Have you seen Pan's Labryinth? Did you like it?

Question

I didnt get everything about the Guirellas <---how do you spell that? but overall i thought it was a weird story.

Answer 1

Pans Labyrinth was an excellent film, read about the synopsis here -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pan's_Labyrinth

But, the idea of the film was to show a childs imagination hiding away from the real horrors of Franco's Spain. 1944.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_Franco

Lacking any strong political ideology, Franco initially sought support from what he designated as National syndicalism (nacionalsindicalismo) and the Roman Catholic Church (nacionalcatolicismo). The Falange, a fringe fascist inspired party during the Republic, soon transformed itself into the frame of reference in the Movimiento Nacional. Other parties and groups were forced to join in, transforming Falange into the Falange Española Tradicionalista y de las Juntas de Ofensiva Nacional-Sindicalista, or "Spanish Traditionalist Phalanx of the Assemblies of National-Syndicalist Offensive" (FET y de las JONS), becoming so heterogeneous as to barely qualify as a party at all. It was certainly not an ideological monolith like the Italian P.N.F. (National Fascist Party), the German N.S.D.A.P. or even the ruling block under Antonio Salazar of Portugal.

Franco is often characterized as a fascist, and certainly had the consistent support of fascists in Spain and abroad; however, his lack of overt belligerency during World War II and—after the war ended—his alignment with the United States during the Cold War, both suggest that he was merely a reactionary who initially sought shelter in fascism because he lacked an original ideology with which to confront Communism, Socialism or Anarchism, three ideologies that were widespread in Spain and vigorously supported from abroad. His regime has also been described as a nationalist conservative even traditionalist rightist regime. The emphasis was on order and stability, rather than a definite political vision like fascism.

In 1940, the "Vertical Trade Union" was created. Following the ideas of José Antonio Primo de Rivera, this trade union would end class struggle, as it grouped together workers and owners according to corporative principles. It was the only legal syndicate, and was under government control. Other syndicates and political parties were forbidden and strongly repressed.

All cultural activities were subject to censorship, and many were plainly forbidden on various, many times spurious, grounds (political or moral). In accordance with Franco's nationalist principles, only Spanish was recognized as official language of the country, although millions of the country's citizens had also other native languages (Catalan, Basque and Galician being the most numerous minority languages). The use of these languages was discouraged, and most public uses were forbidden. This cultural policy was initially very strict, but relaxed with time, most notably after 1960. Still, even after 1960, all government, notarial, legal and commercial documents were drawn up exclusively in Spanish and any written in other languages were deemed null and void.

Answer 2

Saw it. Loved it.

Basically, to explain what you misunderstood, the guerillas were the freedom fighters in Spain after the Spanish Civil War that occurred right before WWII. Fascists won and took over the Spanish government, and the girl's step-father was a Fascist captain sent to eliminate the freedom fighters from the mountains after the war was technically over.

Answer 3

I absolutely loved it. It was original, yet it still hearkened to old folklore. I did find a couple of the scenes extremely visceral and shocking. And at one point (rabbit hunters) I was entirely unable to watch the screen and found myself hoping that there weren't any very young children in the audience. However, even the violence served a purpose and all in all the story was expertly woven. Definitely one of my favorite movies of the year.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

I thought it was an amazing story. This child has created another world for herself to get out of the world she lives in now. There is so much struggle and conflict in it that she decides to alter it and make it her own. In the process she sacrifices herself for the good of a loved one. Amazing

Answer 6

It was a very strange sort of movie to watch, but that's what made the movie interesting and therefore i liked it, getting caught up in your own world would be better than living with a stepfather like him

Answer 7

It's a fairytale, it is supposed to be weird. I thought the special effects could have been better, and I am not crazy about reading subtitles, and the acting was so so, but as a storyline, I really liked it.

Answer 8

Yes, I saw it when it came out in U.S. The story is sad but I loved it. It is certainly unlike the typical hollywood style straight forward product.

Answer 9

I loved it. It was so well written. One of the best movies I've seen in years.

Answer 10

Saw it, it was cool & trippy. Very 'Adult Fairy Tale' -ish. Not sure how kids took the scene where the monster with eyes in his hands ate the fairies.