Pan's Labyrinth

Written and directed by del Toro, Pan 's Labyrinth and The Devil’s Backbone focus on the innocence of children, and their interactions with the supernatural. He created a new type of horror films, which are similar in narrative and structure as they are based off of fantasy and gothic aspects. While Labyrinth mixed fairy tales with a war storyline, Devil’s Backbone replaces the fairies with ghosts. Pan 's Labyrinth concerns a little girl named Ofelia who discovers a magical faun that commands…

Realism also stands for fables. A Fable can be a wide imaginary images in which are form by a child’s subconscious imagination and tends to bring them closer to an imaginary world. For example; in the movie called Pan’s Labyrinth, Ofelia believing in fairies led her inside the labyrinth where she met the Faun and in return she was accepting challenges from the book that was given by the…

“And tosay the great Yertle, that Marvelous he, is King of the Mud. That is all he can see. And the turtles, of course... all the turtles are free as turtles and, maybe, all creatures should be.” This is the last stanza in Dr. Seuss’ children’s book “Yertle the Turtle.” Dr. Seuss was an imaginative man, and he decided that his fictional books, writing for children, should have messages in them that mirrored historical events. For example, “Yertle the Turtle” is based off of none other than Adolf…

purpose; therefore, an individual creates their own life meaning. Sunset Boulevard (1950), directed by Billy Wilder, is a black and white film, where Norma Desmond, a famous actress of the silent film era, cannot come to terms with her career’s end. Pan’s Labyrinth (2006), directed by Guillermo del Toro, centers around a depressive Spanish war, where a young girl, Ofelia, can figuratively escape the reality of it through her imagination. Jack Zipes argues that "Ofelia wills herself into this…

something being monstrous and the horrid effects its presence can have in an innocent environment. Vidal’s character suggests a possibility that when an individual lacks humanity and stability, they too can become monstrous. Guillermo Del Toro’s Pan’s Labyrinth analyzes the horrendous, monstrous state of both Ofelia and Spain…

he will give her one last chance to redeem herself and return to the magic kingdom of her origin. She is to bring her baby brother to the labyrinth and the faun will grant her passage. When she goes into the mill to get her baby brother, Captain Vidal sees her and follows her into the labyrinth. Pursued by her nemesis, she makes her way to center of the labyrinth where the faun awaits her, dagger in hand. The faun states that, in order to open…

In this film, Ofelia and her pregnant mother move in with Spain’s military captain during the Spanish Civil War. Ofelia fears the fate of her mother’s life and also the life she has been forced into by the Captain. One day Ofelia finds an old labyrinth near her new home. As she explores the passageways, she meets a faun who tells her that she is a princess. The faun tells Ofelia that she has to complete three tasks in order to fulfill her position of Princess Moana and reunite with her…

especially not when compared to other contemporary films that are set during Franco’s regime. A clear example of this would be Pan’s Labyrinth by Mexican director and screenwriter, Guillermo del Toro. This film is very dark, which is a characteristic of Del Toro’s films, compared to the happy, and blasé attitude portrayed in Living is Easy with Eyes Closed. In Pan’s Labyrinth we see the violence and desperation that were characteristic in 1944, five years into Franco’s rule in Spain. In spite of…

Johnny Lee 9-10-16 Period 3 Museum Project I chose LACMA, or the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, for my museum. It is located on Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90036. It is on Museum Row, next to the La Brea Tar Pits. It started in1965 and currently is now the largest art museum in the west side of the United States. I learned many things about paintings, sculptures, writing, and much more. I had visited the Alternative Dreams: 17th-Century Chinese Paintings from the Tsao Family Collection,…

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…