And both are certainly on display in The Shape of Water, as del Toro has delivered a modern version of both Beauty and The Beast and Creature from the Black Lagoon.
There are two great loves in Guillermo del Toro’s life: classic Hollywood and genre-laden storytelling.
Better still, he’s done it using old school Hollywood tricks and on a sensible budget, much like the classic monster movies of old.
Those twin obsessions that he constantly indulges in have lead to popcorn theatrics like Pacific Rim and deeply felt classics like Pan’s Labyrinth.