Pan's Labyrinth

I saw Pan's Labyrinth last Sunday. I was not aware of it until my friend recommended it to me. It is a Spanish movie, and the story is set in 1944 when Spain entered an era of fascism after the Second World War. A 12-year old girl is told by a fairy that she is the Princess of the Underworld, and she needs to complete 3 tasks to return to her world. The story is a interplay of the conflict between a military group to the authoritarian government and the adventure of the little girl.

Film critic A.O. Scott of the New York Times gives Pan's Labyrinth a B+ and describes it "a political fable in the guise of a fairy tale. Or maybe it’s the other way around." The story is intuitive and crude the same time. It is about the quest for goodness through the eyes of a kid, and the quest for freedom through the blood of the grown-ups.

It is surely a good movie that makes you think. But maybe I am getting too complicated, I don't feel as overwhelmed as before over a good movie.