The lack of Spanish history does not hinder my understanding and love of this film.
Looking at the war from a child's perspective, with "A Beautiful Life" jewels in front, "Pan's Labyrinth" still has a lot of unique magical charms.
The reality and the magic of this film are parallel, not to mention the various magic symbols that reflect reality that are infinitely analyzed by fans. It is simply regarded as a magical world constructed by a child because he hates the world of adults. The visual effects of this film and Imagination is also quite fascinating.
The little girl followed her sick mother to a completely unfamiliar place and a strange stepfather. Her heart was full of trepidation. She occasionally picked up a stone carved eye on the side of the road to regain her consciousness, and spread the wings of imagination.
The reality is bloody and dark, and the magical world of the little girl is not beautiful and pure. There are no beautiful and dear fairies, only toads, zombies that eat children, and ugly guides; there is no paradise and wonderland, only the dark and strange forest cellar maze; Prince Charming, who has not been rescued, has only three trials to pass through. Does this reflect that the little girl also feels happiness in her heart is very difficult.
The correspondence between the beginning and the end of the little girl’s dying let us know that reality is a tragedy, but it does not make us sad. How can the adult’s muddy world retain the pure princess, in the magical world, she has returned to the gorgeous underground palace and Her biological parents ruled the underground kingdom together, and only a few traces of the occasion can reveal that she had been there.
Although the reality line is also worth talking about, but I don’t want to say more. The director sketched a few strokes of a centralized military society, with a stepfather of officers who carry the family and glory on his back. The blade on his face is like a smiling clown, and a weak and desperate mother. , The hardships and hardships of life, whenever the reality is particularly harsh, the little girl will enter the magical world, the two echo each other.
Although the simplicity of the two-line connection between magic and reality in this film has always been criticized by fans, I think the film is not used for pedagogical research, but the audience is brought into a story by the director, and the audience will experience that. Those people's thoughts, joys and sorrows are separated, and moved for it. This is a good story for a good director. I like it.
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