The Shape of Water (dir. Guillermo del Toro).

[It’s] a classic del Toro tale of darkly adult themes expressed though childlike imagery and stylish imagination with healthy doses of social criticism. His continued use of creatures to portray ideals of love and sympathy are chillingly beautiful. What’s most welcome and refreshing is how old fashioned yet straightforward the story is. Aside from the appearance of a merman, there’s very little supernatural or surreal about the sweet period love story.

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