I don't believe the people who criticize this movie without any rational reason!

Rating: 10/10 (7 August 2010)

In the forum of the movie, there is considerable amount of threads that say very hard things about the movie, in user reviews section, most of the reviews which appreciate the movie have been found not useful and again there are a considerable amount of people who think that it is very overrated. However, why? The direction is so subtle and flawless, the cinematography is great like The Pianist meets Tim Burton movies, the story is very engaging, interesting, the creatures are so creative (like some other Del Toro movies, for example, the creature whose eyes are above his hands), the content is brilliant, it blends realistic war dramas with fairy tales (fantasy cinema), technically it looks perfect, it has some real shocking moments and a great final waits for us! It is not my personal opinion exactly, all these things are obvious (I don't want to say fact, because it would be too definite) Then why those people hate and say very bad things about it? Do they have a reasonable, acceptable reason? It seems they have not, but the question is I don't know why they do that? Just trolling? I don't say that I am one hundred percent objective, but the movie delivers on cinematography, direction, content, messages and technically. Then, what is the problem or problems of the movie? Because of this incomprehensible hate, those people say ridiculous things like the leading actress was ugly or the movie is a propaganda. Well, this will be personal, but the girl was beautiful and so likable (I wished to enter the screen and help the girl!) and the movie was not a propaganda, instead it was a criticism of fascism !!! Pan's Labyrinth is the movie that turned Del Toro into a master director and it seems that he will never reach that success again, because it was that great, he made one of the best movies of all time! And personally, it is in my top 25 (of all time) The world that Ofelia is gotten within is so interesting and the most important appealing and it is much better than Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland (sorry Burton) Pan's Labyrinth's fantasy world is not so colorful, not as colorful as Tim Burton's movies, but not as a flaw. The first violent attempt was real shocking, it is seriously disturbing, but since it does not serve our entertainment (it serves the criticism), it is positively effective. The movie is also enjoyable, even if not throughout, for example the toad scene was amusing. As for the messages of the movie, to neglect in wife, baby discrimination (hate for female babies), fascism etc. etc. How many movies put all these things together and even perfectly? None !!! The knife scene, the most shocking violent moment of the movie and recalled me of course Joker, was one of the unforgettable moments of the movie (and may be in the cinema history!) And the following scene in front of the mirror was also a subtle, impressive directing success! And in the final, there is a moment which extremely thoughtful and open to discuss. A note: it couldn't have been implied better. The movie ends in a not cliché way (you are my man Del Toro!) This is an original, uncommon ending, not a cliché and audience-driven one that generally blockbusters use.