Greenes
Please don't spend money on this.
Inadvands
Boring, over-political, tech fuzed mess
CommentsXp
Best movie ever!
jessicapopplewell
The religious undertones were incredibly strong.
All of Ophelia's choices were moral choices. She screwed up once, but was given a second chance. At the end, she gave her life for her brother, which arguably is the ultimate good. She got to escape a horrible, war ridden world to go home to her father (God) in his kingdom (Heaven). This movie was one of hope, and the purest explanation I've ever seen of Christianity.
That's why there was a heavy theme on innocence, and the simple brutality of life.Maybe the director didn't mean that, but that's how I took it. Don't let this review ruin the movie if you don't like or believe in religion. It's ambiguous, I'm just inclined to think of it like that because of my experiences.It was a great movie, very morbid like life itself, but not without hope. Definitely recommend.
dontcallmedudeplease
Guillermo del Toro is one of my favorite directors and he spun together history, politics and fantasy so seamlessly I was left in awe. I originally didn't want to watch this movie because of the subtitles but I was drawn in so completely to the plot and the characters that within mere minutes I didn't notice. The movie is brilliantly layered with plot, content, history, politics, brutality, fantasy and metaphors. A young girl finds an escape from her abysmal existence and I was mesmerized from beginning to end. Must watch.
acegoldring
After all the rave reviews I've seen, I'm glad I finally got around to watching this.Guillermo Del Toro is arguably one of the best filmmakers I've heard of. This film is genius and beautiful. It has a great balance of fantasy and reality/history. The acting, especially from the young protagonist, is incredible. Her character was so easy to care about and sympathize with. There's just something really captivating about this film.It might be a bit ambiguous and I think it's supposed to be; it blurs the lines between reality and imagination. It's enlightening and heartbreaking. I'd definitely recommend this movie. I've never seen anything like it and it definitely lives up to the hype.
Tweetienator
Pan's Labyrinth is one of the few movies I rate with a straight ten: a fantastic and unusual story, an outstanding cast (Ivana Baquero is incredible good as Ofelia), a superb cinematography and directing - simply put, a movie without any flaw. Everything composed like a well-balanced opera or a play by Shakespeare.Guillermo del Toro did with this movie one of the finest moments in movie history. Pan's Labyrinth belongs to me in the same league as movies like Metropolis, Apocalypse Now, Godfather etc.A must-see. Especially for every lover of the unusual, fantastic and strange.
