Wednesday, February 10, 2021

Guillermo del Toro's THE SHAPE OF WATER (2017)


Some movies are for looking at, and I'd
Say this is one, for ev'ry gorgeous frame
Would look great on my wall. All that aside, 
This fairy tale for grown-ups plays a game
Of fantasy-nostalgia that's both real --
All analog and black and white and chrome
(Or rather, green and red and, of course, teal) --
And un-, as ol' Abe Sapiens is alone
No longer. Richard and Octavia got
Plain robbed, though, at the Oscars, but for me
That proves they were the best, as much as not.
I do not know I'll ever want to see
This one again, though. There is nothing wrong
Here though: but Pan's and Devil's play my song.

Guillermo del Toro's THE SHAPE OF WATER (2017)

Some movies are for looking at, and I'd Say this is one, for ev'ry gorgeous frame Would look great on my wall. All that ...