Good Movie, Wrong Oscar Choice

Rating: 7/10 (13 March 2018)

After winning Best Motion Picture of the year, against some pretty tough competition I just had to watch this movie and see what is it all about. I had a faint idea of what the story was going to represent. I knew already that it was about a woman falling in love with a sea creature (this isn't exactly spoilers) but I didn't know what to expect so I didn't have high expectations really.
The film was good, the story was ok. The cinematography was great. It is a beautiful movie and an even better love story. I can see it appealing to a variety of people, it is original and less cringe worthy than a lot of romantic movies nowadays. I can't really complain much about this film, I found it very enjoyable in fact and would recommend it to anyone.
Did it deserve Best Motion Picture of the Year? In my humble opinion: No, it did not.
The fact that this movie was a feel good, cookie cutter of a film is exactly why it should not have won best motion picture. The story isn't revolutionary or controversial. I can think of a few other films that are more influential and have great substance to them. The Shape of Water is just a love story and that is it.
I wish the academy would have picked another film, but I wasn't surprised that they picked this one out of the all the other once either.