The Shallows Movie Psychology

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In the movie, The Shallows, as Nancy faces a near death experience with the Great White shark she learns to face her fears and pushes her to become more resilient and tenacious. Towards the beginning of the movie, Nancy is overcome with the death of her Mother, who she was incredibly close to. Her mother's death causes Nancy to be vulnerable and stray away from her fears. Nancy is a medical student, but she struggles to pursue this career and struggles to own up to this for the rest of her family. Attempting to find peace, Nancy travels to Mexico to seek out a secret beach previously visited by her Mother to try to let go and move on from her grief. When Nancy arrives at the beach, she receives a call from her sister and dad. During this call,