Leviathan & MiraCliff
Leviathan
I watched your new movie and it made me think about how the ocean is shown in cinema, and what that says about our myths. What do you think?
MiraCliff
It’s funny how the ocean is always a mirror in movies, right? On screen it’s either a calm, almost sacred backdrop or a wild beast that pulls characters into its depths. I think it reflects our own uneasy love for water – the part of us that’s drawn to its endless mystery and the part that’s terrified of what it hides. In my film I tried to keep that tension, letting the sea be both a setting and a silent character that nudges us to question our own stories. What does the ocean feel like to you when you watch those scenes?
Leviathan
The sea feels like a vast, silent witness that never answers. It keeps its depths secret, and the surface is just a thin skin that reflects whatever you look into it, nothing more. It doesn’t judge, it just exists.
MiraCliff
That’s exactly it— the sea is a quiet witness, a kind of living blank page. It doesn’t offer answers, just the space for us to project our own questions onto its surface. It’s both a boundary and a doorway, depending on how we look. What do you find yourself reflecting on when you think of that quiet depth?
Leviathan
I hear only the slow, endless pulse of the deep and think of how long things have been hidden, moving without knowing or care. The sea is a long‑term witness that never questions.