Looking through my dad's dvd collection yesterday, I discovered that we had Pan's Labyrinth, directed by Guillermo Del Toro in 2006, (El Laberinto del Fauno in Spanish). Considering I had researched it for part of my research on foreign films, I decided to watch it, so I thought I'd summarise what my thoughts on it are.
I loved it! It was very tense, and in places, quite gruesome, but the story was intriguing, the graphics were incredible, and the language meant that I was totally absorbed in its' world. The film is quite dark, about death and the underworld and a ruthless captain who kills people for no reason. Despite this, there is a sweet message the whole way through, and it ends happily, with Ofelia ruling the underworld with peace and a kind heart.
I was impressed, because the genre "fantasy" can come with some bad connotations of being unbelievable and child-like, but this was definitely an adult's film. It had believable characters, and the performance from Ofelia (a young girl played by Ivana Baquero) was outstanding. I was thoroughly impressed.
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