Review: The Shape of Water
- darkknight98
- Mar 8, 2018
- 1 min read
Directed by Guillermo del Toro Starring: Sally Hawkins, Michael Shannon, Richard Jenkins
The story follows a mute woman who works as a cleaner at high-security government laboratory who falls in love with a captured human-like amphibian creature.
Finally out on Blu-ray, from one of my favorite inspiring and imaginative directors, Guillermo del Toro, is his latest Academy Award winning, The Shape of Water.
The production design is remarkable placing us in Baltimore in the 1960’s, with the technology, clothing, and automobiles from its setting, immersing us into the hostile times in the 60’s, with racism, homophobia, and the Cold War between the Soviets and the Americans. The music is great once again by the legendary Alexandre Desplat, who has won the Academy Award for Best Original Score, and deservedly so.
The acting is great, with Sally Hawkins playing the mute Eliza Esposito, and Michael Shannon playing the antagonist of the film known as “Strickland”. You can see the bond, and the lively connection between the characters, making their roles much more fluid and believable. The writing and cinematography is also really good, showcasing the symbolism of “water” with the spectrum of blue colors, and filters.
Overall a fantastic film, which in my opinion deserved its Oscar victories, including Best Director, Best Original Score, and most noticeably Best Motion Picture. Another worthy addition to del Toro’s filmography, and deserves its place as 2017’s Best Picture. My rating: 9/10

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