Love his work. As a kid who grew up with the old giant monster movies (this was during the 90's) Pacific Rim hit me like a truck. I know he has more critically praised films, but PR is why I LOVE this man.
But yeah you really have a recurrent problem with sound recording. Record always from two different sources, if one is shitty you still have the second one.
(DP does the best interviews.) "The Shape of Water" is "E.T" for adults. EVERYTHING about this movie excels. Del Toro has always been a movie maker who cannot be classified, but his movie is even a stretch for him. It has no business making sense or working at all &, yet, it may be one of the Top 10 movies I've ever seen. I hope it sweeps the Oscars.
Guys! You need better intros! With a bit more of motion graphics and better design, I'll be delighted to do yours for free. I love these interviews so much!
Latitud 150,You should travel a little more, so you would know that, us (Mexicans) have all colors. What you say is the same as saying -I can not imagine a gringo child with dark hair!-It sounds absurd, right?
Minnie you should learn to read carefully before responding. I said: is it really that hard to imagine a blonde Mexican child. If you don't know what that means, I suggest you study the English language more. I am Mexican and my family is a rainbow of colors, from red headed to blonde to black hair. Hence my comment.
Mexican here. My hair was also blonde as a kid. It's not too uncommon in the region where Del Toro is from (Guadalajara), which is where my family is from. I have cousins with blonde hair and blue eyes, and some with red hair and green eyes. If you dropped them off in Ireland no one would question their presence (until they speak). Canelo (the red head boxer) is also from that city, as well as Gael García Bernal (actor), to name others from there.
I genuinely like Guillermo, he seems like a nice guy. I LOVED Pan's Labyrinth - one of my favorite movies. But...I really didn't like the Shape of Water. I really WANTED to like it, but it was incredibly conventional, despite what all the reviews say about it. There are way too many overused movie tropes in this film, so much so that absolutely nothing surprise me, not even the ending. Also, I don't think they put enough work into creating real love and intimacy between Sally Hawkins and the creature - it felt way too contrived for my taste. The overarching themes about loving the Other and fighting against hate were beautiful, but so in your face there was absolutely no nuisance to this movie. Unpopular opinion, I know. I generally like Octavia Spencer, but I have absolutely no idea why she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her role...she literally plays the same 2D black-women-with-an-attitude-who-complains-about-her-husband that I am SO sick of seeing in films, particularly as a black women. Michael Shannons character had some good moments, but he's like less than 2D...he's 1D. I am also kinda mad about what I consider all the gratuitous nudity in this movie. I don't generally take issue with sex and nudity, but I feel like it served ABSOLUTELY NO PURPOSE in the context of this film, particularly the bits in the beginning. Just had to get all that off my chest, lol. I will say that Sally Hawkins acted her butt off in this though. I wouldn't be mad if she got an Oscar for it . That is all.
