I always meant to get around to writing about Guillermo del Toro’s The Shape of Water, the Oscar winner for Best Film in 2017, the second fantasy film to ever win in that category. I never did, and now I know why: Jennifer Degnan Smith has said everything I would have liked to say, and much more, in an article published in the Journal of Ecopsychology. Jennifer has kindly given me permission to link to her article: please enjoy reading it here.