Diary entries forPan's Labyrinth
Pan's Labyrinth
What a spectacle. Pans labyrinth explores humanities evil through the eyes of a child, and the pain and suffering humans bring to one another through greed and ignorance. Power drives men to do unholy and unnatural things to ensure their desires are met, and through this many people suffer. Pan herself knows a world of only pain, suffering and hurt, as she uses the labyrinth as an escape both literally and metaphorically. It’s a beautiful film which is a must watch for any movie lover.
Pan's Labyrinth
because it is in pain that we find the meaning of life, and the state of grace that we lose when we are born 𓂃 ࣪˖ ʚɞ ⊹ guillermo del toro is a genius
Pan's Labyrinth
20 anos depois, esse filme continua sendo um dos filmes mais lindos, sensíveis e mágicos que eu já vi. Honestamente, moldou não só minha personalidade como criança, como também meu gosto cinematográfico e minha estética. Por isso, talvez eu me prolongue mais do que o costume nessa review. O Del Toro tem uma forma delicada & tenebrosa de criar as histórias, personagens e "monstros" dele, o que me fascina muitíssimo. Todo o design, cores, trilha sonora, ambientação e roteiro nesse filme são encantadores. Uma coisa de que gosto muito é justamente o contraste das cores predominantes no mundo real vs. fantástico: azul e verde vs. dourado (amarelo) e vermelho. Inclusive, queria muito as roupinhas da Ofelia!! São tão preciosas, acho uma graça que ela só veste verde (totalmente compreensível). Não só isso, mas ela como personagem é magnífica. Apesar de ser uma criança "adultizada" e sensível por conta da vida que tem, ela ainda tem a curiosidade e a inocência de uma criança, como deve ser. Por exemplo, a cena das uvas costumava me irritar quando criança eu mesma, mas hoje em dia percebo que ela é essencial para dar camadas à personagem. Ela não é uma heroína perfeita. (E, honestamente, totalmente compreensível arriscar tudo por uvas redondas e gordas que nem aquelas!!) Com o olhar de hoje, vejo que ele retrata um cenário pós-guerra o mais dessensibilizado quanto é possível para um filme que talvez seja visto por crianças. Escolhi o filme na categoria "Guerra" justamente porque queria analisar o quão bem ele tinha envelhecido e se apresentava nos dias de hoje. Não decepcionou nem um pouco. Personagens cativantes, um roteiro envolvente, efeitos práticos absurdos e DOIS monstros memoráveis. Eu realmente poderia escrever um livro sobre tudo o que eu admiro nesse filme. The Criterion Challenge 2026 Category #33 - War
Pan's Labyrinth
Guillermo del Toro conseguiu mostrar a perspectiva, tanto real quanto fantasiosa, de uma criança tentando sobreviver em torno dos horrores dos aldutos humanos, cheios de ganância, violência e ego. Cada parte da história parece ter um plot diferente que culmina no desfecho da protagonista, dos vilões e dos supostos heróis. O final do longa foi perfeitamente executado, mostrando esse trágico final de como ganância humana é destrutiva e sem fim.
Pan's Labyrinth
A spectacle unlike anything else. Truly one of del Toro’s best films, and a massive achievement in the art of filmmaking.
Pan's Labyrinth
This was an odd choice to put on during a hookup, but hey, it’s still a good film!
Pan's Labyrinth
"Me? I’ve had so many names. Old names that only the wind and the trees can pronounce. I am the mountain, the forest, and the earth. I am… I am a faun. Your most humble servant, Your Highness." Why had it taken me so long to watch Pan's Labyrinth. Maybe it's because I wasn't into foreign language film. Or maybe it's because I'm not that big into the fantasy genre. Regardless, I am so glad that I finally watching this beautiful beautiful film. It was not what I was expecting. I was expecting a fantasy world filled with wonderful and magical creatures. There were wonderful and magical creatures, but they were just in the real world, not a fantasy. Guillermo del Toro created a magical world for everyone. Not really, but that's what I would like to think. It's a world where people are reborn, possibly as the ruler of a kingdom. Or they may be a faun. Or fairies. People could be what they always wanted to be. Pan's Labyrinth was stunning. The blue tint throughout really added the atmosphere, which wouldn't have worked if it were in normal color or even black and white. The costumes were amazing. The script was actually really well written. The actors that were chosen were probably perfect. The one thing I would like to point out is the creatures. I had seen them before on social media, not knowing what they were, only knowing that they were creepy. And they were. The faun was extremely realistic. And with that realism, it was insanely creepy. I can't believe that Ofelia wasn't scared to death of it! The creature with the eyes on it's hands was beautifully morbid. It had the sagging skin and old face, making it seem more malevolent than normal. The costumes were just amazing. Yet again, Guillermo del Toro surprised me with his movie. Pacific Rim had surprised me, since I didn't think I would like it. This was the same exact way. del Toro is an amazing director and his works are truly amazing.
Pan's Labyrinth
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Pan's Labyrinth
95/100 Check out my highest rated films - boxd.it/oBwAc (https://boxd.it/oBwAc) Just watched the Criterion Edition. Life is not a fairy tale, it could be but it’s not because El Capitan fucking exists. That man turned this beautiful tale of a princess returning to her world into this vicious murder spree filled with torture, brutality, oppression and patriarchy. When you set a fairy tale filled with monstrous characters in a world ruled by a monster entailing a civil war and you pair it with the most beautifully saturated color grading, you get Pan’s Labyrinth, you get a story that sticks with you for life, you get a world that you wanna be a part of despite knowing the risks and you get frames of a movie you wanna stick on your wall. You get one of the most gorgeous films ever made with a sublime melody that pierces your heart and engraves itself to every cell of your being. Yes I am exaggerating but rarely do I come across a film that I know within the first 10 minutes - I don’t care how this goes, I just wanna be part of the journey. When I was in Class 3, I had this friend named Victoria and we used to talk about stuff with fairy tales being one of them and we were quite interested in the history, the origins of such stories. That’s when she gave me this incredible book about several tales from across the world and just the lore behind them, some depictions, modern parallels etc. I’ve always been fascinated by what inspires the creators to write something like that, what circumstances inspire it and I feel like this kind of a world would do so, just having this fantasy set in corruption, that’s what keeps you sane and convinces you that the world can be a better place, you just have to dream. That’s perhaps why I love Alice in Wonderland so much, this possibility that you go down a rabbit hole and there’s this entirely different world waiting for you is exciting and beautiful, same with Jack and the Beanstalk. One of the most beautiful films I’ve ever seen with hands down the best acting ever in a fairy tale and quite possibly the greatest in this theme till date. 19 years too late but I finally got around to it. It’s time to go on that foreign film run.
Pan's Labyrinth
❝It is in pain that we find the meaning of life.❞ 𐄁──── ｡ﾟ☆: *.☽ .* :☆ﾟ.────𐄁 I'm continuing my journey into Guillermo del Toro's filmography, so today I decided to watch Pan's Labyrinth since it's been in my watchlist for quite some time. And after finishing it I'm kicking myself for not watching this heart-wrenching film sooner. I absolutely adore dark fantasy and fairytale adaptations, so the plot was right up my alley, and paired with del Toro's gorgeous Gothic-esque aesthetic I couldn't take my eyes off the screen. The cast did such a great job; Ivana Baquero's innocent and determined portrayal of Ofelia was perfect, while Sergi López's performance was so good I hated his character from the moment he first appeared until the very end. I have to give huge props to my king Doug Jones, too, because I was genuinely creeped out by the Faun and the Pale Man. I read that he learned his lines in Spanish and was dubbed over in post-production, but in between the dialogue there were small noises he made that I recognised as his voice, and combined with his excellent acting and body language really brought his characters to life. I honestly can't find any flaws at all with this film, and it's definitely climbing its way to the top of my del Toro favourites.
