Drowning by Numbers

Audience emotional responses are dominated by a dark sense of **Humor** stemming from the film's absurd premise of serial drownings played for laughs, often intertwined with a feeling of the **Disturbing** due to the nature of the acts. The 'Drama' genre contributes to a pervasive sense of **Sadness** and **Melancholy** reflecting the characters' unhappy lives and the underlying desperation. **Empathy** may be felt for the women driven to such extremes and for the reluctantly complicit coroner. Additionally, the constant appearance of numbers throughout the film significantly contributes to feelings of **Confusion** and **Curiosity** about their symbolic meaning and the film's unique structure.