Guillermo del Toro has been one of the more beloved and well-respected filmmakers working in the entertainment industry for over a decade now, but early reviews for The Shape of Water say that the writer and director has found a way to top even himself with his latest film.
Now, all that waits to be seen, is how The Shape of Water and this scene, in particular, is met by a more general audience and by moviegoers who might not be very familiar with del Toro’s previous work.
There was always a romantic side to these characters and relationships on film that never got actualized all the way.
The film is, at its most basic, a kind of variation on a traditional Beauty and the Beast story, told through the eyes of del Toro and co-writer Vanessa Taylor, and set in a strict, Cold War-era America.