January 15, 2007


Watched this show "Pan's Labyrinth" last Saturday with Ming Keat and Kelvin Lee.Heard from Kelvin that the review was not bad given that CNA gave them 5 stars.

It was a Spanish film about this little girl Ofelia who travelled with her mother to meet her stepfather.Near a castle where they settled on the little girl uncovered a mysterious Pan's Labyrinth and from there she's into a world of reality with a twist of fantasy.

The film portraits the cruelty of civil war,of which Captain Vidal (Ofelia's stepfather) cause the life of the innocents.The film also shows the sacrificial love of Ofelia to her stepbrother,who was chosen by the Faun to be sacrifice for the innocent blood needed for the final task.

Overall,it's a beautiful yet a tragic film of a sad ending "fairy tale".Who say fairy tales are always happily ever after?The only problem is I the trouble of understanding Spanish,so an English subtitle is a must have for everyone of us,unless you're a Spanish or language trained.I gave the show 8.5 out of 10.

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