Pan's Labyrinth

I just saw the movie, Pan's Labyrinth. I would have to say that it is one of the best movies I have ever seen. At first, the Narrator(Pan) tells of an underworld princess who was curious with the human world, so she escaped to it and was blinded by the sun, where she eventually died. But her soul was reincarted into this little eleven year old girl named Ofelia. Ofelia goes to live with her mother and her new step-father, Captain Vidal, during the Spanish Inquisition. Ofelia finds a labyrinth where she meets Pan who is a faun. He tells her that she must complete three tasks before the full moon so that her soul will not be made mortal. So she must complete these tasks. On the side, the Captain is trying to rid Spain of guerilla warfare where the guerillas believe in equality. The Captain is sadistic, evil, greedy, and torturous. Ofelia must deal with the opression of him and she must care for her sick mother who is pregnant. This story is amazing and the movie is so compelling. It's really beautiful and the little girl who plays Ofelia is fantastic.

It reminds me of Romeo and Juliet. At the beginning of both stories you are given some lead-on as to what happens and finally the beginning makes sense at the ending. Also, both movies are tragedies in their own way. Pan's Labyrinth has a happy ending, but through the course of the whole movie, tragic things happen that are quite saddening. But it was very comedic in the Shakespearean sense, in Romeo and Juliet, throughout the play, but then had a tragic ending.

I reccomend this movie to all. However, the violence is incredibly graphic with mangled hands, gouged eyes, slit throats, and a lot of blood spatter. It's a fairy tale for a mature audience. It's rated-R, so make sure your parents will let you see it.

If you can get past the violence, then you will truly love this movie.

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