Pan's Labyrinth Analysis
The opening scene of Pan's Labyrinth starts with a shot of darkness this is then followed by the camera panning up to show Ofelia who is lay on the ground covered in blood, it shows her death which is filmed in reverse. This creates a sense of enigma for the audience and by showing the ending of the film in the opening scene, gives it a circular narrative. We then start to hear a narrative that gives us some information on what the storyline is about, at the same time, the camera zooms in on Ofelia's eye to cut to the next shot. The use of eyes is a recurring motif throughout this film to represent the type of world they live in – one where they see things but cannot say anything because of the fascist society . The next shot shows a dark fantasy world that the narrator is describing, the duration of this shot is very long because the camera pans to show the setting. The fantasy world that is shown is very different to what the audience would expect because it is a dark an...
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