The Weight of Water
2000 · 113 min · Director: Kathryn Bigelow
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
In 1873 on Smutty Nose Island, a bleak island off the coast of New England, Louis Wagner is tried and hanged for the murder of two women. At the trial, the survivor of the murders, Norwegian immigrant Maren Hontvedt, recounts the events that led up to the murder of her sister and sister-in-law. In so doing, she reveals how she was caught in a loveless marriage and her repressed passion for her brother. Meanwhile, in the present-day, newspaper photographer Jean travels to the island off the New Hampshire coast with her husband Thomas, an award-winning poet, his brother Rich, and Rich's girlfriend Adaline. She is researching the murders of the two immigrant women. In a twist of fate, she discovers archived papers that appear to give an account of the murders. According to the papers, Norwegian immigrant Maren Hontvedt, survived the attack, which was allegedly done by Louis Wagner, who had once tried to seduce her. The plot unfolds the narrative of the papers and Hontvedt's testimony against Wagner that gets him hanged, even though she was the murderer, as Jean surmises. Jean privately struggles with jealousy as Adaline openly flirts with Thomas, who openly appreciates Adaline's topless beauty, along with her interest in his work.
Emotional fingerprint
The Weight of Water (2000) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Melancholy 30%, Anxiety 25%, Confusion 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Melancholy30%
- Anxiety25%
- Confusion20%
- Sadness15%
- Tension10%
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The strongest emotional signals are Melancholy, Anxiety, Confusion. Genres: Drama, Mystery, Crime. AI estimate.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Sadness
- Empathy
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Sadness | Empathy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Tension | 68 % | 64 % | 37 % | 38 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Curiosity | 55 % | 46 % | 22 % | 23 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 14′ | Curiosity | 52 % | 39 % | 25 % | 24 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 20′ | Sadness | 64 % | 49 % | 50 % | 48 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Sadness | 67 % | 47 % | 62 % | 56 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 31′ | Sadness | 57 % | 40 % | 49 % | 45 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 37′ | Curiosity | 51 % | 41 % | 33 % | 34 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 42′ | Curiosity | 52 % | 45 % | 26 % | 29 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Curiosity | 56 % | 50 % | 31 % | 33 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 54′ | Tension | 64 % | 59 % | 43 % | 42 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 59′ | Tension | 66 % | 60 % | 47 % | 49 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 65′ | Empathy | 65 % | 56 % | 50 % | 54 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 71′ | Sadness | 61 % | 55 % | 45 % | 47 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 76′ | Curiosity | 57 % | 49 % | 33 % | 39 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 82′ | Empathy | 66 % | 56 % | 31 % | 45 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 88′ | Tension | 84 % | 79 % | 43 % | 53 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 93′ | Tension | 91 % | 87 % | 62 % | 63 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 99′ | Sadness | 87 % | 73 % | 76 % | 69 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 105′ | Sadness | 85 % | 57 % | 81 % | 70 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 110′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
Riches to rags
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Mr. Plaisted
Judge
Defense Attorney
Emil Ingerbretson
Young Maren Christenson
Young Evan Christenson
Mr. Christenson
Priest
Details
- Directed by
- Kathryn Bigelow
- Written by
- Anita Shreve, Alice Arlen, Christopher Kyle
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2000
- Runtime
- 113 min
- Country
- United States, Canada, France
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Melancholy
- Data updated
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