Pan's Labyrinth

Sutefeni · 01-13-2007, 01:31 PM

Has anyone watched this movie yet?
If not, I HIGHLY recommend it. It's a really dark movie, but the story was good nonetheless.

http://panslabyrinth.com

ben. · 01-13-2007, 10:50 PM

I saw a commercial for this the other night and think it looks fucking amazing. I really hope it doesn't disappoint. And is actually in a theatre near me soon :<

HioMrSan · 01-15-2007, 07:33 PM

It was badass. I haven't seen it in theaters yet though.
Think "Adult Fairy Tale".

Its sad how the only good movies anymore, are those that are on the other side of the world and away from hollywood.

Question for those of you who have seen it :

So did she die, or did she go to her paradise? I believe she just died and the entire fantasy was in her mind. At the very end, when the Captain sees her in the ruins, talking to the fawn, she is just talking to herself. *Some of us were discussing this after the movie*

Hiroyuki Sakai · 01-15-2007, 07:59 PM

As I said in the other topic, my pick for best movie of 2006, although I admittedly didn't see that many films. Really phenomenal acting.

Guillermo del Toro said he made the film so it was open for interpretation, so there's no definite answer. At first, I completely thought it was all in her mind because of the end, but after reading some others' views, I'm more in the middle. If the fairy tale aspects weren't real, how did she get in the general's room without the aid of the chalk? Although on the other side, nobody else saw the fairy tale aspects. The mandrake root could have easily been some random thing or another plant root. Her mother gave no indication of hearing it scream in the fire.

I could go on, but as I said before, there's no definite answer, so it's not really necessary.

HioMrSan · 01-15-2007, 08:50 PM

More plot discussion: Spoilers Obviously

While there might not be any "absolutely definite anwser", I feel it still hints at the whole idea of "fantasy is fantasy". Purely blind faith in something, only to be shattered by a harsh reality. The idea of a happy magical ending just doesn't fit right with me, and the feel throughout the entire movie seems to agree with me.

In a sense it contains both a happy ending and a tragic ending. The girl died happy, within her own paradise. Whether that is real or not to anyone else, it is real to her. When you pull back and examine their reality, it was probably all just a fantasy, but she still found happiness even in death. Hope even in darkness, etc...

mappyman · 01-18-2007, 11:45 AM

Loved the movie

reminded me of Mirror Mask...with a much much darker tone. The main bad guy was just ruthless.

Saw a trailer for it the other day and it was nice but i hope parents arent taking young kids to this, its definately a more mature title.

Any chance they'll dub it?

darkamdusias · 01-20-2007, 08:46 PM

God, I hope not. Very rarely are dubs done so well as to match the quality of the original's voicework. Also, as far as the movie goes, I agree with everyone else here: IT WAS AMAZING.

Wolfen · 01-23-2007, 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by mappyman

Any chance they'll dub it?

Suck it up, you'll like it better subbed.

And yes, it was awesome. And I just love this dude
http://www.comicon.com/thebeat/panslabyrinthint1.jpg

darkamdusias · 01-24-2007, 02:36 AM

Yeah, uh, that guy creeped me the hell out.

Dark~Hope · 01-24-2007, 03:52 PM

Omg I was goign to go see this with some friends but we had other stuff to do. We might go see this and the messengers though...

ben. · 02-04-2007, 10:41 PM

I finally watched this, didn't get to see it in theatres but I managed to grab a DVD screener. Amazing film, and I very much enjoyed it.

As far as if she really died or not, clearly she died. That much isn't really up for debate considering that she stops breathing and Mercedes begins crying uncontrollably. As for whether or not the fantasy events really happened or not, I think that it was all in her mind. You never really see how she gets into the Captain's quarters, it's simply inferred that she uses the chalked door to get in, and the encounter with the guy who had the eyeballs in his hands could've been completely imagined. None of the adults ever see the key that she carried back from the tree, either. I personally think that it was all the work of an overactive imagination of a young child and that she died lost in her world of make believe.

Enaress · 02-04-2007, 11:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wolfen

Suck it up, you'll like it better subbed.

And yes, it was awesome. And I just love this dude
http://www.comicon.com/thebeat/panslabyrinthint1.jpg

That would be the Pale Man. That's his name. The other guy (the faun) was called Pan, of course, its his labyrinth. Doug Jones is the guy under both costumes. He was the only american on set and couldnt speak any spanish. Also he is best known for his works as Abe Sapien in "Hellboy" and soon "Hellboy 2", Dr. Carmack Imp/Sewer Imp/FPS Imp in "Doom the Movie", and Silver Surfer/Norrin Radd in the upcoming movie "Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer".

And for the record, Pale Man is way creepier than Pyramid Head.

GOD GODDY · 02-05-2007, 04:07 AM

Pyramid Head is not creepy, he is badass. Pale Man is not badass, he is creepy. He puts Henson to shame, no doubt.

Dark~Hope, don't watch The Messengers. The Pangs have better work in the form of Thai films.

Opethian · 02-05-2007, 12:29 PM

just saw this movie saturday it was brilliant!
the pang brothers had a good one with The Eye
Re-cycle wasnt too good but the efffects were amazing

t('' ) · 02-05-2007, 03:24 PM

i would've watched this movie in a theater, but it was only showing in fancy theaters, so i just loaded it down on my computer