Pan's Labyrinth : A Movie Analysis
PLOT SUMMARY Pan’s Labyrinth is about Princess Moanna, the princess of the Underworld Realm who had her memories erased. She became a mortal and has no memory of her past and her royal blood. The movie is set int eh Spanish Civil War era as Ofelia, the young girl, travels with her pregnant mother to Captain Vidal, the father of the unborn child. A large insect was seen by Ofelia, which she believed to be a fairy. This insect leads her to an old labyrinth where Mercedes, the estate housekeeper, stopped her. Mercedes was introduced as a very kind and gentle woman who secretly helps rebels who are enemies of the Captain and his men. When Ofelia was led to the labyrinth, she met a faun who believes that she was the reincarnation of Princess Moanna. The faun gives her three tasks that she needed to complete fir her to earn her immortality. The first task was to get a key from the belly of a toad; Ofelia completes this with absolute bravery. Meanwhile, the condition of her pregn