What I admire most about this film is the idea of that huge bomb, what a wonderful metaphor. It is the messenger of the god of death, the seed of evil, the product of war, and the rainy night it comes is the moment when Santi was killed. As a result, the true crime was concealed by a greater crime-war. Even if this is a deserted place inaccessible to the people, even if the flames of war do not burn in this fringe area, the seeds of evil take root in people's hearts, and the criminals feel at ease because they are sheltered by the war.
This is not a horror movie, and Del Toro has never made a horror movie. This is a movie about war and crime.
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