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Debate: Pan's Labyrinth
Posted on 1/15/14 at 10:55 pm
Posted on 1/15/14 at 10:55 pm
There's a bit of divide in this film: did Ofelia imagine everything and move into to the afterlife to be a princess, or was it all in her head and she was simply killed in cold blood?
It's clear from the start that she has a very over active imagination, to where she could have certainly come up with the fawn, the tasks, and the afterlife all in her head, but I think there is one piece of damning evidence against people who think it is all in her head: the chalk. If that chalk wasn't magical, then I don't think Ofelia would have escaped from her room to rescue her brother, since Captain Vidal instructed her guard to not let her escape and kill her if she does. I don't see how she could have made it past him if she hadn't had magic on her side.
So what's your opinion, aside from the fact that the movie is simply incredible? Did she imagine it all in order to escape from a harsh reality, or did it all actually happen to her?
It's clear from the start that she has a very over active imagination, to where she could have certainly come up with the fawn, the tasks, and the afterlife all in her head, but I think there is one piece of damning evidence against people who think it is all in her head: the chalk. If that chalk wasn't magical, then I don't think Ofelia would have escaped from her room to rescue her brother, since Captain Vidal instructed her guard to not let her escape and kill her if she does. I don't see how she could have made it past him if she hadn't had magic on her side.
So what's your opinion, aside from the fact that the movie is simply incredible? Did she imagine it all in order to escape from a harsh reality, or did it all actually happen to her?
This post was edited on 1/15/14 at 11:02 pm
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Posted on 1/15/14 at 10:56 pm to OMLandshark
Happened.
Posted on 1/15/14 at 10:59 pm to OMLandshark
it's both, because GdT doesn't give a frick
Posted on 1/15/14 at 11:39 pm to OMLandshark
It can go both ways, because it's more interesting that way.
The chalk could be a metatheatrical point; as in, the movie does for the audience what the fantasy did for the girl.
The chalk could be a metatheatrical point; as in, the movie does for the audience what the fantasy did for the girl.
Posted on 1/16/14 at 1:16 am to OMLandshark
I like to think it was imagination
Posted on 1/16/14 at 1:33 am to OMLandshark
Capitán Vidal: You could have obeyed me!
Doctor: But captain, to obey - just like that - for obedience's sake... without questioning... That's something only people like you do.
^^fricking chills, every time.
I thought the most damning evidence would be the root. The mother got distinctly better after Pan placed the root under her bed, and died after he burned it. How does that work?
Doctor: But captain, to obey - just like that - for obedience's sake... without questioning... That's something only people like you do.
^^fricking chills, every time.
I thought the most damning evidence would be the root. The mother got distinctly better after Pan placed the root under her bed, and died after he burned it. How does that work?
Posted on 1/16/14 at 1:45 am to OMLandshark
quote:
was it all in her head and she was simply killed in cold blood?
kinda like life of pi
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