I don't understand why this has not been mentioned here...it was quite easily my favorite movie of 2006. Not only is there a brilliant visual imagination at work, but there is a dark emotional resonance. And make no mistake, this is a very dark vision. Both stories, the Spanish civil war of the "real" world, and the child's fairy tale "fantasy" world, and unpredictable and compelling. But this fairy tale world is a pretty grim place. There are many connections to be made, and I would not say much more about that. Many good movies came out last year, but this one is, for me, above and beyond the others I saw.
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Topic - Pan's Labyrinth - tunenut 17:44:00 01/20/07 (25)
- Question to those that have seen Pan's Labyrinth... - TWB 22:12:14 01/21/07 (12)
- Definitely not... - mkuller 12:08:05 01/22/07 (3)
- "It is much more graphic and violent than Children of Men." - No, it isn't, but YMMV. - Audiophilander 08:58:12 01/23/07 (0)
- Totally agree. Much more graphic and if not outright violent much more brutal than COM. nt - sjb 14:21:09 01/22/07 (1)
- I have to disagree here; I think that the realism of warfare is much more graphic; see explanation above. (nt) - Audiophilander 08:58:15 01/23/07 (0)
- Re: Question to those that have seen Pan's Labyrinth... - DavidLD 06:55:44 01/22/07 (3)
- Was there a question in there somewhere, David? - Audiophilander 11:19:56 01/22/07 (2)
- Re: Was there a question in there somewhere, David? - DavidLD 13:36:19 01/22/07 (1)
- Hostel or Saw is gratuitous violence, IMHO, very popular with kids, admittedly, but not necessarily healthy. - Audiophilander 20:48:52 01/22/07 (0)
- I don't see it as being too violent for someone of that age; in fact, ... - Audiophilander 00:35:28 01/22/07 (2)
- You have kids? I'm calling C.P.S....(nt) - mkuller 14:24:25 01/22/07 (1)
- Probably, I was quite adventurous in my youth, ... - Audiophilander 20:37:51 01/22/07 (0)
- When I was 11 I would have loved this movie. - Analog Scott 22:52:50 01/21/07 (0)
- Re: Pan's Labyrinth I didn't like it at all - DavidLD 17:33:53 01/21/07 (0)
- Extremely intense and very creative...(nt) - mkuller 13:03:03 01/21/07 (0)
- Re: It was mentioned here... - Jeff Starrs 03:47:49 01/21/07 (0)
- I saw this today and I liked it a lot better than my wife did at the time... - Audiophilander 19:14:43 01/20/07 (8)
- Saw it last night... a few things... (warning, SPOLIERS)... - sjb 08:45:23 01/21/07 (5)
- "What 20' chair?" -I think she meant the thrones in the final sequence with the underworld king. - Audiophilander 00:15:18 01/22/07 (1)
- Ah yes, of course. - sjb 07:54:24 01/22/07 (0)
- Re: Saw it last night... a few things... (warning, SPOLIERS)... - Analog Scott 23:05:00 01/21/07 (1)
- That's a cool idea, but one which does require a little exposition to be plausable. - Audiophilander 00:26:41 01/22/07 (0)
- Addendum. - sjb 08:55:31 01/21/07 (0)
- Re: I saw this today and I liked it a lot better than my wife did at the time... - tunenut 22:06:04 01/20/07 (1)
- Well stated, differing impression. A good discussion from informed viewpoints, IMHO. - Audiophilander 23:36:06 01/20/07 (0)