Richard Strickland
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Richard Strickland is the primary antagonist in Guillermo del Toro's film "The Shape of Water," a cruel government agent whose brutality and obsession drive much of the story's conflict.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Richard Strickland canonical | 3 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
antagonist
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ film character ⓘ |
| affiliation | United States government ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Shape of Water ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre |
fantasy film
ⓘ
romantic drama film ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
dehumanization
ⓘ
militarization of science ⓘ surveillance and control ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | killed by Amphibian Man ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
Amphibian Man
ⓘ
Elisa Esposito ⓘ |
| createdBy |
Guillermo del Toro
ⓘ
Vanessa Taylor ⓘ |
| diesIn | The Shape of Water ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 2017 ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Shape of Water ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasChildren | yes ⓘ |
| hasInjury | severed fingers ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | embodiment of institutional violence ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
brutality
ⓘ
cruelty ⓘ obsession with the Amphibian Man ⓘ |
| occupation | government agent ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
authoritarian
ⓘ
racist ⓘ sadistic ⓘ sexist ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Michael Shannon ⓘ |
| roleInWork | primary antagonist ⓘ |
| setInDecade | 1960s ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | Cold War ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
abusive power
ⓘ
oppressive authority ⓘ toxic masculinity ⓘ |
| tortures | Amphibian Man ⓘ |
| undergoes | physical deterioration of hand ⓘ |
| usesWeapon | cattle prod ⓘ |
| worksAt | secret government laboratory in Baltimore ⓘ |
| worksFor | U.S. government facility ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.