Too obvious

Rating: 5/10 (12 November 2018)

The Shape or Water is a parable/metaphor of our times, let along the 50/60s it is set in. No surprise it swept the Oscars.
But how the film executes the metaphor is obvious. It's almost as if the director wants to make sure we get the point. Trust me Guillermo, we did. I mean we even have the the final act written on a wall calendar for all to see. Even the bad guy.
If this was The Avengers, we'd expect such obvious storytelling. If this was Captain Obvious Michael Bay, even more so. But this Guillermo del Toro. And he's much better than that.