Hello everyone, my name is Dong brother. Today I bring you a great Spanish film Pan's Labyrinth. Pan's Labyrinth is a magical realism theatrical film . The film takes the anti-fascist movement in 1944 as the background of the era, and creates a story based on the details of the fascist murder of the guerrilla war, and profoundly criticizes the losses and injuries brought to Spain by the Spanish Civil War . The film was released in Spain on October 11, 2006. In 1944, Spain was under the reign of terror of the fascist dictatorship of Franco, and parties other than the Fascist Party, especially members of the Communist Party and the Socialist Party, were brutally rounded up, imprisoned, executed, and even used horribly by the government. Castration, hanged . The reign of terror and tyranny has inspired waves of popular anti-dictatorship movements.
Ophelia, a 12-year-old girl, moved to the northern countryside with her pregnant mother and stepfather (Ivana Baroque, who played Ophelia, was born in 1994 and was 11 years old when she was filming. film, won the Goya Award for Best Female Rookie in 2007. Today, Ivana has grown up to be a slim beauty).
Eleven-year-old Ivana
Ivana today
In the film, Ophelia's stepfather, Captain Vidal, is a murderous fascist officer whose mission is to track down and hang people for any resistance. Facing the cruelty and indifference, Ophelia, who is only 8 years old (the movie is set to be 10 years old), who loves fantasy, feels very sad and disappointed. In order to cope with the oppressive atmosphere of life, Ophelia imagined an isolated world in her heart and spirit, and sealed her thoughts in it: One day, Ophelia found a world behind her house. Mysterious and ancient labyrinth. From fairies to magical plants to demonic toads. A colorful world composed of wonderful creatures appeared in front of her eyes, and Ophelia also saw the guardian of the labyrinth - a half-human, half-sheep god Pan.
Pan is the faun in ancient Greek mythology, who specializes in caring for shepherds and hunters, as well as farmers and people living in the countryside. He is also a bridge to help Ophelia out of the pain in the world. Since then, Ophelia has been immersed in the world woven by dreams, so as to escape the fear and embarrassment of real life.
The most brilliant part of the movie is that it successfully walks between reality and fantasy, which is derived from the ingenious design of the story structure. The main line of the story is full of fairyland fantasy, but there are sub-lines with reasonable rhythm to ensure the completeness and compactness of the story. In this way, the film supported by the sub-line ensures that the story is well-structured and the positive attitude is fully reflected, instead of having only three tasks, which constitute a simple and unsublimated ordinary fantasy story. This presents a strong and healing song, echoing in tears and smiles, fear and hope. That's why so many people liked the movie, making him a favorite of all kinds of awards. On the other hand, due to the excessive pursuit of such a one-of-a-kind effect, this film often weakens the expression of the main line, making the intention of the film ambiguous. Many friends couldn't tell when they first saw this movie, whether it was a fantasy or a myth.
The climax of the film still highlights the reality, ending with blood as a tragedy, and the kind Ophelia chooses sacrifice, although the film shows that her sacrifice is the best choice. But for people living in the world, the real reality is cruel, but fairy tales are beautiful. Therefore, Dong Ge said, people can only live one lifetime, but you can live another lifetime in a movie. This is not a fairy tale. Everyone can have a "Pan's Labyrinth" in their hearts.
