A Tension-Filled Dark Fantasy

Rating: 7/10 (22 January 2019)

4 February 2007. In the classic foreign tinge of dark, more sinister fantasy, Pan consumes the audience with darker themes of death. The spacing between fantasy and reality is rather fascinating, though the ultimate issue of reality while blurred somewhat, isn't deliberately pronounced enough to create a true resonance of doubt and wonder. There is one pinnacle scene that appears more manipulative without explanation during the banquet scene. Both overly simple and complex, the special effects are good, the set design engulfing. Unlike Chronicles of Naria (2005), Harry Potter, Jumanji (1995), Lord of the Rings, The Neverending Story, Spirited Away (2002), Time Bandits (1981), Pan has a more wrenching fantastical atmosphere that almost tears the genre apart. Seven out of Ten Stars.