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Pan's Labyrinth: A Movie Review

Ofelia, daughter of a sick pregnant woman and a Spanish Officer which recently became her stepfather decided to take s journey to arrive at her stepfather’s post. Arriving at the post, the problem soon arises when the conflict between the new government Falangists together with Ofelia’s stepfather and the Rebels began to sparked, leading Ofelia to a mysterious maze, she finds herself talking to a Faun which tells her that she is the reincarnation of a legendary lost princess and tasked Ofelia to complete 3 dangerous tasks in order to achieve immortality. The movie goes on in a very twisted and dark pattern of events. There is a specific scene where it potentially explains the overall journey of Ofelia in her twisted kind of world that she has, the rose symbolizes her journey to achieve the goal she has been trying to achieve, immortality, although, she was tasked to complete 3 difficult tasks in order to attain immortality, just like the rose with thorns, it would hurt to pi...