I just want to mention that I’m proud of my brother and excited by the potential of this series. I see no need to review the first episode since it is being reviewed to death on a great many other sites. I’m mentioning it because Doug Jones, my youngest brother, plays Lieutenant Saru, the alien science officer (obviously to the left in the above picture). I understand that all subsequent episodes are on CBS All Access (Netflix internationally). I’m feeling a bit wiped out by the tedium of posting chapters of my book, Alias Adam (FOR FREE), so I’m going to try getting by with mentioning Star Trek: Discovery, which aired last night with its first episode. Until then…Ĭold War David Hewlett Doug Jones Elisa Esposito Guillermo del Toro Michael Shannon Octavia Spencer period piece Richard Jenkins Sally Hawkins science fiction The Shape of Water I might have to wait until it comes out on video to review it.
Of course, living in a town as small as mine leaves me with no guarantee that the film will be showing in a local theater. I expect it to be beautiful and possibly disturbing given its rating. I’ll be interested to see where they take this. She is a mute cleaning lady who works in a lab facility and who forms a relationship with an aquatic, hominid creature imprisoned there. It is the character of Elisa Esposito played by Hawkins who appears to be the focal point of the story. … and a bunch of other good actors such as Michael Shannon ( Man of Steel) … The cast is excellent, including Sally Hawkins ( Godzilla) and Octavia Spencer ( The Help, Hidden Figures)… I am reminded of Pan’s Labyrinth, in which Doug also worked with Guillermo.
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Now that you’re in the process of completing that assignment, let me direct you to go see The Shape of Water when it is released this December 8th.ĭirected by Guillermo del Toro, this is an interesting looking movie (warning: R-rated for language, violence, nudity, sexuality) which by its trailers looks like a science fiction, Cold War period piece, art flick. Thank you to those of you who tuned in/logged on to see my brother, Doug Jones, play Lt. That which we can manipulate is that which we have an unfortunate tendency to disrespect and take for granted. I think people long for the unusual and the mysterious, for something beneficial that is ultimately beyond our control. © 2017 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation All Rights Reserved Octavia Spencer and Sally Hawkins in the film THE SHAPE OF WATER. He represents an almost spiritual longing, that ache for something wonderful and unexpected which will overtake us. The Amphibian Man is more than a monster. Overall, I’d say that this is a fairy tale disguised as science fiction. It’s a beautiful piece of cinematic work. I like that this is a relatively low budget film that nonetheless has unique and stunning visuals. The musical soundtrack is used so effectively that it seems like an additional character in the story. Just to see it, I had to drive a hundred miles to an art house where it was playing in Kansas City. This is a unique effort in that it is a blend of monster movie and art film, which is evident from the opening credits.
Now for the things that really impressed me besides the fine acting. I personally prefer to see fewer themes developed more fully. I estimate that the scenes which made me uncomfortable amounted to about fifteen minutes of screen time, and I would have preferred to have seen that time devoted to a more extensive portrayal of my brother’s character and more transitions in the development of his relationship with the mute cleaning lady.Ī number of social issues were covered in this period piece, and if the film had one major weakness, it might be that it tried to do too much. Lest I give the wrong impression, this film earned its R rating. Robert Hoffstetler), David Hewlett, and others did a superb job in playing their roles and adding their individual facets to this gem of a film. Additional cast members Octavia Spencer (as cleaning lady Zelda Fuller), Michael Shannon (as repulsive bad guy Richard Strickland), Richard Jenkins (as neighbor Giles), Michael Stuhlbarg ( as scientist Dr. I was body surfing (not very well on my part) with my brothers Rich and Doug, and he used the same diving form that I saw him use in this movie.īefore I get into what I want to say most, let me mention that the directing and acting were superb. We were in Corolla on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. When I saw him take the egg and dive back into the water, I flashed back to a family vacation about five years ago. Watching The Shape of Water (2017 FOX Searchlight, directed by Guillermo del Toro), I noted with interest the brief sequence when Elisa Esposito (played by Sally Hawkins) offers a boiled egg to the Amphibian Man (played by Doug Jones).
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