Pan's Labyrinth

The movie Pan’s labyrinth is a beautiful film directed by the one and only Guillermo Del Toro. He is also a screen writer, producer, and novelist. Del Toro has alternated between Spanish language dark fantasies, such as the supernatural horror film “The devil’s backbone” in 2001 and “Pan’s labyrinth” in 2006. Pan’s labyrinth morphs from a fantasy world to a horrific reality throughout the movie to effectively make a film that convey the value of imagination. Imagination is one of the most distinct tools utilized to obtain a better reality in Pan’s labyrinth and in part, the world around us. Del Toro does a great job showing the difference between the fantasy worlds versus the real world, also implementing the characters and the setting and how they both relate to the two worlds.
The appearance of fantasy is evident in Pan’s labyrinth from start to finish. Guillermo uses elements frequently seen in standard folklore in the real world. This unite both worlds and cause them to remain inseparable through the movie. The transmutation of the creatures into fairies, and the noting of time in both generate a bridge between the …show more content…
The story take place in 1944 during the Spanish civil war, which emphasis around modernist motion and also a lean towards fascism in Spain. The setting in the fantasy world is direct parallels to the real world. Guillermo is actively trying to merge these two worlds together. The room Ofelia sleep and her mother sleeps in is the real world, but Ofelia uses the same room to go to the fantasy world by drawing a door on the floor with a chalk. Del Toro was trying to show the audience that Ofelia can get into the fantasy world pretty much anywhere she is with the magical chalk that was given to her by the faun. The story switches from reality to the fantasy which makes the film more