The Space Between Us (EOTWS)

End Of The Week Shorts #48 extract: The Space Between Us (2015)

Watching this briefly and somewhat controversial/famous/infamous short after The Shape Of Water is a weird and uncanny experience. 

Notions of Del Toro plagiarising this film have been shot down by all involved. So, though watching this makes you feel like pulling your foil helmet over your ears, this isn't necessary. Nonetheless, there remains the uncanny similarity. Most explain this away with coincidence by focusing on the stories and their archetypal nature. I have no qualms with such a viewpoint as, watching Del Toro's film alone, you can instantly feel mythological and archetypal undertones. I was completely surprised at how similar the direction and camera work are, however. I'm not suggesting that this is evidence for plagiarism, instead, evidence for how... let's say, not entirely new, imaginative and original, The Shape Of Water actually is. That said, why not check this out:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEIpzBPUjEo