The Shape of Water (Essay Sample)

The shape of water. Why are the Amphibian Man and Elisa drawn to each other? What do they have in common?
The Shape of Water is a popular American romantic fantasy film directed by Guillermo del Toro. The film "The Shape of Water" tells the extraordinary story of an amphibious man and a woman with disabilities. The Creature is an amphibian man, caught and imprisoned in captivity of radially cruel military experiments. Elise is just a housekeeper. However, what do the main characters have in common?
Elise Esposito is a numb woman who suffered a neck injury as an infant and is now only able to communicate through sign language. She lives alone in an apartment and works as a housekeeper at a secret government lab in Baltimore. The action takes place during the conflict in the early 1960s. A creature is delivered to the facility in a glass tank, which was discovered and caught in one among the South American rivers by Colonel Richard Strickland. Elise, driven by curiosity, discovers that the creature seems like a humanoid amphibian. She begins to secretly communicate with the monster and an in depth bond forms between the pair.In an effort to use the creature for possible advantage in the space race, General Frank Hoyt orders Strickland to dissect it and study the structure. One among the scientists, Robert Hoffstatler, who is an infiltrated Soviet spy, unsuccessfully pleads to stay the creature alive for further study, while his Soviet handlers, having examined things, insist that he destroy the creature. Elise overhears what the Americans are getting to do and convinces Giles to help her and the creature. Hofftadter uncovers Eliza's plot and concludes that he must help her. Accidentally involving Zelda, with problems but generally successful, the four of them steal the creature.Fearless Elise keeps the creature in her bathroom, using chemicals stolen by Hoffstatler to make the water the creature needs to live. She plans to release it into a close-by channel when it opens up to the ocean in a few days.
The film shows that Elise and the Creature are similar. They are both lonely, miserable and surrounded by hostile people, and cannot be explained in words. Despite that fact, the monster looks dangerous and ruthless, Elise falls in love with him. Only she sees a miracle in front of her, not a monster. His suffering in the hands of scientists-executioners turns the cleaning lady into a real heroine: the girl develops such a cunning plan for kidnapping that the owners of the labora