Pan’s Labyrinth is a sinister fairytale only suitable for adults and it is about a young girl that has one foot into reality and another foot into the fantasy world. The film won awards and praises from dozens of critics around the world. The director of Hellboy I and II and Blade II, Guillermo Del Toro’s serious dedication to the making of the film seemly affected its outcome as a brilliant film, visually and story-wise. It is brilliant because it is a creatively written, vivid film with a fantastic cast of actors. Since directors are the heart of films with their decision-making and direction, they usually are responsible for the outcome of their films.
Del Toro, who wasn’t just the director but the writer as well, added a prologue to the film which explained how the making of the film impacted him. It was brief, disturbing, and moving. He simply described, “Hi, this is Guillermo Del Toro and you are about to see the movie Pan’s Labyrinth. Er, this movie almost destroyed me…almost killed me. And it took away forty-five pounds of my body…many sleepless nights and, er, a lot of love. And, er, I hope you enjoy it, and get lost in it.” This showed how serious his dedication for the film was, for it ravaged him mentally and physically.
For a film to be considered an accomplishment, it needs an interesting plot with a pull in and keeps you at the edge of the seat, a cast of actors that are immersed into their role and are able to act their part aptly and send out a vibe to the audience with their role, appropriate, realistic visual effects that is suitable to the story and smooth organization of the entire film.
Pan’s Labyrinth was frequently nominated and won dozens of awards, which includes the Oscar, the Saturn Award, and the Golden Palm. Del Toro won awards for best original screenplay and best director. The actors for the main characters were often nominated and they all won awards for their acting skills. The young actress of the ten year old main character won awards for best young actress. The realistic graphic violence and the colorfully illuminated fantasy world filled with attention-grabbing creatures earned several best visual effects awards. With all of that, Pan’s Labyrinth also won awards for best film. The film is also highly appraised among movie critics. Pan’s Labyrinth made number one on acclaimed Roger Ebert’s Top Ten List for 2006. It also got positive reviews from distinguished newspapers such as Los Angeles Times and USA Today.
Pan’s Labyrinth is a hard-worked film that won approval by the entertainment industry in many ways, with awards and reviews as verification. Obviously, Del Toro’s hard work paid off. If you are a lover of somber drama and fantasy, Pan’s Labyrinth could be the movie for you to enjoy.
List of awards and nominations: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0457430/awards
Do you think if it weren't for del Toro's introduction at the beginning, the movie would have a less of an impact of being 'famous?'
ReplyDeleteWere you evaluating the success of this movie or how it was made?
The fact that the film "ravaged and killed him physically" makes me like...drop my jaw. I could never imagine pouring my whole self into something like that for the world to critique.
ReplyDeleteGreat blog. Yossarian is right. I couldn't imagine doing that too. I think he did that because he really wanted to get that story that was stuck inside him out. Making movie is his way to express his feelings, I guess.
ReplyDeleteNice job. I really love your blog.
ReplyDeleteFor a film to be considered an accomplishment, it needs an interesting plot with a pull in and keeps you at the edge of the seat
Very true!
I loved when you used this,
ReplyDelete“Hi, this is Guillermo Del Toro and you are about to see the movie Pan’s Labyrinth. Er, this movie almost destroyed me…almost killed me. And it took away forty-five pounds of my body…many sleepless nights and, er, a lot of love. And, er, I hope you enjoy it, and get lost in it.”
When you vividly described this, I could feel like I was in his shoes but I couldn't imagine spending every second of my life into a film which could be criticized, and judged by others.
i agree with jessica, ":)" it was great of you to use what Del Toro said. i think what he said really prepared the audience to really immerse into what Del Toro was trying to deliver in the first place. i think the movie was off the charts because Del Toro sacrificed everything he had to make the movie his everything.
ReplyDeleteI agree with the above comments, the way you vividly described how Del Toro introduced his prologue into the movie. It captivated the attentions of the audience and it impacted me strongly like the others who posted a comment. To think that he poured his heart and soul into this movie to make one of his vision vomes true, that was a hard pill for me to swallow. I can't imagine participating in something that was killing me slowly. Del Toro created this movie, and transformed it into a wonderful piece of art!
ReplyDeleteI know only the reason that Pan's Labyrinth is very acclaimed because of its reception of global movie awards. But how many people do you think that the movie is insanely stupid, pointless to them? Many, yeah. The awards are based on the experts and critics above us, the regular people. So I say, "sometimes" the awards can be meaningless to the audience viewers.
ReplyDeleteUnbelievable how directors pour their feelings out in a movie.. That would be so hard to do, but Del Toro did it perfectly..
ReplyDeletei agree with other blogs too.. Yes the director spilled his true feelings into the moview hich make it so powerful!
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