Wow..so many of you completely missed the point.

Rating: 7/10 (10 March 2019)

There are a ton of people trashing this film on here, and criticizing the story, when in all actuality, it doesn't seem like too many of you even understand what the story was trying to portray. Now, this film was far from perfect ..I'm not sure it deserved an Oscar...but it is a solid film, with a great message if you are able to understand what that message is.
This movie was not some weird science fiction "love" story... It is a solid attempt to portray how prejudiced some people are, and makes for a great example of why a book shouldn't be judged by it's cover. The female lead has her own fair share of issues, being that she is a mute, who had a pretty traumatic beginning to her life. Her closest allies are an African American woman who works as an interpreter for the muted woman who communicates through sign language..and her closeted gay neighbor who seems to have the same fears of any closeted homosexual...fear of being outcased and judged for being different. All three of these people can find common ground with the "monster" in this movie, because they too are well aware of what it is like to be mistreated and judged and wronged simply for being different than the "norm".
The hate, that is deeply rooted in fear, of the white male antagonist showed just how serious and dangerous that type of fear can be....every day in America, "monsters" are bullied and ridiculed and sadly even beat or murdered simply because they are different. The monster in this movie was a metaphor for the real life "monsters" here in real life today...the "monsters" are the minorities...African Americans, homsexuals, people with disabilities...anyone who is different than the typical white privileged man...these groups of minorities are the undeserved recipients of some of the most inhumane treatment imaginable similar to how the majority would treat or view or judge a real life monster.
Solid flick with a message that is needed in today's day and age. Beings should not be wronged simply for being different and we all should learn to be as accepting as the female lead and her friends...all different from and treated poorly by the majority, while also being super accepting and loving unconditionally even though they, too, are different from each other.