The film, starring Sally Hawkins as a mute janitor and Doug Jones as the fish creature she falls in love with, is undoubtedly pure Del Toro, and it’s one of the most beautiful and original monster movies to ever grace the big screen.īut was The Shape of Water actually inspired by The Space Between Us, a little-seen Dutch short that was initially released in the Netherlands in June 2015 before being uploaded online this past July? Marc S.
Guillermo del Toro has garnered rave reviews and a handful of awards (plus serious Oscar buzz) for last year’s The Shape of Water, which the visionary filmmaker calls his proudest achievement.
