Pans Labyrinth (2006)
CharactersOfelia: Main character, daughter of Carmen and step daughter of captain. She loves reading and from reading she's interested in magic and believes that it is real.
Carmen: Wife of Captain and is having the captains son. She is also the mother of Ofelia. Mercedes: Works for the captain but is secretly part of the woodsmen, has a strong bond with Ofelia. Captain: Step Father of Ofelia and married to Carmen, main authority in the village. Faun: Animal that is the loop hole for Ofelia to get into the kingdom. |
Fairy-TalesDoctors decision on killing the woodsmen, why?:
The doctor was also secretly part of the woodsmen much like Mercedes and having known the stutterer whom was getting tortured, he made the brave decision to disobey the captain in keeping him alive and help the man and kill him so that the torture and pain stops. However, it ends in the death of the doctor. Why did Ofelia choose to save her baby brother rather then choosing to become a princess in her kingdom?: Ofelia feels a strong connection towards her little brother as not only is she blood related to him but he is also Ofelia's only link to her mother after her passing and Ofelia feels s though having her baby brother by her side, she also ha her mother hence Ofelia's decision to make sure no harm comes upon her little brother. |
Fairy-TalesWhat was that story line at the beginning of the film?:
The story is about a princess whom lived in a world with no pain and no lies, she wished of a beautiful land. One day the princess escapes in hope of finding the beautiful land, it only ending in the sunshine blinding the princess and causing her to loose her memory of who she was and where she came from. Though the king was sure shed return in a new body. What was the story line that Ofelia said to her brother and what other story does it relate to? Talks about a rose that held the gift of being immortal yet no one would go for it as thorns of poison surrounded the rose and stopped anyone who tried to get it in their tracks. This Story relates to Rapunzel in ways as the hair very much mirrors the rose and its also similar the rose is on a tall mountain similar to how Rapunzel is in a tall tower. What happened between Ofelia and the Giant toad?: Ofelia makes her way into the cave as herb |
Fairytale
Are there any fairy-tales that you think inspired these tales?
Rapunzel plays a big part in the first scene where Ofelia is telling her fairy-tale to her mother about a rose, which is Rapunzel, that has magical powers |
Colours:
Blue - Trust, peace, order and loyalty. Green - Balance and growth. Gold - Success, achievement and triumph. |