Sa tacy, ktorzy uwazaja, ze The Shape of Water to fan fiction szuki Davida Zindela "Let Me Hear Your Whisper".
Tutaj krotki opis po angielsku:
http://hollywoodnerd.com/tag/shape-of-water-plagiarism/The play revolves around Helen, a recently hired scrub-woman, at the American Biological Association Development for the Advancement of Brain Analysis. During the course of her work, Helen learns the plight of an imprisoned intelligent dolphin that is being harshly studied by scientists. Helen begins to interact with the dolphin by feeding it and playing it music. Soon the dolphin begins to talk, but to no one but her. After overhearing of a final experiment that would leave the dolphin dead, Helen attempts to rescue the dolphin in a laundry hamper, but is unable to and the dolphin is vivisected and euthanized.
Byl nawet krotki film dla telewizji w oparciu o te sztuke:
Byl tez taki film holenderski krotki film, gdzie kobieta zakochuje w morskim stworze:
youtu.be/k9eph-UuMZE
Przy czym mozna tez argumentowac, ze to dosc ograny motyw i dlatego to nie ripoff.