Simply a remake of SPLASH 1984

Rating: 7/10 (4 October 2018)

I couldn't understand why this film got so many awards. The movie is good, very heartfelt and warm. I've watched the movie twice now and I am baffled by all the hoopla.
This movie is nothing less than a remake of the 1984 movie SPLASH starring Tom Hanks and Daryl Hannah. The the movie SPLASH - Tom Hanks plays Allen who finds a mermaid at the police station and takes her home. They fall in love, have sex and just whens everything seems to be going their way, the mermaid is captured and put in a government facility where she is kept in a watery tank. Allen and his friends then rescue the mermaid and take her to the dock where she escapes. Allen jumps into the water and they swim away together.
In the movie SHAPE of WATER a mute woman named Eliza discovers a fish-man who has been captured by the government and is being held in a watery holding tank. She becomes friends with fish-man and with the help of her friends she rescues fish-man and takes him home. They fall in love, have sex and Eliza plans to set him free at the dock. Eliza and fish-man make it to the dock, Eliza is shot by the evil bad man. Fish-man kills the bad guy and picks up Eliza's body and jumps into the ocean, where she is healed, and we assume they swim away together.
It is pretty much the exact same story. I would call SPLASH a romantic comedy, whereas SHAPE of WATER is more of a romantic drama.
Another thing I didn't realize was that Eliza was apparently a similar creature to fish-man??? Why wasn't that made clear at some point during the movie. I didn't find out until I read it online? It's a good movie SURE but definitely not as good as I thought.