Wonderfully Shot Fantasy Re make

Rating: 8/10 (5 March 2018)

We watched this particularly Oscar Nominee Last Night just before the 90th Oscars Ceremony.
This one , above all , deserves the attention its getting.
It is wonderfully shot , scene melding into scene to create a fantastic world in which the story takes place.
Sally Hawkins is excellent as is Richard Jenkins.
Michael Shannon seems a little typecast , playing the same deranged villain you see in boardwalk empire etc.
For me , if a movie pulls you into its world for 2 hours and keeps you enraptured like this one , it deserves all the praise it gets.
This morning I see it has won best picture and best director , not surprising at all really , it deserves them.
Best original screenplay though ?
No , I don't think so , as good as this is , its main plot points are identical to 1984's Splash , albeit with a more serious tone and some gender reversal.
Heck , even the happy ending is the same.