Line #63 Characters/LadyInTheWater


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3	[[folder:Story]]
4	->'''Played by:''' Creator/BryceDallasHoward
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6	A narf, a kind of water nymph being, hiding from the vicious Scrunt in a building's private pool and is waiting for the right moment to return home. She meets Cleveland, and the other neighbors willing to help her, and comes to be a great influence for their future lives.
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8	* FishOutOfWater: Story has been living in a swimming pool for some time and the only thing she did outside was taking objects left forgotten by people in the pool. Then she saves Cleveland from drowning one night and gets in contact with the human world, but she is so sincere and innocent that she doesn't know that reading secret diaries is for ''privacy'' and nudity is quite embarrassing for a normal human being.
9	* GodivaHair: Story has very long curly hair that would cover her breasts, but for most of the film she wears a shirt to cover herself.
10	* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Story is redheaded but [[spoiler:by the end of the film, after being healed from the Scrunt's near-fatal attack, her hair changes to blonde]].
11	* InnocentFanserviceGirl: Before the events of the movie, Story had always been naked, and as such, she doesn't know very much about humans and their customs, like nudity being taboo in public (as shown when she greets Cleveland while she takes a shower...by stepping out of it completely naked).
12	* MysteriousWaif: Story suddenly appears in the lives of Cleveland and that of most of the building's neighborhood. And they are supposed to represent an unique role to get Story back to her home.
13	* NakedOnArrival: It's a brief, [[FreezeFrameBonus blink-and-you'll-miss-it]] moment, but Story is naked the first time she's seen onscreen, jumping out of the pool to grab a set of keys.
14	* PowerDyesYourHair: [[spoiler: Cleveland healing her turns her ginger hair blonde.]]
15	* ShrinkingViolet: She's quite timid and shy.
16	* WaterIsWomanly: A shy, demure water nymph.
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19	[[folder:Cleveland Heep]]
20	->'''Played by:''' Creator/PaulGiamatti
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22	The janitor of the building. He comes in contact with Story after he almost drowned in the pool at night. Then she needs his help to get home from the cruel stalking wolf Scrunt.
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24	* AlmightyJanitor: [[spoiler:Cleveland was a doctor before the tragic death of his family, then he moved to the building as a janitor to leave the tragedy behind.]]
25	* MysteriousPast: When he arrived to the building no one knew about his past self. [[spoiler:He was actually a doctor whose family got murdered.]] Only the anti-social Mr. Leeds knew who he was.
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28	[[folder:Mr. Farber]]
29	->'''Played by:''' Creator/BobBalaban
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31	A cold and unsympathetic film critic who comes to rent an apartment.
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33	* CassandraTruth: His analysis of ArchetypalCharacter traits proves to be ''exactly'' correct. The other characters insist he got it wrong because they misapplied it, but he never assigned roles to specific people himself.
34	* DeathByGenreSavviness: His last words consist on him [[DiscussedTrope saying that he will probably survive the Scrunt's attack]] as he is fully aware that he is in a PG film and he is quite unsympathetic. [[spoiler:[[WrongGenreSavvy Then the Scrunt grabs him as he turns away.]]]]
35	-->''"Hello? Is the bathroom on this level working? A dog inside the building! Go! Shoo! Why you're not a dog at all. My god, this is like a moment from a horror movie. This is precisely the moment where the mutation or beast will attempt to kill an unlikable side character. But, in stories where there has been no prior cursing, violence, nudity or death, such as in a family film, the unlikable character will escape his encounter, and be referenced later in the story, having learned valuable lessons. He may even be given a humorous moment to allow the audience to feel good about him. This is where I turn to run. You will leap for me, I will shut the door, and you will land a fraction of a second too late."''
36	* DiscussedTrope: Twice. First the RomanticRain with Cleveland after he saw a romantic film in which the main characters yell at each other in the middle of a rain. And then the TemptingFate when he meets the Scrunt alone.
37	* StrawCritic: Never seems to like anything and criticizes everything he has seen. As it is infamously known, he is a TakeThat from Shyamalan to critics that don't like his films.
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40	[[folder:Young-Soon]]
41	* AsianAirhead: She's Korean and rather ditzy.
42	* MsFanservice: Our first shot of her is in a bikini top, and she frequently wears skimpy clothes.
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45	[[folder:Vick Ran]]
46	->'''Played by:''' Creator/MNightShyamalan
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48	A writer who lives with his sister. Story has something important to say to him.
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50	* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Anna is this to him at times.
51	* AuthorAvatar: One of the most infamous and controversial examples ever. He is played by the director of the film.
52	* MessianicArchetype: Vick is the real reason for Story making her visit. His book about his thoughts and views will not only change the world, he'll be killed over it and become a martyr. And presumably remembered even more lovingly by history as a result.
53	* RedOniBlueOni: Blue to Anna's Red.
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56	%%[[folder:Mr. Dury]]
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59	[[folder:Mr. Leeds]]
60	->'''Played by:''' Bill Irwin
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62	A lonely and anti-social man that watches television all the time.
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64	* TheQuietOne: He never talks to anyone and watches television every day. Then he {{suddenly speak\|ing}}s to Cleveland when he is promoting a party in the building.
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67	%%[[folder:Mrs. Bell]]
68	%%* KindheartedCatLover
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71	%%[[folder:The Goatee Smoker]]
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74	%%[[folder:Reggie]]
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77	[[folder:The Scrunt]]
78	A large and vicious wolflike creature and natural enemy to the Narfs that wants to hunt Story.
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80	* TheBigBadWolf: He is large and ferocious, is based on a bedtime story told by Shyamalan to his daughters and also happens to be the ''BigBad''.
81	* ChameleonCamouflage: The Scrunt is able to hide in the grass due to his green fur. And that's what makes him dangerous to Story if she tries to escape.
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84	[[folder:The Tartutic]]
85	->'''Played by:''' Creator/DougJones, Brian Steele, Jeremy Howard and Kurt Carley
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87	Apelike creatures. They are the only ones who can defeat a Scrunt but they are still very cruel creatures.
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89	* AlwaysABiggerFish: The Scrunt is highly dangerous and vicious. Then, when it breaks the rules of the ritual, the Tartutic arrive, grab it, beat it with ease and drag it away.
90	* ManiacMonkeys: They're extremely cruel and violent ape-like creatures.
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93	[[folder:The Great Eatlon]]
94	A giant eagle and Story's hope to get back home. The neighbors must organize their roles in order to summon it for Story to return home safe and sound.
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96	* GiantFlyer: It's an immense eagle like being with a large wingspan, capable of easily carrying a human-sized creature on its back.
97	* TheUnreveal: The Eatlon is shown, but not in its entirety. When it lands, the scene is blurry as it is seen from the pool's water and during nighttime.
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Context Characters / LadyInTheWater