I don't understand

Darion 2022-04-21 09:01:06

It's really a dark fairy tale (⊙o⊙) The makeup is really awesome.
The captain's performance is very good. The spirit of sewing the corners of his mouth by himself is too heroic, brave and resourceful, clean and neat, and the charm of the bad guy is like a black rose releasing energy slowly.
The others are probably to set off the bad guys, their faces are ugly (or are they not used to seeing the huge nose bridge of the Spaniards?), and from the guerrillas to the maids, to the female family members of the powerful, they are all uglier than passers-by╮(╯_╰)╭
The little girl is neither cute nor well-behaved, but courageous. Maybe children can't resist the temptation of delicious food. When I saw her stealing two grapes selling cute monsters, I really wanted to strangle her.
I have always firmly believed that Fa Weng is a liar, and this character is full of wretchedness in terms of appearance and actions. Claiming to be a servant, but showing no respect for his master, he often lifts his master's lower bar to tease him maliciously and hold his forehead. He is really a bad servant. In the end, what surprised me was that what Faon said was true! He is not a liar! ! And the elves also look disgusting. . . Very unbeautiful fairy tale.
I don't know if this movie has anything to do with Franco's dictatorship, and in the end I don't fully understand if Pan really exists or is Ophelia's fantasy. Aside from the makeup, I really don't really like this movie.

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Extended Reading
  • Darrion 2022-03-23 09:01:07

    N brush, Spanish magic realism, Del Toro representative work. 1. The film is composed of mythology and reality. The mythology part is the experience of the lost princess returning to the underground kingdom, and the reality part is the story of the failure of the fascist captain Vader to encircle and suppress the guerrillas. The princess Ophelia of the Underground Kingdom is the stepdaughter of Captain Vader of Fascism. Through the interweaving of myth and reality in the film, the director makes metaphors and reflections on the modern history of Spain from 1930 to 1944. 2. The defeated guerrilla resistance of the left and the violent suppression of the right government. Ophelia's left-leaning stance covers the whole film, starting with filling the left eye of the stone statue, the left-right confrontation when shaking hands, and choosing the left from the crypt. 3. Father: dictatorship; daughter: revolution; mother: people; underground kingdom: utopia of idealists; son is a new hope (white flowers blooming in fig trees) towards the confusion. 4. Toad/devil/grape/dagger/pocket watch/mandela. 5. The repressive dull gray tones of reality and the mild golden brilliance of mythological metaphors. (9.0/10)

  • Jeffery 2021-10-20 18:59:22

    Magic is just a gimmick. It doesn't mean much.

Pan's Labyrinth quotes

  • Ofelia: [to the giant toad] Hello. I am Princess Moanna, and I am not afraid of you.

  • Garcés: [surrounded by men, Mercedes holds the paring knife against her throat...] If anyone is going to kill you, I'd rather it be me.