When watching the movie I could have sworn that I have already heard of the evil monster with the eyes on his hands that kills children, and I already heard of the root that wanted to be human...I could have sworn that i did. And what is the symbolism behind these stories? The themes?
2007-06-08 13:06:36 · 3 answers · asked by Erika T 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pan%27s_labyrinth
Guillermo del Toro has said the film has strong connections in theme to The Devil's Backbone and should be seen as an informal sequel dealing with some of the issues raised there. In 2004 Del Toro said: "Pan is an original story. Some of my favorite writers (Borges, Blackwood, Machen, Dunsany) have explored the figure of the god Pan and the symbol of the labyrinth. These are things that I find very compelling (remember the labyrinth image on Hellboy?) and I am trying to mix them and play with them." Some of the works he drew on for inspiration include Jorge Luis Borges' Labyrinths, Arthur Machen's The Great God Pan and The White People, Lord Dunsany's The Blessing of Pan, Algernon Blackwood's Pan's Garden and Francisco Goya's Saturn Devouring His Son. It can be seen as a cinematic example of the Latin American literary genre of magic realism.
2007-06-10 18:59:21 · answer #1 · answered by Eleri 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fables are by definition "old tales." These are just horror stories, like the horror movies out this summer. They have no connection to reality.
2007-06-08 20:10:50 · answer #2 · answered by Elaine P...is for Poetry 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm pretty sure most of those tales are old.
2007-06-08 21:07:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋