Essays on Pan's Labyrinth

There are always various efforts invested by directors and film makers to make films effective and worthwatching. This essay is based on the similarities in style and narrative between movies Pan’s Labyrinth directed by Guillermo Del Toro in 2006 and Spirited Away directed by Hayao…

Pan’s Labyrinth by Guillermo del Toro and The Dialogue of the Dogs by Miguel del Cervantes are two works of art that detail the need for disobedience when behaving ethically. The rejection of authority, resulting in the preferred moral choice is the central theme explored…

El laberinto del fauno (2006) is a fantasy film written and directed by Guillermo Del Toro in 2006. It is set in 1944 Francoist Spain where Ofelia (Ivana Baquero) and her pregnant mother move in with the Falangist Captain Vidal; Ofelia’s new stepfather and soon…

Pan’s Labyrinth released in 2006 is a dark fantasy film directed by Guillermo del Toro. Spirited Away is also a dark fantasy film released in 2001 and it is directed by Hayao Miyazaki. In both the films style and narrative is similar. They both revolve…

These two films were extraordinary I enjoyed the fiction and fantasy that involved both of them. Using the mind of two young girls the authors gives me a clear understanding of what they are trying to do which is to entertain the audience with the…

The Spanish movie Pan’s Labyrinth by Guillermo del Toro spoke to me in a way that the other films did not, mostly as a result of Ivana Baquero and Maribel Verdú’s incredibly commanding acting. First and foremost, young Ofelia reminded me of myself as a…

The world of sound lends much strength to the significance and intensity of the scenes in Pan’s Labyrinth. The scenes echoing deafening silence operate as effectively as the resonant. Sound and silence are juxtaposed to externalize fear, anger or anxiety or to mark the climax…