"Pan's Labyrinth"

Sandrine 2021-10-13 13:07:14

The narrative structure of "Pan's Labyrinth" basically has two clues moving in parallel: the little girl Ofelia's fantastic world of imagination and the dark real world she is in. Ofelia shuttles between these two worlds. It is a bridge that connects two parallel lines that do not want to intersect. Whenever a scene enters another reality from one reality, the true and false conversion elements of magical realism come into play. Then, the more beautiful the illusion, the more cruel reality will be highlighted.
At the end of the movie, Guillermo del Toro let Ofelia enter the fairy tale kingdom described by God Pan after being killed. This is simply the magic of the story. It is precisely because of this most obvious hint that the concept of magic realism using traditional magic to serve reality has been completely subverted, the proportion of magic has been greatly increased, and it is the first time that it stands on the same position as reality and becomes a whole. It can even be interpreted as the main thread of the story, which is reality in the physical sense.

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  • Elouise 2021-10-20 18:58:31

    Well made, well acted, excellent story telling. so so sad. :(

  • Margot 2022-03-22 09:01:05

    If Water Shape Story can be 3 and a half stars, this is 6 stars. Don’t blow, don’t black.

Pan's Labyrinth quotes

  • Mercedes: I'm a coward.

    Pedro: No, you're not.

    Mercedes: Yes, I am. A coward - for living next to that son of a bitch, doing his laundry, making his bed, feeding him... What if the doctor's right and we can't win?

    Pedro: At least we'll make things harder for that bastard.

  • Ofelia: [in the labyrinth] Hello?

    [Pan awakens]

    Pan: It's you!