Guillermo Del Toro calls The Shape of Water his best film

Last Updated on July 30, 2021

We are only a few weeks away from the release of THE SHAPE OF WATER, writer-director Guillermo Del Toro's newest creature feature. And as we all wait to see what we think of the film, one filmmaker already believes it is Del Toro's best film.

Del Toro himself. In a recent interview with Collider, Del Toro said that THE SHAPE OF WATER is his favorite of his own films.

Del Toro on THE SHAPE OF WATER:

I’ll tell you, it doesn’t get more personal than Shape of Water for me. I am the proudest of it. It’s my favorite movie that I’ve done. Just to be in the conversation is really, really great. You work very hard to get the movie out there and have it seen, and the movie does connect, beautifully, with an audience. It has an enormous heart. I’ve seen it 190 million times and I still cry in three or four moments in the movie. It’s even more than that. There are one or two scenes that I cannot even describe without getting moved. I cannot see the clip without getting moved. It’s a very personal movie. I love it. I call it “a fairytale for troubled times” because it’s an ointment against the world, where we’re waking up every morning with worse news.

So where does that leave such classics as PAN'S LABYRINTH and THE DEVIL'S BACKBONE on Del Toro's list of personal best? Well, he answered that question too:

Shape is the first, and then Devil’s, and then Pan’s [Labyrinth].

How excited are you to check out Del Toro's THE SHAPE OF WATER? What's your favorite Del Toro movie? Make sure to hit us up and let us know in the comments below or on social media!

THE SHAPE OF WATER synopsis:

In the hidden high-security government laboratory where she works, lonely Elisa (Sally Hawkins) is trapped in a life of silence and isolation. Elisa’s life is changed forever when she and co-worker Zelda (Octavia Spencer) discover a secret classified experiment. 

THE SHAPE OF WATER is directed by Guillermo del Toro, written by Vanessa Taylor & del Toro, and stars Sally Hawkins, Michael Shannon, Richard Jenkins, Michael Stulbarg, and Doug Jones.

THE SHAPE OF WATER hits theaters nationwide December 8th.

READ OUR 10/10 REVIEW OF THE FILM HERE!

Source: Collider

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