Pan's Labyrinth was well crafted, but the message of
"Fantasies aren't real and the real world is horrible shit always and forever and everyone dies in miserable ways, deal with it" is waaaaaaay too bleak for me to even get close to possibly enjoying it. In fact I could say I hated it.
Pan's Labyrinth was well crafted, but the message of
"Fantasies aren't real and the real world is horrible shit always and forever and everyone dies in miserable ways, deal with it" is waaaaaaay too bleak for me to even get close to possibly enjoying it. In fact I could say I hated it.
I thought the fantasy stuff was real. The reason being that we see her as a living fairy princess after we see her dead in the real world, meaning that it isn't "all a dream" or "a dying hallucination". She really dies in the real world, but she really becomes/returns to being the fairy princess. But I haven't seen the film in a while so I could be wrong. Still bleak, but not entirely.
If we see her as a fairy princess before she dies then it could just be a dream. Or maybe the film itself is dreaming. But that's a little meta, and as far as I am concerned, everything the film shows us is real.
Regardless of whatever the film's actual reality was, everyone in the real world was a cartoon, the main character was a complete moron, and the fantasy stuff was perhaps even more depressing than the real world stuff which is a feat considering the real world stuff takes place in Francoist Spain. All in all it was an entirely miserable experience start to finish.
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It is actually super understandable to me that somebody wouldn't enjoy it
Like, I liked the movie a lot and I recommend it to anybody who hasn't seen it because it is really well done and overall a quality film
But honestly I don't think I could say I enjoyed watching it? And I don't see myself ever really wanting to watch it again?
There were technical, story and directorial choices that made the movie absolutely fail for me. He started out right then just honestly tried too hard.
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Counter-counter point: Oh my god, you poor thing, who hurt you so?
It is actually super understandable to me that somebody wouldn't enjoy it
Like, I liked the movie a lot and I recommend it to anybody who hasn't seen it because it is really well done and overall a quality film
But honestly I don't think I could say I enjoyed watching it? And I don't see myself ever really wanting to watch it again?
There were technical, story and directorial choices that made the movie absolutely fail for me. He started out right then just honestly tried too hard.
Ah okay, well that makes sense too! I still think it's worth watching though
Counter-counter point: Oh my god, you poor thing, who hurt you so?
It is actually super understandable to me that somebody wouldn't enjoy it
Like, I liked the movie a lot and I recommend it to anybody who hasn't seen it because it is really well done and overall a quality film
But honestly I don't think I could say I enjoyed watching it? And I don't see myself ever really wanting to watch it again?
There were technical, story and directorial choices that made the movie absolutely fail for me. He started out right then just honestly tried too hard.
Ah okay, well that makes sense too! I still think it's worth watching though
At no point does any of the fantasy stuff directly interact with anyone else in the film, that I know of.
As I understand, it was intentionally ambiguous, left for the audience to draw their own conclusion.
There's that one time she uses the magic chalk to escape from a locked room, though it's only implied and we don't actually see how she escaped. Still ambiguous, but that stood out to me.
The example I always give of a tremendously well made film I never want to see again is Dancer in the Dark.
It's the most depressing fictional movie I've ever seen and that mainly has to do with how good it is.
For me it might be Apocalypse Now, especcially the part where they reach that sitty outpost in the rain where the USO helicopter ended up. That section made me feel so incredibly uneasy.
Pan's Labyrinth was well crafted, but the message of
"Fantasies aren't real and the real world is horrible shit always and forever and everyone dies in miserable ways, deal with it" is waaaaaaay too bleak for me to even get close to possibly enjoying it. In fact I could say I hated it.
It's left to the imagination what's happening, but it's Guillermo Del Toro so "bleak" is part and parcel with the whole thing. His aesthetic is bleak, his stories are about finding happiness in bleak situations, and It's part of what makes him perfect for Hellboy.
At no point does any of the fantasy stuff directly interact with anyone else in the film, that I know of.
As I understand, it was intentionally ambiguous, left for the audience to draw their own conclusion.
There's that one time she uses the magic chalk to escape from a locked room, though it's only implied and we don't actually see how she escaped. Still ambiguous, but that stood out to me.
One part that really clashes is when she's running away with her brother through the maze outside, and all the vines and shit keep snagging at her, and her Step-Dad just struts through unimpeded because to him there's nothing there.
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Yeah he doesn't do reviews as regularly since he left. He does have weekly videos with Screwattack though.
Counter-counter point: Oh my god, you poor thing, who hurt you so?
oh good let's start this crap again. it never gets old.
If we see her as a fairy princess before she dies then it could just be a dream. Or maybe the film itself is dreaming. But that's a little meta, and as far as I am concerned, everything the film shows us is real.
As I understand, it was intentionally ambiguous, left for the audience to draw their own conclusion.
It is actually super understandable to me that somebody wouldn't enjoy it
Like, I liked the movie a lot and I recommend it to anybody who hasn't seen it because it is really well done and overall a quality film
But honestly I don't think I could say I enjoyed watching it? And I don't see myself ever really wanting to watch it again?
There were technical, story and directorial choices that made the movie absolutely fail for me. He started out right then just honestly tried too hard.
Ah okay, well that makes sense too! I still think it's worth watching though
Absolutely.
It's the most depressing fictional movie I've ever seen and that mainly has to do with how good it is.
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For me it might be Apocalypse Now, especcially the part where they reach that sitty outpost in the rain where the USO helicopter ended up. That section made me feel so incredibly uneasy.
The 5 Second Films crew have done a podcast/interview thing with George Miller.
"Relax, I got your corner covered.
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Nope, I lied!"
Need some stuff designed or printed? I can help with that.
"Found curled in the fetal position surrounded by Dorito's, Goldfish crackers, and Chip's Ahoy"
HAHAHAHAHAHA
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this is a brilliant game
I feel like a bunch of those were survivable.
I wonder why they ruled out Casino Royale or Never Say Never Again...