Shaping the Water…with Love
Today I ( Ethan Stranger ) will be writing a review based around 2017’s The Shape of Water (a Film by Guillermo Del Toro) & I must say this is one interesting/twisted love story Del Toro crafted, as It’s often described as either an “ underwater version of Beauty & The Beast or The Del Toro Version of The Little Mermaid (with dark/twisted elements). So let’s get reviewing, shall we? Guillermo Del Toro’s Original Plan for The Shape of Water was supposed to be a “Romantic version of the Creature from the Black Lagoon” for Universal, but when those plans fell through , that wouldn’t stop Guillermo Del Toro from creating his vision of the Creature from the Black Lagoon ( which would, of course, be reshaped into “The Shape of Water”). Don’t hesitate to check out this link if you’re interested in the inspiration that the movie got from Black Lagoon: https://screenrant.com/the-shape-of-water-essentially-remade-creature-from-the-black-lagoon/ I have to admire the creative mind of...