Review of The Shape of Water (2017) by Marymaebennett — 04 Jan 2018
Last year for NYE, I watched Arrival and this NYE I watched The Shape of Water. Both movies are about trying to communicate with monsters. Weird coincidence. The first movie I watched in theatres this year was Hidden Figures, the last movie I watched was, of course, The Shape of Water.
Both movies are about trying to make further scientific discoveries than Russia. Weird coincidence. So, why did it take me this long to write a review? I don't know. I don't know how I feel about this movie.
It was very unique in premise but it felt very paint by numbers in structure. It was like they read a book on the rules of screenwriting and decided they needed to incorporate every rule. The color wheel was a bit on the nose.
The Hitchcock rule was definitely implemented. The allusions were there. I'm sure there were more but it's been a while since I've seen it.
This review of The Shape of Water (2017) was written by Marymaebennett on 04 Jan 2018.
The Shape of Water has generally received very positive reviews.
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