A very ambitious and largely successful film: the best of the year, of the

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Pan's Labyrynth, of course!
I tried not to read too much into the fantasy part of it, chosing rather to see it as the----SPOILER!!!-----young girl's escapism.
The parallel story of the fascist vs. rebels I found mundane, overly brutal in its sadistic details, but nicely counter-balanced by the fantastic (though it, understandably, had its gruesome details).
The young actress is a revelation: her portrayal is worth the 2-hours, alone.
The strong governess/housekeeper also was well-acted, with not a bit of the aggrandizing one has come to expect from Hollywood.
However, one unfortunate aspect of the film was the overuse of FX. It almost seems that producers get money with strings attached that demand they "kick back" a percentage to effects, though I'm only going on reasoning here. I can't think of another reason for such excess.
The same theme was covered quite the better in "Spirit of the Beehive" though I don't mean to say PL isn't a very good film. It is.
See it.

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Topic - A very ambitious and largely successful film: the best of the year, of the - tinear 14:44:34 01/23/07 (3)

I saw Pan's Labrynth tonight - PhilJ 16:59:38 01/30/07 (0)

Nothing to do with the producers... - Harmonia 13:18:48 01/24/07 (1)

Strong agreement and I really, really thank you for the "inside" - tinear 14:33:16 01/24/07 (0)

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