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pan's labyrinth
ampersandwitch:
Available on iTunes.
I Am Not Amused:
So, I saw the movie a few days ago and here's what I think.
Holy God were the special effects well done. From the cheek being sewn shut to the bottle in the face to getting shot to hell at the end, everything was amazingly well done and the movie deserved its Oscar for Best Cinematography (Well, it deserved Best Foreign Language Film, too, but hey.). I thought the movie was beautiful and the soundtrack was really very good.
HOWEVER.
I left the theater enjoying the movie, but wishing there had been MORE to it. The two storylines were so completely seperate that it disheartened me. The girl's storyline could have been its own movie, the war story could have been its own movie, and both would probably have had more focus and worked better than the mash-up they had. It felt to me as if two different people wrote two different stories and then they stuck 'em together at the same time. I would have absolutely LOVED this movie if it had combined the elements of fantasy and reality a little more effectively. As it is all you get is the scene with the root being tossed in the fire and the ending. And even the ending only kind of.
Having just seen Science of Sleep a week earlier, a movie that SO effectively blended fantasy and reality, maybe my expectations were too high. I really enjoyed Pan's Labyrinth, but I just felt it wasn't as good as it could have been, especially with such a unique visual style, presence, atmosphere and set of ideas.
beat mouse:
I agree with that it deserved 3+ awards, Children of Men should have had best cinematography without a shadow of a doubt. I'm really kind of upset about it.
Cartilage Head:
Melodic, the title refers to the god Pan from Greek mythology. He is a god of nature and is in the form of a FAUN (wink wink nudge nudge). The faun is actually sometimes called Pan in cast listings of the movie.
Lukeypoo:
I just saw Pan's Labyrinth last night and it was one of the best movies I've seen at theatres in ages. The art style was gorgeous, the story was brilliant and the actors were immaculate. I highly recommend seeing this movie in theatres if you can.
SPOILER
That Pale Man was one of the coolest monsters I've ever seen. And the tension in that room before she ate the grapes was so masterfully done. Those paintings of the babys being murdered and the pile of childrens shoes were so horrifying and such a great touch.
Best $5 I ever spent :)
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