Another great movie based on another similar story.

Rating: 7/10 (10 February 2020)

Once again The Shape of Water turns out to be a rip-off of another similar story, a movie called "Splash" starring Tome Hanks and Darryl Hannah.
In Splash, a man (Tom Hanks) finds and falls in love with a mermaid (Darryl Hannah) and they have alot of sex, but are soon found out by the evil government. They capture her and keep her in a holding tank, inside a government building. Tom concocts a plan to rescue her and set her free, in the ocean. Tom ultimately, dives into the water and realizes that he can breathe under-water. Splash is a romantic-comedy.
In The Shape of Water, the fish-man is captured first and held in a government building and a woman (Elisa) meets and falls in love with him, she concocts a plan to rescue him from the evil government and set him free, in the ocean. They have alot of sex and make it to the waters edge, where she is injured, however once in the water, she realizes that she can breathe.
The Shape of Water is a romantic-drama. BUT, it is the same story.
The Shape of Water received all kinds of praise & accolades & awards, for being interesting & unique, whereas Splash barely registers on the map. Its not really a fair comparison, especially when Splash came first and was a much better movie.