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Fingerprints On Water
Movie

Fingerprints On Water

1985 • Unknown

Woke Score
2
out of 10

Plot

A happily married couple with their daughter are being pursued by the ghost of the husband's sister, as she killed the family's dog and cat and continues to kill several family members in retaliation for a situation that happened to her before her death.

Overall Series Review

A supernatural horror film focused on the disintegration of a family unit by an internal, spectral threat. The plot centers on a happily married couple and their daughter who are stalked by the ghost of the husband's sister. The ghost commits murders in retaliation for an unspecified past event. The narrative is driven by a personal cycle of revenge and violence within the family, resulting in the death of pets and several family members. The entire drama is a contained, personal conflict, not a commentary on broader social or political issues.

Categorical Breakdown

Identity Politics1/10

The conflict is based on a personal, murderous vendetta within a family. Characters are not defined by race or immutable characteristics. The narrative does not lecture on privilege or systemic oppression; character actions are judged by personal merit and transgression.

Oikophobia2/10

The conflict is an internal one, pitting a ghost sister against her own family. The central institutions of family and marriage are portrayed as the primary victims of chaos. There is no suggestion that Western home culture or its ancestors are fundamentally corrupt or racist.

Feminism2/10

The core unit of the film is a 'happily married couple with their daughter,' presenting a positive view of the traditional family structure. While the antagonist is female (the ghost sister), she is an agent of vengeful chaos, not a Mary Sue 'Girl Boss' or a symbol of female superiority. There is no explicit anti-natalist or emasculating messaging.

LGBTQ+1/10

The story centers on a traditional, 'happily married couple' and their daughter. The narrative features the normative structure of the male-female pairing and the nuclear family as its standard. There is no evidence of deconstructing the family or lecturing on sexual or gender ideology.

Anti-Theism3/10

The plot is a supernatural ghost story driven by a personal motivation of revenge. The existence of a ghost suggests a spiritual realm, but the narrative does not appear to use the plot to actively vilify traditional religion, specifically Christianity. The moral law of 'an eye for an eye' revenge is the conflict's engine, sitting in a neutral space away from a transcendent moral law.