Guillermo del Toro

a quote from a Hindu scripture: “Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds”. Numerous stories throughout history have been centered around the idea of internal human darkness, including the 2004 film Hellboy, directed by Guillermo del Toro with cinematographer Guillermo Navarro and supervising art director Simon Lamont. The film follows its namesake, a demon ripped from another dimension and brought to Earth by the Nazis. Professor Bruttenholm, a man well great knowledge of the occult,…

Monster is a subjective term. Depending on the culture, people view different things as monsters. There’s the well-known Dracula, werewolf, and the Loch-Ness monster; however there are many different things that people consider monstrous. Webster’s dictionary defines a monster as a threatening force. For something to be considered threatening, it must invoke fear, and since fear is subjective, one can conclude that monsters are subjective. We can see this subjectivity across several cultures.…

Like many forms of folktales, Fairy tales serve as enduring classics which ubiquitously permeate our culture. “Pans Labyrinth” or “El laberinto del fauno” by Guillermo Del Toro is a profound 2006 cinematic film which idiosyncratically serves as a spiritual successor to the traditional fairy tale genre. A dark and forebodingly twisted fantasy---Pan’s labyrinth is set in a period of history when the fascist Franco regime was in power. The underlying patriarchal society, the prominent illustration…

Arnold, J. Philip. “The Davidian Dilemma-To Obey God or Man?” From the Ashes: Making Sense of Waco. Ed. James R. Lewis. Lanham, MD: Rowman &Little, 1994. 23-31. Print Philip Arnold tells the story of the Waco, Texas incident through his eyes. Arnold begins the article by discussing the role of religious faith in this situation. The government’s inability to relate and understand Koresh’s strong religious beliefs serves as the foundation for the tragedy that occurred in Waco, Texas. Arnold…

on the right points to make the colors look vibrant. The lighting affects the objects by bringing out more colors, otherwise, they could look dark and gloomy and even possibly have a shadowy look to them. My favorite part of the museum of the Guillermo del Toro exhibit, I was not sure what to exactly expect. This exhibit was one of the best I have seen. It kept me interested all the way through. I like how they have characters from movies that he has done and then recognizing them was so cool. I…

The film "Pan's Labyrinth", winner of 3 Oscars and made by the brilliant and original director Guillermo del Toro, an Mexican-born filmmaker’s known for its unique and fantastic style, may seem at first glance another fairy tale for children with a joyful story and a beautiful and happy ending, but it is a lot far from being so. Set in the early Francoist Spain and after a long civil war, the history surrounds Ofelia, an intelligent and curious girl who loves reading fairy tales, even though…

Since immigrants arrived in the United States, there has been a clash of cultures. One example of this is the cultural clash between the Mexican and American culture. This started when Mexicans started being born in the U.S. producing the term Mexican-American. Parents of these Chicanos, another word for Mexican-American, often make them adapt only to one culture. However, some Chicanos like the American culture more than the Mexican culture and vise versa. This sparked the clash between these…

looking for a thrilling fantasy movie which is both engaging and interesting than you are looking for the Hobbit an Unexpected Journey? The Hobbit An Unexpected Journey is a fantasy/adventure movie which was written by Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, Guillermo Del Toro and Philippa Boyens. It was directed by Peter Jackson; this movie is a great piece of work which shows the effectiveness of cinematography when it was released in 2012. It is about a hobbit who goes on an adventure to help the dwarves…

Un-Traditional Narration In the nineteenth-century, traditional narratives were the epitome of the literal world. Traditional narratives were written to allow readers to follow along a storyline fairly easily. Stories would focus on order where events would occur chronologically. This type of narration was extremely linear with a start, middle, and end to the story. Stories would have a climax, resolve of conflicts, and then closure usually with a “happily ever after” ending. This type of…

Museum Overview for the Minneapolis Institute of Art Before registering for this class, I reviewed the course description and saw that there was a field trip to the museum and was immediately excited. Although I have visited the Minneapolis Institute of Art before, it was over twenty years ago and I don’t remember much from that visit. From this class, I felt I was well prepared as what to expect, museum etiquette and what I needed to do while I was there to gather information needed to…