Dare to dream...

Rating: 8/10 (29 May 2007)

The melancholy that Reigns Over Me is as powerful as the happiness that outbalances it. Pan's Labyrinth is a beautiful story which is set during the end of WWII in the brutal, yet compassionate Spain (Franco's treat); where hope is not abundant and also hard to find.
Ofelia is an 11 year old girl that looks for an escape to this tyrannical place that she happens to be a part of. An exit only to be found in books where fantasy and love are the only language; this is until unexpectedly for some, however logically for the dreamers, hope knocks on her door.
With two parallel stories/conflicts/adventures going on, which seem to differ until looked upon closer, Pan's Labyrinth not only gives you hope, it lets you dream in a world where tyranny and brutality are part of every day life.