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We return to the deep, dark waters of the id to unpack what SHAPE OF WATER director Guillermo Del Toro saw in Jack Arnold’s 1954 horror-sci-fi classic CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON that inspired him to literalize a relationship between a woman and a fish-man. After analyzing the range of reactions we had toward Del Toro’s film and debating whether it is a “snowglobe movie,” we plunge into the connections that link the two films, from the obvious character analogs to their not-so-obvious shared nostalgia. Plus, Your Next Picture Show, where we share recent filmgoing experiences in hopes of putting something new on your cinematic radar.
Please share your comments, thoughts, and questions about CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON, SHAPE OF WATER, or both by sending an email to [email protected], or leaving a short voicemail at (773) 234-9730.
Your Next Picture Show:
• Keith: Joe Dante’s MATINEE
• Scott: William Wyler’s MRS. MINIVER
• Tasha: Agnieszka Smoczynska’s THE LURE
Outro Music: Sally Hawkins, “You’ll Never Know”
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By Genevieve Koski, Keith Phipps, Tasha Robinson & Scott Tobias4.6
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We return to the deep, dark waters of the id to unpack what SHAPE OF WATER director Guillermo Del Toro saw in Jack Arnold’s 1954 horror-sci-fi classic CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON that inspired him to literalize a relationship between a woman and a fish-man. After analyzing the range of reactions we had toward Del Toro’s film and debating whether it is a “snowglobe movie,” we plunge into the connections that link the two films, from the obvious character analogs to their not-so-obvious shared nostalgia. Plus, Your Next Picture Show, where we share recent filmgoing experiences in hopes of putting something new on your cinematic radar.
Please share your comments, thoughts, and questions about CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON, SHAPE OF WATER, or both by sending an email to [email protected], or leaving a short voicemail at (773) 234-9730.
Your Next Picture Show:
• Keith: Joe Dante’s MATINEE
• Scott: William Wyler’s MRS. MINIVER
• Tasha: Agnieszka Smoczynska’s THE LURE
Outro Music: Sally Hawkins, “You’ll Never Know”
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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