Guillermo del Toro - Pan's Labyrinth and El Orfanato (spoilers) - cougarguard.com — unofficial BYU Cougars / LDS sports, football, basketball forum and message board

MikeWaters · 08-25-2008, 08:13 PM

I've seen both of these films now. Pan's Labyrinth resonated a more with me, so I think it is the better, more interesting film.

Each deals with the death of children. Each deals with the fantastical, where the so-called real world interfaces with other worlds, often very dark and haunting worlds.

In some sense, these films are are a search for honesty. A semblance of truth may only be found with children, and ultimately, truth lies on the other side of existence, not in the false existence we live in everyday.

Coach McGuirk · 08-25-2008, 08:58 PM

I really liked Pan's but have not seen El Orfanato. I will have to check it out.

MikeWaters · 08-25-2008, 08:59 PM

El O is much more depressing in my opinion.

Archaea · 08-25-2008, 10:19 PM

I enjoyed Pan's Labyrinth very much.

Surfah · 08-27-2008, 01:52 PM

El Orfanato is brilliant. I don't know exactly what Del Toro's involvement with that movie was as it had a different director though you could see his heavy influence.

Gidget preferred El Orfanato to Pan's Labyrinth. I think I like the latter best for the same reasons Mike listed.

ewth8tr · 08-27-2008, 03:14 PM

I'll have to check out El Orfanato, my wife and I rented Pan's Labyrinth last week and loved it.

Gidget · 08-27-2008, 04:01 PM

El Orfanato is amazing, and I do prefer it to Pan's L, but probably because it had more of a scary, thriller type feeling to it, and I like to be scared. Both are really great in my opinion.

Frank Ryan · 08-31-2008, 11:55 PM

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Originally Posted by MikeWaters

I've seen both of these films now. Pan's Labyrinth resonated a more with me, so I think it is the better, more interesting film.

Each deals with the death of children. Each deals with the fantastical, where the so-called real world interfaces with other worlds, often very dark and haunting worlds.

In some sense, these films are are a search for honesty. A semblance of truth may only be found with children, and ultimately, truth lies on the other side of existence, not in the false existence we live in everyday.

he was the producer, have you seen devil's backbone?
another great one he directed that takes place in an orphanage during the spanish civil war. i highly recommend it

08-25-2008, 08:13 PM	#1
MikeWaters Demiurge Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 36,365	Guillermo del Toro - Pan's Labyrinth and El Orfanato (spoilers) I've seen both of these films now. Pan's Labyrinth resonated a more with me, so I think it is the better, more interesting film. Each deals with the death of children. Each deals with the fantastical, where the so-called real world interfaces with other worlds, often very dark and haunting worlds. In some sense, these films are are a search for honesty. A semblance of truth may only be found with children, and ultimately, truth lies on the other side of existence, not in the false existence we live in everyday.

08-25-2008, 08:58 PM	#2
Coach McGuirk Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: The Bubble Posts: 606	I really liked Pan's but have not seen El Orfanato. I will have to check it out. __________________ "Hey! It's all ball bearings nowadays. Now you prepare that Fetzer valve with some 3-in-1 oil and some gauze pads. And I'm gonna need 'bout ten quarts of anti-freeze, preferably Prestone. No, no make that Quaker State. "

08-25-2008, 10:19 PM	#4
Archaea Assistant to the Regional Manager Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: The Orgasmatron Posts: 24,338	I enjoyed Pan's Labyrinth very much. __________________ Ἓν οἶδα ὅτι οὐδὲν οἶδα

08-27-2008, 01:52 PM	#5
Surfah Master Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: F'burg, VA Posts: 3,211	El Orfanato is brilliant. I don't know exactly what Del Toro's involvement with that movie was as it had a different director though you could see his heavy influence. Gidget preferred El Orfanato to Pan's Labyrinth. I think I like the latter best for the same reasons Mike listed. __________________ Ernie Johnson: "Auburn is a pretty good school. To graduate from there I suppose you really need to work hard and put forth maximum effort." Charles Barkley: "20 pts and 10 rebounds will get you through also!"

08-27-2008, 03:14 PM	#6
ewth8tr Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: South Salt Lake, Utah Posts: 1,742	I'll have to check out El Orfanato, my wife and I rented Pan's Labyrinth last week and loved it. __________________ "Seig heil!" - ExUte Må din pung bli överkörd av femhundra siamesiska elefantbögar samtidigt som du får en ananas uppkörd långt upp i rektum - Most common thing said to LiveCoug on his mission.

08-25-2008, 08:59 PM	#3
MikeWaters Demiurge Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 36,365	El O is much more depressing in my opinion.

08-27-2008, 04:01 PM	#7
Gidget Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: With Surfah Posts: 329	El Orfanato is amazing, and I do prefer it to Pan's L, but probably because it had more of a scary, thriller type feeling to it, and I like to be scared. Both are really great in my opinion. __________________ I am a philosophical Goldilocks, always looking for something neither too big nor too small, neither too hot nor too cold, something jussssst right. I'll send you a card from purgatory. - PaloAltoCougar