What should I watch after Pan's Labyrinth?

Was Pan's Labyrinth inspired by Coraline?

Inspired by Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland (1865), the films Spirited Away (Hayao Miyazaki, 2001), Pan's Labyrinth (Guillermo Del Toro, 2006), and Coraline (Henry Selick, 2009) all feature stories in which young girls enter a new world of adult responsibilities and concerns, and are guided on their journeys ...

Is Pan's Labyrinth like labyrinth?

Pan's Labyrinth and Labyrinth with David Bowie are basically the same movie. They're both fantasies about a young girl who enters a labyrinth and encounters a powerful magical being, meets many different creatures and eventually saves her infant half-brother.

What should I watch after Crimson Peak?

Is the faun in love with Ofelia?

The Faun (also known as Nigel) is a creature that informs Ofelia of her true identity as Princess Moanna and guides her through the tasks that will allow her to return to the Underworld to be with her true parents. To put it simply, the faun is in love with Ofelia.

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Why does Ophelia eat the grape?

Ofelia claims that she ate the two grapes because she didn't think they would be missed. One can draw certain parallels to the Greek myth of Persephone and the Biblical account of the Garden of Eden. However, she appeared to be in a sort of trance with the forbidden fruit acting as a sort of a Siren's Song.

Is Crimson Peak about vampires?

It tells the story of the relationship between vampires Lestat (Tom Cruise) and Louis (Brad Pitt). Lestat turned Louis into a vampire in 1791, and Louis regrets it because he doesn't want to kill people to feed. He also resents being bound to the proudly evil Lestat, even as he's entranced by his charisma.

Was Crimson Peak a book?

So it might seem that Crimson Peak based on a book — but actually, that's not the case at all. Crimson Peak is not based on any work of fiction or non-fiction, though there is a novelization of the movie on the way. Instead, the film comes solely from the crazy mind of Guillermo del Toro.

Is Pan's Labyrinth a sequel?

3. Del Toro has called the story a spiritual sequel to "The Devil's Backbone," his horror/fantasy tale that's also set among children in war-torn Fascist Spain.

Is Pan's Labyrinth one of the best movies of all time?

"Pan's Labyrinth" is one of the greatest of all fantasy films, even though it is anchored so firmly in the reality of war.

Why is Pans Labyrinth rated R?

“Pan's Labyrinth” is rated R (Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian). It has graphic violence and occasional obscene language.

Is Coraline Jones a witch?

In Coraline, she is revealed to be nothing but a hungry ghost, a ravenous witch, to be shut away, to be banished underground.

Is Coraline 2 coming out?

Unfortunately, it looks as though the likelihood of a sequel ever happening has been shut down by Gaiman. A fan took to Twitter and directly asked Gaiman if the rumor of a possible Coraline 2 movie coming out later this year is true. Gaiman immediately addressed the rumors and bluntly shut them down.

What fairytale is Coraline based on?

Happily Ever After. Neil Gaiman opens his book with an epigraph about fairy tales, and in a lot of ways Coraline itself is a fairy tale. It's not a Disney fairy tale, though; it's more Brothers Grimm style. The Grimm fairy tales were dark and creepy and a little twisted; Coraline is all of these things.

Does Thomas love Edith?

Thomas has also been irrevocably changed by the night in town. It was a healing encounter, and he's doomed by that. He wants a life with Edith, but he still loves his sister.

Is Crimson a true story?

In spite of Crimson Peak's supernaturally gothic content, Guillermo Del Toro admits that the opening scene to the movie is actually inspired by a real-life supernatural incident that affected his mother.

Was Edith pregnant in Crimson Peak?

Edith is pregnant. However, the child will be born sickly because she was poisoned early in her pregnancy. Her mother was.

Can a 14 year old watch Crimson Peak?

I'd say don't let your child watch it if they are 10-13 years of age.

Can a 13 year old watch Crimson Peak?

Definitely not for kids, there are some sexual scenes but they aren't that bad.

Is the Pale Man evil?

“The Pale Man represents all institutional evil feeding on the helpless. It's not accidental that he is a) Pale b) a Man. He's thriving now,” del Toro wrote, adding, “These are Pale Man times.” The Pale Man represents all institutional evil feeding on the helpless.

Why did ofelias mom marry the Captain?

Seemingly Captain married Ofelia's mom because he had to marry her — a one-week affair suddenly got serious when Ofelia's mom revealed she was pregnant, and Vidal decided it was better to start building his legacy now rather than wait 'til the end of the war.

What does the Pale Man symbolism in Pan's Labyrinth?

The Pale Man is for Ofelia a symbol of the Captain and the adult world. The Pale Man takes the fairies, bites their heads off and eats them and that can be a symbolism of destroying childhood and innocence, which is exactly how Ofelia sees the Captain.

Was it all in Ofelia's head?

When Vidal was chasing Ofelia in the labyrinth, she was talking alone. There was no faun, hence, it was all in Ofelia's head. The last scene, where Ofelia returns to her kingdom was just a way for her to end the fantasy on a high note. She had her mother there and a male figure whom she could call a father.