Pan's Labyrinth was absolutely amazing! 5 stars! the movie is a gem! i almost didnt want to watch it bc i didnt feel like reading sub-titles, but im glad i did. very engaging story and top notch acting all around.
off to watch Visioneers w/ Zach Galifianakis, if it has a bunch of film festival symbols, it must be good!!!
Pan's Labyrinth is about a little girl who is destined to be with her father, the king o fthe Under Realm. she is visited by a fairy, and led to a well that is in the middle of this mysterious labyrinth. meanwhile, her pregnant and sick mother is married to a psychopathic Captain in the Spanish Army, who is hellbent on preserving his family name. you'll see. Its awesome. the little girl out-acts a lot of established American actors for christ's sake. she is very talented.
and so was Visioneers!!!!! amazing performance by Zach Galifianakis!! this movie plays rather slow, or so you think, but it is all really about his transformation from this Zombie of a person, into a scared, vulnerable man that feels empty, yet is bursting with emotion he can't understand. the movie is a little weird to get your head around. they live in the "future" where one corporation is the most profitable, and people literally "explode" from too much stress. really good story, and the ride you take watching Zach is emotional to say the least. 5 Stars for making you think about a lot of different things.
a movie that obliterates the distinction between reality and fantasy and carries us along in its powerful wake.
That sums it up prefectly. What an awesome f@$%ing movie. Honestly I want to watch it again now just talking about it. Paul I think you would love it. You like films that take the viewer on a journey, and my god what a journey you will embark on. A film class' DREAM. This movie is soooooo open to interpretation. I watched it in a film class a couple years ago and the discussion was never ending.