Sad fairy tale

Ulises 2022-03-22 09:01:05

"Pan's Labyrinth", a sad fairy tale, a movie full of criticism of reality, and an anti-war movie.
The heroine Ophelia, who was only twelve years old, lived in Spain in 1944 where the Franco fascist dictatorship was flooded. Her mother was pregnant, and the child belonged to her stepfather, Vader, a cruel fascist officer.
On this day, Ophelia went to the north with her mother and joined her stepfather Vader. His stepfather asked his mother to give birth to the flesh and blood in his belly under his supervision.
Therefore, Ophelia, who was forced to live here, could not bear the cruelty of real life, she could only imagine a magical secret realm and talk about masturbation. There, under the guidance of an elf, she saw a half-orc with goat horns and transparent eyes-God Pan.
Pan Shen told her that he had been waiting for Ophelia to arrive.
Later, God Pan said that Ophelia was actually a lost princess in the underground kingdom, and God Pan was the messenger who came to guide her back to the kingdom. However, if she wants to return to the kingdom, Ophelia must accept it in the maze. Three challenges.
It is a pity that Ophelia did not successfully complete the challenge due to various reasons, and Pan Shen was disappointed with her.

At this moment, Ophelia's mother is facing a difficult childbirth, and the stepfather obviously needs a child rather than an adult. So Ophelia's mother died like this. The unworried Ophelia just wanted to leave here. She planned to escape, but was discovered by her stepfather and locked up.
But at this moment, Pan Shen appeared again, he could give Ophelia another chance, but this opportunity was to use the blood of Ophelia's newly born brother.
In front of her conscience, Ophelia rejected Pan Shen, and Pan Shen left disappointed. But at this moment, her stepfather suddenly appeared, took the child, and killed Ophelia.

In the end, Ophelia's soul came to a magnificent hall. It turned out that she had successfully opened the gate to the underworld. She chose the right path for everything just now.

Although her body is getting colder in the real world, her soul has been forever tranquil. She no longer has to bear the pain of reality. She can live with her parents forever.

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Pan's Labyrinth quotes

  • Mercedes: My mother told me to be wary of fauns.

  • 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.