I just got the chance to watch Pan's Labirynth and I was impressed by several features of this film. For those who havent seen it, it is based in the 1940s and tells the story of a little girl who moves to the countryside with her mother who is due to be married to the Captain of an army of Franco's. The little girl is highly imaginative and from the start it is clear she loves fantasy stories. On the journey there she discovers a "fairy". This film is bizzare in the sence that half of it is ultra realistic and the otherhalf appears to be the fantasy of the little girl and it is not ever really clear whether it is or not.
The characters impressed me also. The little girl meets a "fawn" which is very different to the classic depiction. He creaks and groans like a tree would in the wind and seems very organic as if he is made of the elements.
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