [[Fish Out of Water]]: Story, literally.
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* [[Our Mermaids Are Different]]: Narfs are sea nymphs that exist to "awaken" people... and get carried away by [[Giant Flyer|giant eagles]].
* [[Our Mermaids Are Different]]: Narfs are sea nymphs that exist to "awaken" people... and get carried away by [[Giant Flyer|giant eagles]].
* [[Please Put Some Clothes On]]
* [[Please Put Some Clothes On]]
* [[Redemption in The Rain]]
* [[Redemption in the Rain]]
* [[Scare Chord]]
* [[Scare Chord]]
* [[Self-Made Orphan]]: The Tartutic.
* [[Self-Made Orphan]]: The Tartutic.
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* [[Take That, Critics!]]
* [[Take That, Critics!]]
* [[Urban Fantasy]]
* [[Urban Fantasy]]
* [[Writer On Board]]
* [[Writer on Board]]
* [[Wrong Genre Savvy]]
* [[Wrong Genre Savvy]]


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[[Category:Films of the 2000s]]
[[Category:Films of the 2000s]]
[[Category:Lady in the Water]]
[[Category:Lady in the Water]]
[[Category:M. Night Shyamalan]]
[[Category:Film]]

Latest revision as of 22:12, 2 October 2020

Time is running out for a happy ending.

M. Night Shyamalan writes and directs this self-proclaimed, grown-up "bedtime story" about an 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 other-worldly 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," co-exist 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.


Tropes used in Lady in the Water include:
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