Pan’s Labyrinth, a dark fantasy movie directed by the Spanish moviemaker Guillermo del Toro, takes place five years after the Spanish civil war in 1944. The film focuses around a young girl named Ophelia, who along with her pregnant mother, Carmen, move in with Ophelia’s stepdad and the father of Carmen’s baby. Ophelia has an inkling for reading books, especially fantasy stories and fairytales. Ophelia meets her new stepfather, the very mean and military Captain Vidal, for the first time. From the beginning, the Captain showed severe despise for Ophelia.
Ophelia then begins to immerse herself into a labyrinth when she is forced to entertain herself once her mother becomes bed ridden due to complications with her pregnancy. Ophelia meets Pan, who is the magical presider over the labyrinth. Pan then convinces Ophelia she is the long lost princess of the labyrinth, and instructs her to complete three tasks to reclaim her position as princess in the kingdom and reunite with her deceased father. Ophelia’s mother dies in childbirth, and she is left with the …show more content…
However, along with the Captain’s doctor, Mercedes is a spy for the rebels fighting against the new rule in Spain post-civil war called Falangism. Falangism was the Spanish branch of the fascist movement that swept across Europe in the 1930s (Falangism). They, along with a rag tag group of rebels hiding out in the woods near the estate, still hold out hope that the resistance can overtake the current government and win. The Captain is a supporter of Francisco Franco, and his job is to weed out the few remaining rebels who are still resisting the new ruling. Franco came to power when him and other military leaders staged a coup against the democratic government that was holding power at the time, and he then became the dictator of Spain in 1939, and remained in power until his death in 1975
Ophelia then begins to immerse herself into a labyrinth when she is forced to entertain herself once her mother becomes bed ridden due to complications with her pregnancy. Ophelia meets Pan, who is the magical presider over the labyrinth. Pan then convinces Ophelia she is the long lost princess of the labyrinth, and instructs her to complete three tasks to reclaim her position as princess in the kingdom and reunite with her deceased father. Ophelia’s mother dies in childbirth, and she is left with the …show more content…
However, along with the Captain’s doctor, Mercedes is a spy for the rebels fighting against the new rule in Spain post-civil war called Falangism. Falangism was the Spanish branch of the fascist movement that swept across Europe in the 1930s (Falangism). They, along with a rag tag group of rebels hiding out in the woods near the estate, still hold out hope that the resistance can overtake the current government and win. The Captain is a supporter of Francisco Franco, and his job is to weed out the few remaining rebels who are still resisting the new ruling. Franco came to power when him and other military leaders staged a coup against the democratic government that was holding power at the time, and he then became the dictator of Spain in 1939, and remained in power until his death in 1975