Review of The Shape of Water (2017) by David I — 04 Mar 2018

If you're not sure what The Shape of Water is about by just watching the trailer, and if you're confused because water doesn't have a shape when it comes down to it, you're not the only one. Basically, it is an R-rated girlish dream love story about a mute janitor who falls in love with a mutant fish-man.

It is a fairy tale like The Little Mermaid except the roles are reversed. The man of the water meets the woman of the land. It is the ultimate fish out of water tale because to keep him alive she must logically, keep him in a bathtub. Ironically, this film is also a great resource for how to keep a fish alive in a tub for over a week.

This very magical film becomes interesting when the character who we will affectionately call "Fish-Jesus" performs an act of God, healing a bald man of male pattern baldness by simply touching the top of his head. Insta-hair. This was hilarious!

The Shape of Water is a film that I see could be part of a Shark Week special titled 'Sleeping With Sharks' on the next Shark Week. It is a romance we have not yet seen on the big screen. A love story that Director Guilermo Del Toro says was inspired by the 1960s character Gill-man from the film Creature from the Black Lagoon. Some may say she "goes overboard", or "went off the deep end" when she falls in love with the fish-man.

Spoiler: There is a scene where water starts falling from the ceiling of the Theatre which I will not spoil but because of this film, the next time I am in the theatre and a water drops fall from the ceiling I am going to think twice. "Tut tut it looks like rain." -In the words of the animated iconic character Pooh Bear. But very positively for The Shape of Water, the award nominations are raining down. The film leads all films with 13 Oscar Nominations.