This movie was a bit gory for my taste, but I still saw many aspects to the classic fairy tales that we read earlier in the semester.
The idea of magic realism was very strong in this movie. The first thing that comes to mind is the magic chalk that can create doors to go any place else. I thought this was really interesting. The magical creatures were bizarre as well. The huge faun and the monster with eyes in his hands. Also the fairies. It was interesting because we were just supposed to view it and accept it, the way children read fairy tales. Although in the harsh world that Ofelia lives in it is hard to believe that these things can be real.
Another aspect of the fairy tale is the characters. In this story we have this young girl with out a father figure, and has a evil step-father. This is in contrast with some of the stories we read, but it still fits.
The number 3 comes up many times in this film. The 3 tasks she needs to complete. There were 3 stones she had to put in the frogs mouth, and 3 boxes to choose from to get the knife.
Finally there is a happily ever after in a way. She hates her life in the real world so even though she dies it is meant to be a happy moment (I think). Also the evil step-father is killed. The poor baby is still alive and in the real world, but he is being taken care of by Mercedes, so its good.
No comments:
Post a Comment