Review of The Shape of Water (2017) by Lesli C — 10 Feb 2018

I apologize if I'm saying too much-I normally can't stand this piss stain on the slacks of the internet website or the virtue signaling mockery it has made of movie critique. But I'm going to try my hardest nonetheless while I'm still overwhelmed with the film I just saw.

I'm going to try to explain why I'm still crying after an hour after leaving the theater. The Shape of Water is perhaps one of the most perfect films ever made, at least to me. The kind in which you have a *need* to see even the credits to completion, and your feet don't work until you do.

There was never a moment that felt out of place in this film--the performance by each and every actor in this film was perfection crafted by one of the most beautiful minds to have ever sat in a director's chair.

I loved Elisa within two minutes of her initial presence on the screen--every moment in her daily routine revealing something about her character that words simply couldn't express. Even the scene where the actress appears completely naked serves a purpose: Elisa possesses a beauty that most people don't readily see.

Her appearance is that of a reserved and timid young woman, but this scene shows us that she has features not unlike the most delicate of flowers. And later when she begins to form ties with her "Romeo", we see that this flower has an extremely strong stem.

The performance between Sally Hawkins and Doug Jones makes you completely forget that you're seeing a mute woman have sex with a water monster-what you'll see instead is a relationship stripped away of misleading nature of words, and instead built by the subtle power of touch.

I'm not sure what to say other than to congratulate every actor that brought this film to life and the crew that built it's world. Mr. del Toro, The Shape of Water is one of the greatest films I ever had the good fortune to see.

Thank you for sharing it with me.