Beautiful blend between two engrossing genres.

Rating: 10/10 (8 May 2012)

First i would like to state that while this movie is incredibly violent and definitely deserving of its R rating, i believe that it was all necessary to make the movie what it is today, a masterpiece. If the violence wasn't present, the effect would be the same. You wouldn't understand the desperate attempts made by Ofelia to flee from a time and place that was uncaring and extremely volatile. When The Captain smashed the face in of a rebel, it not only showed the cruelty in an actual event, it proved the need for the event to occur. It made the viewer realize how out of place Ofelia really was. She belonged in a land of fairy tail in a time of peace. Now comes in to play the faun, my real and total reason for writing this review. I read a review for this movie stating that this movie was misleading in its title "Pan's Labyrinth" because the movie had absolutely nothing to do with Peter Pan. If someone is to know the true origin of stories and legends, which do not be mistaken, this movie is most definitely linked with that of legends, one must go back to one of the earliest records of stories/legends we have. Ancient Greece. Now, Atryeu_II, pay attention(for those who do not know his/her post, look a few pages back, he gave this movie a terrible review). In ancient Greece, they were a polytheistic society, which means they believed in multiple gods/goddesses. One of set gods was Pan. Pan was the god of nature and took the direct form of a faun. THIS is where the title PAN'S Labyrinth originated from. One of the main characters in the movie, which some have said is creepy is the connection to the title, which is connected to the ancient Greek faun god Pan. The faun in this move, while he is creepy, i believe is the best way to connect the fairy society that Ofelia wants to return to and the world that she actively lives in, a violent society. The tasks that he has Ofelia complete I also find slightly horrifying, but makes sense when you look at the movie as a whole. The movie can be defined as having a cruel, violent undertone. It is literally the best representation of a dark fairy tail. I would suggest this movie to anyone I know, but you have to have a certain taste in movies to truly appreciate the genius that is Pan's Labyrinth.