Beautiful movie for children and adults!

Rating: 10/10 (1 September 2007)

Del Toro has created an intricate masterpiece for children and adults.
His use of colors and shapes is outstanding and creates such a juxtaposition of imagery. The trinity there in the outside world and the fantasy world, the use of keys and symbols in both, the style of dress and tone of the scene/music in both. Exquisite!!!! When the mother and stepfather both condemn the child for her use of magic as nonsense, I cried too.
Powerful setting of military life, home life, and fantasy life, another trinity, is amazingly intricate and interwoven and believable. I've rented the DVD and watched it and all the commentary twice in the past 24 hours. AMAZING!!!!